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License #19GOD0001 · Center · Child Care Center
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Develop and follow a policy for the administration of medication at the center. All medication must be provided to the center in original packaging with the prescription label affixed.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. A teacher's purse was accessible to children in Building 2, Room 2.
Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program and ensure all materials used by the children are age-appropriate, non-toxic, and safe for use by children. Equipment, furniture and supplies must be age appropriate to school aged children in Building 2.
Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children over 18 months of age in Room 5.
Remove the two non- compliant rockers from the Toddler playground that re intended for residential use only.
Ensure that toilets are maintained in a sanitary manner in Building 2.
Maintain the building structure to prevent water from entering, excessive drafts or heat loss, and infestation from rodents and insects. Secure the window screen in Room 6.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition.
Ensure the center maintains on file, a record of each fire drill which includes all required components.
Ensure that children's activities are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time in Room 3.
Ensure Epi-pens are readily available for use , if needed. All emergency medications are stored in the office for both buildings and the Special Care Plans are located in a binder. In case of an emergency, both the medication and the Special Care Plan need to be immediately available for use.
Ensure fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center, one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable, and all children are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. Ensure that both buildings set off the fire alarm system for drills.
Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in Building 2.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. Ensure that the surface underneath the changing pad is cleaned and disinfected after each use in Room 6.
Repair and/or paint the walls, bathroom stalls, and other surfaces as required throughout the center.
Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Repair, replace or remove the ripped couches and chairs in classrooms.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 2.
Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. Ensure all food served to the children is cut into manageable bites and do not present a choking hazard.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair in Room 6.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy.
Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, including on the playground. Two named staff were not aware that a named child was left unsupervised on the playground when returning to the classroom.
Based on information, ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. A named staff left a second named staff alone, leaving the class out of ratio.
Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. On several occasions, a named staff roughly sat 3 named children in their chairs or plopped them onto their mats. The named staff's tone of voice was noted to be mean and unkind towards the children and the named staff had unrealistic expectations of the children.
Replace the stained ceiling tiles in Rooms 2,4 and 8.
Ensure that bottles are dated in Rooms 2 and 4.
There were 21 children in Room 7 all morning. The maximum number of children for this age group is 20 children except during meals, naptime or special events.
Repair the roof under the solar panels where water is seeping into the building and is causing the ceiling tiles to become water damaged.
Ensure that toilets are flushed after each use in the children's bathroom between Room 6 and Room 7.
Remove vegetation from around the fence and in the area previously used as a garden.
The documentation of insurance was not provided at the time of the inspection. Submit a copy of the current liability declaration page to OOL.
Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's supervision policy.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, including nap time. Staff were unaware that a named child had injured his mouth.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan. Ensure that parental authorization to administer an epi-pen is obtained for a named child.
Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Due to the center's licensed capacity, an additional Head Teacher is required.
Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Due to staffing changes, provide documentation pertaining to education and experience for 2 Group Teachers.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children in Building 2, Room 1. Raise the storage shelving as the school age children can reach the current shelf.
Repair and/or paint the walls throughout the center as required.
Ensure that the water coolers are secured to a stable surface in Building 2.
Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair.
Maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required.
Ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to the children have protective coverings. This pertains only to classrooms in Building 2.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment in Room 3.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment in Room 4.
Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide an additional emergency evacuation crib in Room 3. Ensure that the crib is not used for storage of toys or equipment.
Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy, 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children and 3. Maintaining adequate staff/child ratios
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, including on the playground. A named child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 4.5 minutes.
Secure the multiple dangling wires between the wall and the smart board in YTG room.