A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered. A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. Review of the facility's diaper changing procedure was viewed. Staff # 2 was observed changing a diaper and after the change did not wash their hands or the child's hands.

3270.134(a)/3270.152 · Corrected Dec 4, 2023

Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A physical site review was conducted. In the bathroom, the molding was missing in an area that exposed holes. The vent in the bathroom ceiling was also dusty. These areas were addressed with staff at the inspection.

3270.76 · Corrected Dec 4, 2023

Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. The facility's diaper changing procedure was observed. Staff # 2 was observed changing a child's diaper. After the diaper change, Staff # 2 did not clean the diaper changing surface.

3270.135(b) · Corrected Dec 4, 2023

Staff person(s) shall complete professional development in the topics of 3270.31(f)(1 -- 10). Any 6-hour health and safety training taken after 6/30/18 is no longer acceptable. Staff person # 1 will have until 12/19/23 to complete the required training. Until such time as the required training has been completed, staff person # 1 must be supervised, when interacting with children, by an AGS who has completed the required training related to this citation. If there are no staff available to supervise staff person # 1, staff person # 1 may not work in a child-care position at the facility.

Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

An unannounced inspection occurred at the facility. A physical site review was conducted. In the outdoor play area, a climber that has two small pink slides, the tops of two yellow sides are cracked, broken and missing parts of the top. Also, on the climber with a green ladder, a step was cracked.

3270.102(a) · Corrected Mar 27, 2023

A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered. A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.

An unannounced inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the facility's diaper changing process was viewed. Staff # 1 conducted two diaper changes. After both changes, Staff # 1 did not their hands or the child's hands.

3270.134(a)/3270.152 · Corrected Mar 27, 2023

Diaper changing surfaces shall be cleaned after each use by wiping the surface with a sanitizing solution or by changing a pad or other surface covering.

An unannounced inspection occurred at the facility. A review of the facility's diaper changing process was viewed. Staff # 1 conducted two diaper changes. After both changes, Staff # 1 did not clean the diaper changing surface after each diaper change.

3270.135(b) · Corrected Mar 27, 2023

The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. The CPSL requires all staff to have current clearances and to ensure the clearances are updated every 60 months.

A renewal inspection occurred at the facility. A review of staff files was conducted. Staff # 1 had a state police clearance dated for 9/30/16 and this clearance was not updated until 10/27/21, a child abuse clearance dated for 10/18/16 and this clearance was not updated until 10/27/21, and an FBI clearance dated for 10/17/21 and this clearance was not updated until 11/1/21. The CPSL requires all clearances to be updated every 60 months.

3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) · Corrected Dec 17, 2021