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License #CCC118851 · Center · Child Care Center
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Ensure that the director designee completes staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office of Licensing.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary.
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Ensure Epi-pens are accompanied by a special care plan that includes procedures for contacting parents and emergency medical services, and all medications listed on the special care plan are present at the center. Missing for 1 child.
Repair broken floor tiles in Room 1.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required including after assisting a child in toileting.
Repair and/or remove all broken and/or rusted toys from the outdoor play area near the exit.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Repair and/or paint the walls as required in bathroom located in room 2.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. Ensure children and staff participate in the drills.
Secure smoke detector in bathroom in room 2.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that soiled disposable diapers are placed in a closed container that has a leak proof lining.
Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions in room 2.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed.
Ensure parental authorizations are obtained for all medications that are to be administered in room 2.
Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Submit to the OOL a Staff Records Checklist indicating that the center has obtained the required documentation for the sponsor/sponsor representative and each individual staff member.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member.
Provide credentialing documentation for the head teacher.
Repair and/or paint surfaces including in the outdoor play area on the cement wall.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition in the bathrooms.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including the toilet in Room #2.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the 1 regularly scheduled staff.
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.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. Center specific training shall include: building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants; and appropriate precautions for transporting children (as applicable).
Ensure that 1 staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.
Complete and maintain on file a Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Maintain an accident log or reports as required, including: name of child; the date, time and location of the incident; the name and address of the center; the name of the person completing the report; and the date the report was completed.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition.
Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food.
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.
Maintain sinks plumbing fixtures in sanitary condition in bathroom located in room 2.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487).
Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including record of Mantoux and Medical exam.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations.
Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ensure the food brought from home is properly refrigerated as needed in room 2.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure that all electrical cords are secured and inaccessible to children at all times in room 1.
Ensure staff handbags are made inaccessible to children in room 1.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean condition in bathroom 2.
Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area.
Ensure staff is aware of how many children are in their care at all times. Staff in room 2 stated they had 7 children wherein 9 were present
Ensure that all staff working at the center complete 12 hours of annual training. Orientation training may be included for up to six of the required annual staff development hours.
Ensure that the director, head teacher, group teacher, program supervisor, and director designee complete 20 hours of annual training. Orientation training may be included for up to six of the required annual staff development hours.
Retrain all staff on Supervision and tracking of children.
Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times in room 1.
Ensure table are arranged to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an exit in room 3. At the time of the inspection the table located in room 3 was in the upright position.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in room 2.
Ensure that 1 staff complete a CHRI background check as required.
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.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide a barrier to the kitchen area to prevent accidental access by the children.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food in room 2.
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.
Ensure that the required prescribed medication is stored in the original box and have a current special care plan for 1 named child in room 2.
Ensure that all children wash their hands before the intake of food in room 2.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in room 1.
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 for one named child in room 2.
Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member.
Provide orientation training to all newly hired staff within two weeks, and secure and maintain on file, each staff member's signature attesting to the review of the orientation training.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Per the Updated COVID-19 Standards- Child Care Centers shall keep each child’s bedding separate and store in individually labeled bins, cubbies, or bags and label sleeping equipment for each child.
Ensure that each child is provided with 2 pieces of bedding.
Ensure that staff wash their hands after wiping children's noses.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 3 staff members within two weeks of hire.
Ensure that 1 regular staff have complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill.