Description: For the last five years, ABC Happy Kids has been supporting families in the Northwest Arkansas area by providing quality childcare for working parents, giving peace of mind that all the children in our care are in a safe and nurturing environment.Recently, our Bentonville Learning Center applied for and was granted a non-profit standing so that we can expand our vision of having ABC Happy Kids be the first call a family makes for all things relating to early childhood. By focusing on building a solid platform for growth, we have now set the stage to positively impact our community on a much larger scale.Part of our new initiative includes a stronger effort to raise public awareness on the importance of early childhood education, developing a resource center for families in our center, enhancing our children's learning environment, as well as a commitment to support our teachers' career development.
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| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-25 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-04-25 | Facility Visit | The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of ChildrenAges of Children: Birth – 18 months Number of Staff: 1 Number of Children: 5 |
| 2023-04-20 | Facility Complaint | 300.301.8 - At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc. |
| 2023-04-05 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-03-07 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-02-16 | Facility Visit | The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:Inflicting physical pain, hitting, pinching, pulling hair, slapping, kicking, twisting arms, biting or biting back, spatting, swatting, etc.; |
| 2023-02-15 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2022-11-21 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2022-11-10 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2022-06-23 | Facility Complaint | 300.301.8 - At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc. |
| 2021-11-05 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-09-21 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-03-18 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-02-04 | Facility Visit | 100.109.1.b.The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff members and applicants for employment in a Prior to employment and every two (2) years child care facility thereafter 100.110.1.b.The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.Direct care staff or staff with routine contact with children Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 100.110.2.b.Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff and applicants for employment in a child care facility Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 300.306.4.02.All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.All staff shall have fifteen (15) hours of job specific training each year, including child development training, for the ages of children they work with. This shall be training focused on their job responsibilities, such as Hands on Routine Care for infants, or Basics of Assessment for preschool staff. See Division website for a list of courses, that the Division maintains contracts for, which meet the above requirements. 300.306.5.a.The Director, Assistant Director or Site Supervisor, and fifty percent (50%) of the facility staff that are on site at any given time shall have a certificate of successful completion of first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) from an approved organization. If the facility serves infants and toddlers, this training shall include infant and child CPR. (Infant and child CPR may be included in the basic course or in a separate course.)The curriculum shall conform to current American Heart Association or American Red Cross guidelines; |
| 2020-11-18 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
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