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License #161200094 · Center · Child Care Center
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Provide parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request.
Develop and follow a feeding plan for each child under 18 months of age and ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan maintained on file. Provide for one child in Room 2.
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Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 2.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist that includes proofs of health exam and Mantoux test. 3.4.26. Provide proofs of health exam for 2 staff.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times in Room 2. There were 9 children with one staff when 2 were required.
Ensure that the director or director designee are on the premises at all times when the center is operating.
Repair the floor in the bathroom in Room 2.
Ensure that all medications listed on the special care plan are present at the center. Provide Benadryl for one child.
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 CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Provide CHRI clearance for two staff. 3.4.26. Provide for one staff.
Take necessary action to eliminate outdoor hazards including repair the steps to the 2nd floor entrance.
Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times throughout the center.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Ensure that sleeping mats are in good repair.
Ensure that playground surfacing is secured and free of tripping hazard.
Repair and/or paint surfaces including walls in Room 1.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of current Information to Parents document (2019) and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
Ensure that all flooring is in good repair in Room 2.
Ensure that the center provides parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food.
Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair.
Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times. At the time of the inspection, there were 32 children present when the licensed capacity is 30. 4/18/2023 At the time of the inspection, there were 34 children present when the licensed capacity is 30.
Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time.
Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date and time the symptoms or illness were observed at the center.
Ensure the fence supports are not accessible as they present a tripping hazard.
Secure the microwave.
Provide a current Life Hazard Use Registration certificate.
Provide annual orientation training for all staff on all required topics.
Ensure the director designee attends The Understanding Licensing Class and provide/maintain documentation of attendance.
Provide annual orientation training on all required topics for one staff.
Ensure sheets and blankets are stored individually.
Ensure all cleaning products and toxics are inaccessible to children.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care in Room 3.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including flooring at the entrance to the 2nd floor.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after assisting a child in toileting in Room 2.
Ensure that the green turf is flat and secured to prevent a tripping hazard in the outdoor play area.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in Room 1.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed in the outdoor play area.
Ensure the green turf on the outdoor playground is flat and secured to prevent a tripping hazard.
Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month and that the center maintains documentation of their observations.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. Provide CHRI clearances for 7 staff.
Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were accessible to children in room 1. The center moved the cleaning supplies making them inaccessible to children upon inspector request.
Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center.
Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely when used for food in room 1 and 2.
Ensure that the use of television is not used for passive viewing.
Ensure that the center stops caring for children under the age of 2 1/2 years of age.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Provide renewal CARI clearances for 5 staff.
Provide an updated staff records checklist.
Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there were 14 children present in room 2 when the licensed capacity is 11. 4/18/2023 At the time of the inspection, there were 16 children present in room 2 when the licensed capacity is 11. At the time of inspection on 5/8/23 there were 16 child present in room 2 and the licensed capacity is 11.
Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file.
Complete accident reports as required, including the information regarding parent notification.
Ensure two epi-pens are present as required by the special care plan from the health care provider.
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 1 and room 2.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization with current staff listed that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Ensure the director maintains attendance records and is present at the center daily for 50 % of the center's operating hours.
Provide documentation of fire drills completed in the past 90 day period.
Secord the cord on the wall in room #2.
Provide the Declarations page Certificate of liability insurance.
Ensure the outlet in Room #2 has a cover plate.
Per the updated COVID - 19 Standards-Child Care Centers will encourage children to wear masks.
Per the Updated COVID-19 Standards - Child Care Centers will develop and make available a written screening policy and provide to parents and staff.
Remove the hanging decorations which do not meet the height requirement.
Provide a current water test along with a current checklist and statement of assurance.
Recharge and retag the fire extinguishers.
Ensure that bedding does not cover the children's faces while they are sleeping.
Arrange cots and mats to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an un-obstructed exit.
Provide parental signatures on the receipt of required documents.
Maintain documentation of at least two on-site visits by the consulting head teacher.
Secure the microwave.
Cease caring for children under the age of 2 1/2 years as stated on the license and the Certificate of Occupancy. The center has 2 children enrolled who are under the age of 2 1/2 years. 2/21/20 Cease caring for 1 child under the age of 2 1/2 years.
Provide 5 areas with 5 activities in each area in both classrooms.