Easter Seals Child Development Center

3270.113(a) · Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times.

On 8-8-23; Child #1 was left on the playground unattended accidentally for a total of 2 minutes. Staff #1 was out on the playground at 5:15pm with 7 kids ages 3-5. A parent picked up their child and was talking to Staff #1 about their last day making sure all of the sunscreen and medications were in the child's cubby. Staff #1 shared it was not and needed to go in to help them grab it. Staff #1 announced to the children to line up to go inside. The parent started to open the gate and the children started to follow them off the playground. Child #1 was found 2 minutes later by another parent as they were talking by the playground to go inside. That parent brought Child #1 in and Child #1 and the parent were talked to by the Program Director, Staff #2. Staff #2 began to call the parents of Child #1, but dad arrived as she did so. The parents were informed of the incident.

Corrected by Aug 29, 2023

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3270.113(a) · The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training.

On 8-8-23; Child #1 was left on the playground unattended accidentally for a total of 2 minutes. Staff #1 was out on the playground at 5:15pm with 7 kids ages 3-5. A parent picked up their child and was talking to Staff #1 about their last day making sure all of the sunscreen and medications were in the child's cubby. Staff #1 shared it was not and needed to go in to help them grab it. Staff #1 announced to the children to line up to go inside. The parent started to open the gate and the children started to follow them off the playground. Child #1 was found 2 minutes later by another parent as they were talking by the playground to go inside. That parent brought Child #1 in and Child #1 and the parent were talked to by the Program Director, Staff #2. Staff #2 began to call the parents of Child #1, but dad arrived as she did so. The parents were informed of the incident.

Corrected by Nov 13, 2023

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3270.113(a) · The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format.

On 8-8-23; Child #1 was left on the playground unattended accidentally for a total of 2 minutes. Staff #1 was out on the playground at 5:15pm with 7 kids ages 3-5. A parent picked up their child and was talking to Staff #1 about their last day making sure all of the sunscreen and medications were in the child's cubby. Staff #1 shared it was not and needed to go in to help them grab it. Staff #1 announced to the children to line up to go inside. The parent started to open the gate and the children started to follow them off the playground. Child #1 was found 2 minutes later by another parent as they were talking by the playground to go inside. That parent brought Child #1 in and Child #1 and the parent were talked to by the Program Director, Staff #2. Staff #2 began to call the parents of Child #1, but dad arrived as she did so. The parents were informed of the incident.

Corrected by Dec 5, 2023

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3270.113(a)(1) · Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

On 8-8-23; Child #1 was left on the playground unattended accidentally for a total of 2 minutes. Staff #1 was out on the playground at 5:15pm with 7 kids ages 3-5. A parent picked up their child and was talking to Staff #1 about their last day making sure all of the sunscreen and medications were in the child's cubby. Staff #1 shared it was not and needed to go in to help them grab it. Staff #1 announced to the children to line up to go inside. The parent started to open the gate and the children started to follow them off the playground. Child #1 was found 2 minutes later by another parent as they were talking by the playground to go inside. That parent brought Child #1 in and Child #1 and the parent were talked to by the Program Director, Staff #2. Staff #2 began to call the parents of Child #1, but dad arrived as she did so. The parents were informed of the incident.

Corrected by Sep 5, 2023

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3270.51 · When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30.

Zebra Pre-school room was out of ratio for approximately 5-7 minutes on 4-15-23 from 2:47 to 3:02. This was self-reported.

Corrected by May 10, 2023

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