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License #1107492 · Center · Child Day Center
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This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
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This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This complaint-related inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Staff are required to promptly inform parents when persistent behavioral problems are identified; such notification shall include any disciplinary steps taken in response. Evidence: Between November 2025 and January 2026, a child in Montessori C, three-years-old, hit teachers on nine different occasions and staff failed to notify the parents of the behavior.
This complaint-related inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Program leaders are required to be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and have six months of supervised programmatic experience and withing six months before being promoted or beginning work or one month after being promoted or beginning work, a minimum of 24 hours of training shall be received related to the care of children. Evidence: The record for Staff #1, the acting program lead for the infant class, did not have documentation of training hours required to be lead qualified. The required training has not been started, and the teacher has been acting lead for seven weeks.
Evidence: The record for Staff #1 did not contain documentation of the training hours required to be lead qualified. The required training has not been started, and the teacher has been in the lead teacher position for five weeks.
Evidence: Child #1, 15 months old, was moved to the toddler classroom without a written assessment by the program director and program leader.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Evidence: In the Montessori C class (ages three, four, and five-years-old) 14 children were present, the written record reflected there were 13.
This complaint-related inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
The tuberculosis screening for Staff #2 was dated 6/3/22. The updated screening was due five months ago and had not been completed at the time of inspection.
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance. On 5/22/24 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Three two-year-old children left the playground area through an unsecured gate and were on the sidewalk next to the parking lot.
Evidence: 1. The center did not follow written playground safety procedures that included provision for active supervision by staff to include positioning of staff in strategic locations, scanning play activities, and circulating among children. 2. On 6/10/24 between 10:00 a.m.? 10:50 a.m. there were 39 children and four staff on the big playground. At approximately 10:50am a child alerted staff that a group of children were eating seeds. All four staff were unaware that children were ingesting the toxic seeds. 3. Interviews revealed that two staff were sitting on a bench at the time of the incident and staff stated they did not have a direct line of sight of all children. 4. Children gathered pods that had fallen from a tree, opened the pods, and consumed seeds. One child reportedly consumed 19 seeds.
Evidence: Interviews confirmed that on 4/30/24 staff working in the two-year classroom did not intervene when Staff #1, entered the room, roughly handled, and used verbal remarks demeaning to a child in their care. Staff present at the time of the incident did not attempt to prevent Staff #1 from interacting with Child #1 and did notify administration of the interaction.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Based on review of the written attendance record, the center did not ensure they maintained a written record of daily attendance for each group of children documenting arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: In the Preschool class there were ten children present in the classroom, the written record reflected there were nine.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Evidence: 1. In the toddler classroom, ages 15-24 months-old, soft blocks were observed with dirt that had been ground into the pores of the block. Six of the soft blocks had pieces missing from them with bite marks. Glitter was observed on the back of the home living equipment and three rows of wooden toddler chairs were stacked six high against the wall creating a trip and tipping hazard. 2. In the Montessori C classroom, ages three to five-years-old, a walking rope was observed hanging on the back of the bathroom door. The rope was hanging in such a way that it created a semi-circular loop creating a strangulation hazard. 3. In the Montessori C classroom, the window ledge had a thick build up of dust and the block shelf had residue of a substance that had been spilled and not wiped away. 4. In the Montessori B classroom, ages three to five-years-old, a heavy layer of dust was observed on the back of the home living sink. Chairs were stacked five high while the children were actively playing creating a trip and tipping hazard. 5. In the Preschool classroom, ages two-years-old, debris and dirt were observed on the shelves where the toys are kept. 6. In the Montessori A classroom, ages three to five-years-old, there were 24 glass mason jars stacked on top of three plastic bins filled with toys, the items were stacked in a way that if any item was removed from the center the stack would fall. This stack was accessible to the children and in a room that they access throughout the day. 7. In the Montessori A classroom, a sensory rug was curling posing a trip hazard, the rug was in the walkway leading to the bathroom. 8. In the Stepping Stones classroom, ages two years old, dirt build up was observed near the climber.
Evidence: The Licensing Inspectors observed approximately 18 oversized outdoor building bricks, a large construction bucket and three blocks between 2 to 5 feet to the rear of the swings. These obstacles were in fall zone of the swings.
C-2
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This complaint-related inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Evidence: Staff #5 (Date of Hire: 3/20/2018) does not have current CPR certification including an in-person competency demonstration.
Evidence: Child #2 (First Day of Attendance: 8/29/2018) did not have a physical examination on file.
This self-reported serious incident inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
This monitoring inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.