SOUTHSIDE HEADSTART

Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. Prior to or within 12 months of employment, teaching personnel obtain and maintain a current Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate, per OAC 340 Appendix FF – Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.

One staff at the program has an expired PDL.

Corrected by May 26, 2026

Next business day. The owner, responsible entity, or director notifies Licensing by the next Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) business day of:

The owners or Responsible Entity notified CCL 7 days after the serious incident occurred where a child was left unsupervised on the playground for a time.

Corrected by Jul 18, 2025

Supervision. Supervision is the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.

On 7/8/25 a child was left unattended for 2 minutes on the playground in the rain.

Corrected by Jul 18, 2025

Violation

11 personnel listed on program OPDR who are not current personnel. 1 current personnel not listed on program OPDR with start date 2/20/2023.

Violation

Equipment inventory not available for review.

Violation

Opened snack items and food items not in packaging including crackers and fruit were placed and stored directly on wooden surfaces in individual cubbies in a preschool classroom. A child was observed running over to the cubby and taking a bite of an apple and placing the apple back in the cubby.