Building Blocks of Faith - Helen MD Licensed Child Care Center

29870 Point Lookout Road , Helen MD 20635
(301) 752-9802

About the Provider

Description: Our mission is to give children the education they need to grow academically and as good citizens. With that goal firmly in mind, we strive to provide a quality educational program to motivate and challenge each student, while providing for individual differences and special needs students.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 162417
  • Capacity: 60
  • Age Range: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Benjamin Banneker Elementary

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.03.02A Corrected
Findings: A random sample of children's records was done. There was one child who didn't have a Part 1 of the health inventory completed. Center needs to receive this completed document from the child's parent.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.03.02E Corrected
Findings: A random sample of children's records was completed. There were 10 children who need evidence of having had a lead blood test at 2 years of age or later.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.03.03C Corrected
Findings: Center needs to post a copy of the Parents Guide to Regulated Child Care.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.03.04C Corrected
Findings: There were 4 children who need an update on their emergency cards. One child needs a parent signature and doctor information on her emergency card.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.02 Corrected
Findings: 3 staff are missing evidence of having had a staff orientation.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.05C(1) Corrected
Findings: Specialist did not see evidence of the director having completed 12 hours of continued training between 6/22-6/23. She needs to submit copies of training certificates to specialist.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.09C Corrected
Findings: One teacher did not complete her continued training by its due date. The training was due by 6/2023 but was not completed until 2/2024. Center is reminded that staff need to complete their training each year by their hire month.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.12A(3) Corrected
Findings: 2 adies who were hired in August 2023 do not have evidence of having completed the initial basic health and safety training which was due by 11/2023. They need to complete this training immediately and send a copy of the certificates to specialist.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.12B(1) Corrected
Findings: Specialist did not see evidence that an aide has completed the 6 hours of continued training that was due by 12/2023. She needs to complete this training immediately and send copies of certificates to specialist.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.06.12C Corrected
Findings: An aide has not completed the aide yet. This aide was hired in August 2023 and the orientation was due to be completed by 2/2024. She needs to complete this training immediately and a copy of the certificate sent to specialist.
2024-03-05 Full 13A.16.12.04F(3) Corrected
Findings: The center needs to go through the lunch boxes and be sure that anything in them that requires refrigeration is refrigerated. The classroom on the right corrected this during the inspection but the room in the back did not. Specialist needs to be notified that these lunches boxes will be checked each time at dropped off and what requires refrigeration will be refrigerated. Center can put the whole lunch box in the refrigerator or label the item with the child's name and put it in the refrigerator.
2023-03-28 Mandatory Review 13A.16.05.12E Corrected
Findings: The caterpillar tunnel needs to be removed from the playground as the tongue part is cracked and has sharp edges.
2023-03-28 Mandatory Review 13A.16.12.04F(3) Corrected
Findings: There were a couple of yogurts in lunch boxes in the 4 year old room. These yogurts were not in the refrigerator. Any food that comes into the center that requires refrigeration must be refrigerated even if it comes in the lunch boxes. This was corrected during the inspection.
2022-04-07 Full 13A.16.03.02B Corrected
Findings: There is no written individual needs information present for HC and AW. Please be sure that this information is obtained immediately and that you forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2022-04-07 Full 13A.16.03.04C Corrected
Findings: All emergency forms were reviewed. 17 emergency forms were incomplete. The staff wrote which children's emergency forms needed the doctor information added or needed signed by the parent. Please immediately ask the parents of the children, missing information on their emergency forms, to add the missing information to their child's emergency forms. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days.

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