110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Playground equipment and surfacing used by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines, as now and hereafter amended including, but not limited to, installing, arranging, designing, constructing, and maintaining outdoor play equipment and surfacing. (a) Climbing play equipment must not be placed on or above concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard surfaces;(b) The ground under swings and play equipment must be covered by a shock absorbing material (grass alone is not an acceptable) such as: (i) Pea gravel at least nine inches deep; (ii) Playground wood chips at least nine inches deep; (iii) Shredded recycled rubber at least six inches deep; or (iv) Any material that has a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292.

The provider has purchased two climbers and a slide for children in her outdoor play space. One climber is placed directly on grass. The other climber and slide are placed on rubber mats that do not extend six feet around. This climber is also less than six feet from the steps of the wooden deck. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0165(2)(d) Serious

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110-300-0165(2)(d) · Non-Compliances: This section of the Inspection Report lists non-compliances found during any licensing inspection. Information from this section will be reported to Child Care Check and be can be used to determine current and future licensing and enforcement actions. An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (d) Making inaccessible to children plastic bags and other suffocation hazards;

Plastic gloves are accessible to children on the diaper changing table. They were made inaccessible prior to my departure. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) Serious

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110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Storage areas and storage rooms must: (a) Be inaccessible to children; (b) Have locking doors or other methods to prevent child access;

The provider's garage door was not locked and items inside are accessible to children. It was locked prior to my departure. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0345(5)(b) Short Term

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110-300-0345(5)(b) · An early learning provider must: (b) Be able to hear when doors in the immediate area are opened to prevent children from leaving unsupervised;

The sliding glass door alarm was not audible when opened. The provider acknowledged that it had recently broken. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0115(3) Short Term

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110-300-0115(3) · Non-Compliances: This section of the Inspection Report lists non-compliances found during any licensing inspection. Information from this section will be reported to Child Care Check and be can be used to determine current and future licensing and enforcement actions. A licensee, center director, assistant director, or program supervisor must maintain the following records for each early learning provider and program staff in a confidential manner. These records must be reviewable by the department and must include at a minimum: (a) A copy of current government issued photo identification; (b) Emergency contact information; (c) Completed employment application or resume; (d) Annual observation, evaluation, and feedback information; (e) The licensee’s Social Security Number, Federal EIN, or a written document stating the licensee does not possess either; and (f) Immunization records including exemption documents (center early learning programs only.)

Government isssued photo identification is not in the file for provider Lama. A resume or employment application is not in the file for any provider-Suhair, Lama, Lyth, or Tahani. Staff files do not contain emergency contact information for any of the providers-Suhair, Tahani, Lyth, and Lama. There is a diploma in Tahani's file but it has not yet been submitted to MERIT. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0460(2) Long Term

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110-300-0460(2) · Each child's enrollment record must include the following: (a) The child's birth date; (b) An enrolled child’s parent or guardian's phone numbers, address, and contact information for reaching the family while the child is in care; (c) Emergency contact information. If no emergency contact is available, a written and signed emergency contact plan may be accepted; (d) Names and phone numbers of persons authorized to pick up enrolled children; (e) A plan for special or individual needs of the child, if applicable, including parent or guardian signature, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0300; (f) Signed parent or guardian permissions, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0450 as applicable for: (i) Field trips; (ii) Transportation; (iii) Bathing; (iv) Water activities including swimming pools or other bodies of water; and (v) Photo, video, or surveillance activity. (g) The beginning and end enrollment date for children no longer in the early learning program’s care; (h) Physical restraint documentation pursuant to WAC 110-300-0335, if applicable; (i) Expulsion information, documentation, and steps taken to avoid expulsion, if applicable; (j) Termination of services documentation and communication, if applicable; and (k) Notification of child developmental screening information given to the child’s parent or guardian, if applicable.

Two children's files do not contain an enrollment date.

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110-300-0190(1) · A written food plan must be developed by the provider and a child's parent or guardian, signed by all parties, and followed when accommodating a child's: (a) Special feeding needs; (b) Special diets; (c) Religious or cultural preferences; (d) Family preference; or (e) Other needs.

A written food plan is not in place for a child who follows a Halal diet. The provider did not do this because she herself follows a Halal diet. A child with a milk sensitivity is provided with almond milk as a substitute. The child's written food plan states that enriched soy milk will be served in subsitution. Almond milk does not meet USDA CACFP requirements. 2% milk is served to all other children, no matter their age. Whole milk is required by USDA for children younger than two. Non-fat milk is required for children two and older. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0145(11) Short Term

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110-300-0145(11) · Prior to licensing, exiting mechanisms on gates from a licensed outdoor play area to unlicensed space must be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching mechanism (shuts automatically when released from an individual’s control). A gate that is not an emergency exit must be locked or self-closing and self-latching.

The outdoor gate is no longer self-closing, self-latching. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0200(5) Short Term

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Early learning providers must direct, assist, teach, and coach, children to wash their hands, using the steps listed above: (a) When arriving at the early learning premises; (b) After using the toilet; (c) After diapering; (d) After outdoor play; (e) After gardening activities; (f) After playing with animals; (g) After touching body fluids such as blood or after nose blowing or sneezing; (h) Before and after eating or participating in food activities including table setting; and (i) As needed or required by the circumstances.

An infant's hands were wiped with a baby wipe rather than washed following her diaper change. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0166(3)(c) Serious

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110-300-0166(3)(c) · To ensure a safe exit from the premises during an emergency, early learning providers must comply with the following requirements: (c) Exit doors must not be partially or entirely blocked.

The sliding glass door was blocked my mats at naptime.

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110-300-0165(2)(b) · An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (b) Eliminating and not using in the licensed space, pursuant to RCW 43.216.380, any window blinds or other window coverings with pull cords or inner cords capable of forming a loop and posing risk of strangulation to children; (i) Window blinds and other window coverings that have been manufactured or properly retrofitted in a manner that eliminates the formation of loops posing a risk of strangulation are allowed; and (ii) A window covering must not be secured to the frame of a window or door used as an emergency exit in a way that would prevent the window or door from opening easily;

Window blinds are in place in kitchen above table. Inner cords form a loop large enough for a child's head. Window sill height is approximately 3.5 feet. Kitchen table is placed directly next to window and children could easily climb up to table to engage with window blinds. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0280(3)(b) Short Term

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110-300-0280(3)(b) · Non-Compliances: This section of the Inspection Report lists non-compliances found during any licensing inspection. Information from this section will be reported to Child Care Check and be can be used to determine current and future licensing and enforcement actions. To prepare bottles, an early learning provider must: (b) Clean and sanitize the sink used for preparing bottles;

The provider did not lcean and sanitize the sink after washing her hands, and prior to preparing a bottle.

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