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License #07WES0001 · Center · Child Care Center
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Ensure mouthed toys are washed and sanitized before being given to another child in Room 8.
Ensure diapering surfaces are washed and disinfected after each use in Room 8.
Ensure that all windows and glass within 36 inches of the floor are made of safety glass or have protective guards in Room 1.
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Ensure that pacifiers, bottles, or sippy cups are removed when children are crawling or walking.
Provide and maintain suitable protective devices for radiators in Room 1 and hallway bathroom (girls).
Take necessary action to eliminate outdoor hazards including chipping paint on the wall by the gym door exit.
Ensure all outdoor hazards are removed from the outdoor play area as required including the hole in the ground by the fence.
Ensure garbage receptacles are securely covered if used for food throughout the center.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition throughout the center.
Ensure the center's social media policy includes all required components.
Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in Room1.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment for the center's license renewal.
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 children are directly supervised at all times including during nap time in Room 1.
Ensure that the backpack with medication is inaccessible to the children in Room 9.
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.
Cover or paint wall where there is evidence of chipped paint in the bathroom in Room 7.
Ensure that each child's bedding and sleeping equipment are stored separately for each child.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children.
Provide missing caps on the toilets in Room 7 bathroom and hallway bathroom (girls).
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including sofa in Room 7.
Install sink in Room 1.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food in Room 8.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in Room 8.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in Room 2.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects surfaces as required, with a self-made solution of bleach and water that is made daily in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions in Room 2.
2/21/2023 Violation transferred from Monitoring. Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure the electric teapot is out of reach of children in Room 8.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.
Provide a current Safe Building Interior Certificate. 2/21/2023 Violation transferred to 2023 Renewal report.
Provide 1 additional group teacher
Provide a cleared Criminal History Record Information fingerprint background check for one staff
Provide 1 outstanding CHRI clearance.
Provide a vent in the bathroom in classroom #5.
Provide 5 areas with 5 activities in each area in the toddler room.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Replace missing toilet bolt connection cap covers.
Ensure papers are not stored under the diaper changing pad.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, children were observed playing without direct supervision in the Gym. Two children were observed sharing a water bottle and one child was observed chewing on a hair tie without staff noticing in Room 8. Staff intervened upon inspector's request.
Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for all regularly scheduled staff. Provide CHRI clearance for one staff member.
Provide documentation that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide documentation that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed in the Gym.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children.
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. Pertains to Room 8.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.
Securely fasten mirror in Room 2 bathroom.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times, including during rest and sleep in Room 2. Observed staff on cell phone with their back to the children.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, including during nap and rest time. There was one staff when two were required in Room 8.
Install sink in Room 1.
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.
Post radon test results in a prominent location. Ensure that Room 1 is included.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that upper wall insulation is kept in good repair in the Gym.
Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after a diaper change in Room 8.
Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in Room 8.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diaper changing surface after each use, as required in Room 8.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Provide a current health certificate as required.
Post a diagram of all approved areas.
Repair and/or replace the crib mattress with a hole in Room 8.
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 for license renewal.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition in Room 7.
Ensure the white shelving unit in Room 8 is repaired and secured.
Complete accident reports as required, including the information regarding parent notification.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, the staff in room 8 did not know how many children were in their care.
Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, a child from Room 1 was in the hall bathroom without a staff present in the bathroom or hallway.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there was 1 staff in the gym with 15 children when 2 staff were required.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in Room 1.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in Room 1.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed in Room 1.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after changing a child's diaper in Room 1.
Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation in Room 1.
Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. At the time of the inspection, children under the age of 2 in Room 8 were watching a video.
Develop a written policy for the use of television, computers and other technology by children over the age of 2 years old and maintain it on file at the center. Children under the age of two were observed watching a show on a tablet, a cell phone, and playing a game on a tablet in room 1.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training, CHRI, and CARI clearances are directly supervised by another staff member wherein a new staff without clearances was left alone in room 1 during nap time.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center wherein two staff were required in room 8 when one staff was present.
Provide an adequate amount of light in the classrooms during naptime.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. Several staff in several different rooms were not aware of how many children were in their care.
Ensure Benadryl is present as required by the special care plan for one child.
Ensure that all Epi-pens are not expired for 1 child.
Ensure Room 4 is set up as a useable classroom or request to have it removed from the license. 1.8.2024 Abated based on request to remove the room from the license.
Provide CHRI clearances for 2 staff.
Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. At the time of the inspection, 8 children were present in Room 1 which is not a licensed room. 9/12/2023 At the time of the inspection, 8 children were present in Room 1. 12/21/23 8 children were present in room 1. 1/8/2024 9 children were present in room 1. 1/29/2024 Abated based on new space approval.
Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Provide CARI clearances for all staff.
Provide current First Aid and CPR training documentation for a minimum of 2 staff to be present at the center at all times..
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Provide an updated staff checklist.
Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member.
Ensure cords from the speakers are secured.
Ensure the gates used for exit remain unlocked during operating hours.
Remove the non-compliant climbing structure from the playground.
Repair the door in classroom #5.
Ensure epi pens are stored in the original box and two are stored together as required.
Ensure bleach and water solutions are prepared daily.
Provide renewal CARI clearances.
Provide a social media policy.
Paint the floor molding in room #5.
Provide a current Lead Paint Certificate.
Ensure materials are accessible at all times in the toddler room.
Provide current water testing results for lead and copper.
Provide 3 outstanding CARI clearances. 5/16/2019 Provide 1 outstanding CARI clearance.
Provide 1 outstanding CHRI clearance.
Ensure all exits remain clear. Remove equipment and cartons from one of the exits in the gym. There were 3 other exits from that room which were clear.
Provide sufficient light in room #7 at nap.
Ensure staff are aware of the number of children in their care at nap wherein staff in room #7 was not aware of the exact number of children.