Description: JACK AND JILL CHILDCARE is a Child Care Center in FORT SMITH AR, with a maximum capacity of 165 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant/Toddler; Preschool. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Facility Visit | 1300.1301.3.c - Staff transporting children shall meet the following requirements:Successfully completed the training course in Driver Safety that is offered or approved by the Division prior to transporting children (Verification of the completed course in Driver Safety shall be maintained on site in the staff’s record); and |
| 2026-03-12 | Facility Visit | 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. |
| 2026-03-12 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.5 - Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps. |
| 2026-02-25 | Facility Visit | 1300.1301.11 - Rosters listing the date, the names, and the ages or dates, of birth of all children being transported as well as the name of the driver and any other staff member on the vehicle shall be maintained. These rosters shall be used to check children on and off the vehicle when they are picked up and dropped off at home, school, etc. and when they arrive at and leave the facility. Transportation rosters shall be kept by the facility and available for review for one (1) year. |
| 2026-02-25 | Facility Visit | 1300.1301.14.*2 - Any vehicles designed or used to transport more than seven (7) passengers and one (1) driver must have approved child safety alarm devices installed. These devices must be properly maintained in working order at all times. Vehicles in service at licensed facilities prior to July 1, 2005, shall have the alarm installed by a qualified technician or mechanic no later than December 31, 2005. On or after July 1, 2005, all vehicles at newly licensed facilities and newly acquired vehicles at existing facilities shall have a child safety alarm installed before placing the vehicle in service. The Child Care Licensing Unit shall maintain a list of approved alarm systems. Clarification – * The alarm system shall be installed so that the driver must walk to the very back of the vehicle to reach the switch that deactivates the alarm. Alarm switches installed in locations that do not require the driver to walk to the back of the vehicle and view all seating areas will not be acceptable. * The alarm system may be installed by any certified technician or mechanic employed by a recognized electronics or automotive business in accordance with the device manufacturer’s recommendations. * The time delay from activation of the alarm until the alarm sounds shall be no longer than one (1) minute. Any of the following three (3) options are acceptable to meet the intent of Act 1979 when children are being delivered at the facility. Other options must be approved by the Licensing Unit.Upon arrival, have one (1) staff member immediately walk through the vehicle to deactivate the alarm system. That staff member will remain near the alarm switch at the back of the vehicle until all children have been unloaded to ensure that no child is left on board. (This option will require at least two (2) staff members, one (1) to supervise the children and one (1) to remain inside the vehicle.) |
| 2026-02-25 | Facility Visit | 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. |
| 2026-02-25 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.5 - Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps. |
| 2026-02-25 | Facility Visit | 1000.1003.7 - Bibs, necklaces, and garments with ties or hoods shall be removed from infants prior to rest and naptime to reduce the risk of entanglement and strangulation while the child is sleeping. |
| 2025-07-24 | Facility Visit | - - No Violations Cited |
| 2025-03-31 | Facility Complaint | 300.303.6 - Staff shall not engage in behavior that could be viewed as sexual, dangerous, exploitative, or physically harmful to children. A caregiver shall not use profanity or speak in an abusive manner when children are present. |
| 2024-08-12 | Facility Complaint | 600.601.3.a - The facility shall maintain daily attendance records on all children as follows:Children shall be signed in and out daily by a parent or guardian, or designee. Electronic sign in and out systems will meet this requirement; and |
| 2024-08-12 | Facility Complaint | 600.601.3.b - The facility shall maintain daily attendance records on all children as follows:The record shall include the date and time of arrival and departure. |
| 2023-06-20 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-06-14 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-03-29 | Facility Visit | 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 |
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