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License #110600036 · Center · Child Care Center
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Provide a barrier to the kitchen area to prevent accidental access by the children in Room 1.
Ensure that the children's materials and supplies are unobstructed by classroom furniture in Room 1 and accessible to children at all times except during meals and at nap time.
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Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of six toddlers in Room 1.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. In Room 1, there were 10 children present with 1 staff member, due to a named staff leaving the classroom for an undetermined amount of time and later found in the evacuation hallway with two children.
Ensure that the center notifies the OOL by the next working day of any unusual incidents that occur at the center.
Ensure that a CARI background check is completed as required for (1) named staff.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. There were 8 children and 1 staff present in Room 1; 1 additional staff member was required.
Ensure staff without a cleared CHRI are not left alone to supervise children at any time.
Ensure that all unusual incident reports are completed as required including all required components and a written description is provided by the next operating day upon parental request.
Ensure that 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 a CHRI background check is completed as required for(1) named staff.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
Ensure that all staff and the sponsor submit a CARI background check upon renewal. 2.15.2024 Pertains to 2 named staff members.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Disinfectant sprays were accessible to the children in the bathroom of Room 1.
Ensure that time frames for each activity are both age and developmentally appropriate for the children served. Children in Room 1 were engaged in child-selected free play for an extended period of time.
Ensure that all staff wash and disinfects the tables using a two step process in Room 2.
MAINTAIN ON FILE PROOF OF THE CENTERS GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
MAINTAIN ON FILE A WRITTEN POLICY ON THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
MAINTAIN ON FILE A CURRENT LEAD PAINT RISK ASSESMENT REPORT
MAINTAIN ON A FILE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH AN ALTERNATE LOCATION TO BE USED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION
MAINTAIN ON FILE A CURRENT CARI BACKGROUND CLEARANCE FOR: 1 NEW STAFF
RE-TRAIN ALL STAFF IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREA: DOCUMENTATION OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF REQUIRED INJURIES
UPDATE CURRENT STAFF TRAINING LOGS ON FILE TO INCLUDE THE TRAINING TOPICS FOR ALL STAFF
REPLACE THE BROKEN WINDOW BLIND IN THE BATHROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Ensure that all diaper creams are inaccessible to the children in room 1.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.
Ensure that all guardrails at the front entrance that are accessible to the children are no more than four inches apart or are protected to prevent head entrapment.
Repair and/or replace the stained ceiling tile in room 1.
Replace the torn diaper changing pad in room 1.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that 1 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable. Staff took immediate action to remove the furniture from blocking the egress area of class 2.
Complete accident reports as required, including the time parents were notified of the incident.
Ensure that the center obtains a Certificate of Occupancy or valid fire safety inspection certificate that corresponds with the ages of the children receiving care.
Remove the laminator when not in use from room 2.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1 named staff within two weeks of hire.
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 all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. Note: Pertains to (1) named child.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Retrain all staff on the center's policies of washing and then disinfecting the tables using a two step process. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy.
Remove the blue mattress pad from the outdoor play area.
Post a sign in a prominent location prohibiting smoking during the center's operating hours.
Secure the power cords in the outdoor play area.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 1.
Post the radon results in a prominent location.
Repair/replace the bathroom's door handle.
Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center.
Ensure that the kitchen gate is closed to prevent accidental access by the children in Room 1.
POST AN EVACUATION DIAGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
MAINTAIN ON FILE A FIRE DRILL LOG FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 90 DAYS
MAINTAIN ON FILE DOCUMENTATION THAT INDICATES THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 STAFF PRESENT AT THE CENTER, AT ALL TIMES, THAT HAVE CURRENT CPR & FIRST AID TRAINING
SUBMIT DCF DRINKING WATER ATTESTATION AND CHECKLIST
KEEP SPECIFIED AREA IN GOOD CONDITION: REPLACE THE GATE TO THE GLASS DOORS IN THE WALKWAY LEADING TO THE LOWER LEVEL BATHROOMS
MAINTAIN ON FILE CURRENT CHRI BACKGROUND CLEARANCES FOR ALL STAFF NOTE: 1.19.2022 1 STAFF
MAINTAIN ON FILE A CURRENT STAFF RECORDS CHECKLIST
PROVIDE EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE CENTER DIRECTOR
PROVIDE EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE HEAD TEACHER
MAINTAIN ON FILE CURRENT CARI BACKGROUND CLEARANCES FOR: 1 NEW STAFF
PROVIDE & MAINTAIN A CLEAR 3 FT WIDE AISLE THAT LEADS TO AN UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT: RELOCATE THE TABLE IN ROOM 2 TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR 3 FT WIDE AISLE LEADING TO THE EXIT DOOR THE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND RELOCATED THE TABLE TO ENSURE THE EGRESS PATH WAS CLEAR
ENSURE PLAY EQUIPMENT MEETS PLAYGROUND SAFETY STANDARDS: CEASE USE IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVE THE NON CONFORMING CLIMBER THAT IS IN THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA NOTE: 2.16.2022 THE NON-CONFORMING PLAY EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED
SUBMIT A CURRENT SAFE BUILDING INTERIOR CERTIFICATE
RE-TRAIN ALL STAFF IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREA: ENSURE ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED ON THE POLICY THAT PROHIBITS THE USE OF PACIFIER STRAPS AND ATTACHMENTS STAFF RE-TRAINED ON 4.25.2022
CEASE USE OF PACIFIER STRAPS THE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE PACIFIER STRAP
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN: REMOVE ALL DOOR KNOB COVERS THAT HINDER THE ABILITY TO EASILY OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS NOTE: THE DOOR KNOB COVERS WERE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY DURING THIS INSPECTION
MAINTAIN ON FILE CURRENT CARI BACKGROUND CLEARANCES FOR ALL STAFF
ENSURE THAT APPROVED SLEEPING EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED FOR EACH CHILD: CHILD SLEEPING IN A HIGH CHAIR THE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE CHILD FROM THE HIGH CHAIR AND PROVIDED THEM WITH A COT
MAINTAIN ON FILE NEW HIRE STAFF ORIENTATION TRAINING DOCUMENTATION FOR: 1 NEW STAFF
PROVIDE EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
MAINTAIN ON FILE NEW HIRE STAFF ORIENTATION TRAINING DOCUMENTATION
PER THE UPDATED COVID-19 STANDARDS CHILD CARE CENTERS ISSUED 5.26.2021: ENSURE PARENTS WEAR A MASK DURING PICK UP IF THEY ENTER THE CENTER: ON THE DAY OF THIS INSPECTION, A PARENT WAS OBSERVED INSIDE THE ENTRY FOYER OF THE CENTER, PICKING UP THEIR CHILD, NOT WEARING A MASK THE CENTER DIRECTOR TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REDIRECTED THE PARENT TO PUT ON A MASK
POST OR MAINTAIN ON, FILE IN A CENTRAL LOCATION, AN EMERGENCY PLAN THAT INCLUDES EVACUATION, DISASTER, LOCKDOWN AND MEDICAL INJURIES
KEEP SPECIFIED SURFACES IN GOOD REPAIR: REPLACE/REPAIR THE PADDING ON THE GLASS PANELS LOCATED IN THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
MAINTAIN REQUIRED STAFF/CHILD RATIOS AT ALL TIMES: ROOM 1 8 CHILDREN PRESENT {4 CHILDREN AGES 8 MONTHS TO 2 1/2 YEARS; 1:6 RATIO & 4 CHILDREN AGES 2 1/2 - 3 YEARS; 1:10 RATIO}; 2 STAFF REQUIRED; 1 PRESENT.
KEEP SPECIFIED SURFACES IN GOOD REPAIR: REPAIR/REPLACE/REPAINT THE CABINET UNDER THE SINK IN THE BATHROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHERE THE PAINT IS DETERIORATING
PROVIDE A GARBAGE RECEPTACLE FOR THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA THAT IS LEAK PROOF AND DURABLE: CEASE USE OF THE PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED IN THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
PROVIDE A GARBAGE RECEPTACLE FOR THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA THAT IS COVERED IN A SECURE MANNER: CEASE USE OF THE PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED IN THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA
REPAIR/REPLACE THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE STAIRWELL LEADING TO THE LOWER LEVEL BATHROOMS TO ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT LIGHT WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE UTILIZING THE STAIRCASE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM
RECHALK BEHIND THE SINKS IN THE LOWER LEVEL BATHROOM
DISCARD/REPLACE AN EXPIRED EPI PEN FOR: 1 NAMED CHILD
MAINTAIN ON FILE A SPECIAL NEEDS HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR ALL CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AN ALLERGY OR MEDICAL CONDITION THAT MAY REQUIRE PREVENTATIVE/EMERGENCY MEDICATION
ENSURE STAFF DOCUMENT THE TIME OF THE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF REQUIRED INJURIES
UPDATE THE CURRENT PARENTATAL NOTIFICATION POLICY ON FILE TO INCLUDE ALL CENTER METHODS OF PARENTAL COMMUNICATION, PRESENTLY USED BY THE CENTER, WHEN A CHILD IS INJURED OR SUFFERS FROM AN ILLNESS THAT REQUIRES PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
UPDATE CURRENT STAFF TRAINING LOGS ON FILE TO INCLUDE THE TRAINING TOPICS FOR ALL CREDENTIALED STAFF
ENSURE THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY: PROVIDE A GATE/BARRIER TO THE SIDE STAIRS THAT LEAD TO THE BASEMENT, FROM THE SMALL PLATFORM WHERE THE CHILDREN WALK TO ACCESS THE BATHROOMS IN THE LOWER LEVEL, TO ELIMINATE A POSSIBLE FALLING HAZARD
MAINTAIN ON FILE AT THE CENTER A COPY OF THE CATERING COMPANY'S CURRENT HEALTH CERTIFICATE
MAINTIAN ON FILE DOCUMENTATION OF THE CENTER'S CURRENT GENERAL LIABIITY INSURANCE POLICY
MAINTAIN ALL TOXIC SUBSTANCES INACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES: LARGE BOTTLE OF SOAP IN THE LOWER LEVEL BATHROOM WAS BEING STORED IN A CABINET THAT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILDREN; THE BOTLEOF THE SOAP WAS RELOCATED DURING THIS INSPECTION TO ENSURE IT WAS INACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILDREN