Description: Gray, Amber is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Waldorf MD, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has 4 pets (2 dogs and 2 cats) and does not have a pet policy in her written agreement. Please create a pet policy and notify the OCC once the form has been signed and dated by all of the parents of the child care children. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Full | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the bathroom, the Licensing Specialist noted that an electrical socket was not plugged or capped. The electrical socket was capped during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Full | 13A.15.09.01A | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist observed that the daily schedule was not posted. The daily schedule was posted during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Full | 13A.15.09.01B(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has not given the parents of the children in care a written screen time policy. Please create a written screen time policy and notify the OCC once the form has been signed and dated by all of the parents of the child care children. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Full | 13A.15.12.01B | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist noted that milk was not served during lunch. Please forward a written statement to the OCC explaining that you understand and will comply with this regulation. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.02.03B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The last time the provider's substitute, JG had a medical evaluation done was over two years ago in May of 2020. Please have JG obtain a completed medical evaluation and mail the completed report to the OCC. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon review of the children's emergency forms the Licensing Specialist noted that NR does not have an authorized pick up person listed. Please have NR's parent add an authorized pick up person and forward a photo of the completed emergency form to the OCC. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The OCC was not notified that there is a trampoline in the backyard where the child care children play. The Licensing Specialist observed that the trampoline zipper was unzipped and not secure with a lock. The provider secured the trampoline with a lock and key during the inspection. Going forward please make sure that the trampoline zipper is secure during child care hours. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: There is a geometric dome climber in the backyard that currently is unsafe for the children to use due to a broken, rusty bar and as well as a sharp , rusty edge that is exposed on the end of a different bar. The Licensing Specialist highly recommends that this piece of equipment be off limits to the children until it has been repaired. Please forward photos to the OCC displaying that both locations of the climber are no longer a danger to the child care children. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: The sheets on the 2 Pack 'N Plays do not appear to be tightly fitted. Please purchase sheets that are made for your particular brand of Pack 'N Play so that they are not able to be easily lifted up from the middle. Please forward photos to the OCC displaying that the 2 Pack 'N Plays have tightly fitted sheets. | |||
| 2023-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the bathroom the Licensing Specialist observed multiple bottles of shampoo and conditioner as well as two spray bottles of cleaning products containing bleach. The hazardous products were relocated and made inaccessible to the children in care during the inspection. Going forward please be sure to store any products that could be potentially harmful to the child care children in a secure location. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: A review of child records revealed that JM, MZ and GS do not have the proper amount of immunizations for their age. JM is missing additional DTP and MZ and GS are missing additional Hep B immunizations. Please obtain updated immunizations for these children and submit proof of these immunizations to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Child TD was admitted to Provider's program when he was two years old, but there is no evidence of any blood lead testing having been done. Please have his doctor complete, at least, a lead screening due to his current age. There is also no evidence that 13 month old CB has had any blood lead testing yet. All children born after 01/01/15 and admitted to the program by age 6, should have a blood lead test at 12 months and another at 24 months. Please notify CB's parent to have the blood lead test performed and provide OCC with the test results or, at least, with an email showing where you directly notified the parent. In addition, there is no evidence that three year old JM ot three year DY have not received any blood lead testing. Please have their respective parents get a blood lead test for each child. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of child records, there is no evidence that the parent(s) of children, JM, BC, NR or MR have been provided with a consumer pamphlet. Please provide the parents of these children with a pamphlet and have them acknowledge in writing that they received one. You may also include the MSDE link to the pamphlet in your handbook, which they sign upon admission. Show proof to OCC of having provided this pamphlet to the respective parents for the correction. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Emergency forms for children CB and MR do not contain their physician's information. Please notify the parent and have the respective parent add their child's physician information to the form. Provide this addition to the emergency card to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
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