BRIGHT STAR'S CHILDCARE ACADEMY

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.

2 personnel employed at the program for over 12 months have not maintained a current OPDL certificate on the OKRegistry.

Corrected by Apr 24, 2026

Teaching personnel obtain at least the required number of professional development clock-hours to maintain a current OPDL certificate, per OAC 340 Appendix FF - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. However, informal professional development clock-hours are limited.

2 staff did not have any training hours.

Corrected by Apr 24, 2026

The facility is free of hazards.

The laundry room of the facility has mold along the base of the wall and up the wall.

Corrected by Apr 27, 2026

inspected and tagged at least every 12 months by a state licensed authority.

The fire extinguisher has not been inspected and tagged with the last 12 months. Expiration date 5/25.

Corrected by Oct 10, 2025

Entry Level Child Care Training (ELCCT) or equivalent. Prior to, or within 90-calendar days of employment, teaching personnel hired after August 1, 2003, complete an approved entry-level training listed on the Oklahoma Professional Development Registry (OPDR) website, such as ELCCT. However, this training is not required when previously received, unless the individual has not been employed at a licensed program within the last five years.

1 staff employed over 90 days has not obtained ELCCT training. Employed 12/20/24

Corrected by Oct 10, 2025

Violation

Current CPR/FA was not able to be verified for 1 staff employed over 90 days on site at time of visit.

Violation

1 staff employed over 90 days has not obtained ELCCT training.

Violation

Licensing observed the gate fence to be leaning away from the playground, not secure or upright.

Violation

Personnel job positions are not listed correctly on the Direct Care Organization, therefore the program is not maintaining all items listed on the Direct Care Facility Handbook.

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Licensing was not able to verify at time of visit that 1 personnel employed over 90 days has obtained ELCCT.

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Licensing observed the outside fence on the right of the playground, behind play structures, to be falling down.

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Licensing observed 1 infant to be drinking a bottle while sleeping in the crib.

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At time of arrival, licensing observed the one year old and older group to have 8 children to 1 teacher with 3 one year old's.

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2 staff in a classroom with 1 infant without safe sleep training.

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Personnel job positions are not listed correctly on the Direct Care Organization, therefore the program is not maintaining all items listed on the Direct Care Facility Handbook.

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Licensing observed a 6 month old infant to be swaddled.

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Licensing observed a 6 month old to be propped on the side with a fuzzy blanket.

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Licensing observed monthly drills to not be conducted since 3/13/24.

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Licensing observed program to not have maintained compliance and insurance notifications for 2 families enrolled every 12 months.

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Licensing observed staff to not have maintained the annual infectious disease training every 12 months.

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Licensing observed 1 staff to not have maintained CPR/FA every 2 years.

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Licensing observed program to not have maintained a personnel information form on site for 1 staff employed.

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Licensing observed program to not have maintained one driver's vehicle safety training on site.

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1 personnel employed at the program for 12 months have not maintained a current OPDL certificate on the OKRegistry.

Violation

Personnel job positions are not listed correctly on the Direct Care Organization, therefore the program is not maintaining all items listed on the Direct Care Facility Handbook.

Violation

Personnel job positions are not listed correctly on the Direct Care Organization, therefore the program is not maintaining all items listed on the Direct Care Facility Handbook.

Violation

Brittini Johnson- ODC Bronze exp 1/25/2024- at this time the program does not have a qualified director.

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1 personnel employed at the program for 12 months have not maintained a current OPDL certificate on the OKRegistry.

Violation

Licensing observed program to not have obtained one child immunization record prior to enrollment.

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Licensing observed 1 personnel to not have maintained a current PDL within 12 months of being employed.

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Licensing observed program to not have obtained current parent notifications for 1 family enrolled.

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Licensing observed director to not have maintained the direct care organization (DCO) account with current personnel.

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On 8/2/23, licensing observed 4 toilets to not be in good operating condition.

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On 8/2/23, licensing observed one teaching personnel who's been employed over 12 months, to no have maintained a current OPDL every 12 months.

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Licensing observed one teaching personnel who's been employed over 12 months, to no have maintained a current OPDL every 12 months.

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Licensing observed a staff person with an incomplete background result being used for staff child ratios, this person has an incomplete closed result as of 7/19/23. The background investigation was closed due to the staff person not completing the fingerprinting process.

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Licensing observed 4 toilets to not be in good operating condition.

Violation

Licensing observed one teaching personnel counting in ratio to not have a completed background check.

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Licensing observed program to not have obtained parent notifications from 2 families enrolled.

Violation

Licensing observed in two classrooms, children's heads were covered when resting.