Description: Welcome to the Charter Lane KinderCare, located in the Greenfield Corporate Park! With our spacious outdoor playscape areas, large classrooms and quiet location, we are sure you and your family would feel right at home in our center. With a combined total of over 200 years of service, our caring, dedicated staff are eager to get to know your child. Many of our staff have been with KinderCare for over five years.
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| 2020-09-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.102(e)/3270.103 - Infant/toddler - no material less than 1 inch/Small Toys and Objects | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed that upon entering or exiting the building to the outdoor play spaces mulch that had run-off from the preschool/school age play space was assessible to mouthing children upon entering or exiting the building. Correction Required: Pea gravel and other materials with a diameter of less than 1 inch may not be used in spaces where infants or toddlers receive care. Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Moving forward director will consult with the facility's maintenance personnel and will request that boards be placed at the bottom of the playground fence to prevent mulch from entering into the outdoor walkway where toddlers would have access. Staff will sweep up the mulch and will be required to sweep it up continuously. At this time, the one side of the fenced preschool play space will not be used which will help to keep mulch in play space. Moving forward all mulch will be made inaccessible to all mouthing children at all times. |
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| 2020-09-03 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.76/3270.77(a) - Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the outdoor preschool play space that the outside wall of the facility sustained severe water damage allowing for a hole to form in the wall. This has caused the paint on that wall become damaged and has left that part of that outside wall not in good repair. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The wall was discovered to be damaged after moving an outdoor storage shed. There is a work order in to have it repaired. As of 11am on 9/3/20, facility will not allow the use of this side of the fenced-in preschool play space until wall can be repaired. Moving forward facility will be repairing all walls on outside of building and will monitor to make sure this remains in good repair at all times. |
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| 2020-07-14 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) - Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 7/9/2020, at approximately 6:45am, staff person #1 walked out of the office and down the hallway to the kitchen leaving child #1 unsupervised sitting on the chair in the office. Child #1 was left unsupervised for approximately 1-2 minutes until staff person #2 entered the building and observed the child through the office window. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times. Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Management team will revisit supervision with staff and the importance. We will make sure they understand that children must be in sight and sound at all times. Management will retrain the CSR (supervision form) with staff. More check-ins during the day will occur to ensure they utilize the CSR (supervision form) correctly and children are accounted for. Moving forward staff will always sign children onto their CSR (supervision form) and use care cards for each child in their caregiver group. Staff will be given transition ideas to help with supervision and accountability while traveling throughout the building and into the classrooms. If a staff member is running late for their shift the temperature person/runner will place the child into a different pod instead of having them wait with the "runner" to ensure that the child is in a classroom and being supervised by a teacher in a secure location. Moving forward all children will be supervised at all times. All staff will know their primary care giver groups at all times. |
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| 2020-07-07 | Renewal | 3270.102(c) - Outdoor equip.- protective surfacing | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed that the embedded play equipment used by children in the Preschool/School age outdoor play space was mounted over wood mulch that did not meet the recommendations of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The mulch that resided under the top layer was disintegrated and compacted and was no longer observed as having the depth requirement for loose-fill. Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Work order has been placed to remove all compacted mulch and will put new mulch down onto playground. New mulch depth will meet the requirements from the US Product Safety Commission. Moving forward staff will rake and maintain depth daily. |
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| 2020-07-07 | Renewal | 3270.102(e)/3270.103 - Infant/toddler - no material less than 1 inch/Small Toys and Objects | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed that upon entering or exiting the building to the outdoor play spaces large quantities of mulch that had run-off from the preschool/school age play space was assessible to mouthing children upon entering or exiting the building. It was also observed that mulch from the preschool play space was falling into the infant and toddler play spaces. (On 9/3/2020, mulch was not observed in the toddler play space but mulch was still observed at the entrance/exit of the facility building where toddlers have access to and from their fenced in play space.) Correction Required: Pea gravel and other materials with a diameter of less than 1 inch may not be used in spaces where infants or toddlers receive care. Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All mulch in areas that are accessible to toddlers will be cleaned up. Moving forward these spaces will be monitored by staff and mulch will be cleaned up as needed. |
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| 2020-07-07 | Renewal | 3270.166(1) - Written statement | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed that child #1did not have a written feeding schedule present at facility. Correction Required: A written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule for an infant shall be obtained from the parent. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Family filled out form right away and this was sent to DHS immediately. Moving forward all infants will have a written feeding schedule on file. |
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| 2020-07-07 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the toddler play space that a film formed over the protective surfacing causing it to be extremely slippery. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility will power wash all protective surfaces. All facility personnel will continually check the surfacing in particular the shaded area under tree to eliminate this hazard. Staff will use other alternate fenced toddler play space on days when the surfacing looks to be wet or slippery. |
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| 2020-07-07 | Renewal | 3270.82(g) - Clean and good repair | Non Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the PreK Counts room, currently being used as a summer camp program, that the cold faucet handle on the sink in the bathroom was broken and the water could not be shut off completely leaving the sink not in good repair. Correction Required: Toilet areas and fixtures shall be cleaned daily and be in good repair. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Faucet was replaced. Moving forward staff will notify management immediately of any leaky fixtures or anything not in good repair, then management will put work order in for facility person to correct problem. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.103 - Small Toys and Objects | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the Tod A room that a cabinet under the sink contained large plastic zip lock bags, and in the DPS toddler room a closet contained bags with diapers accessible to children that are still placing objects in their mouths. It was observed in the Tod B room that a toy contained a hole exposing stuffing, and in the DPS toddler room small crayons and markers with lids less than 1 inch were accessible to children still placing objects in their mouths. Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: All plastic bags and diaper bags were removed from the cabinets. Moving forward teachers will monitor their cabinets to ensure that they do not have any type of plastic bags that could be accessible to children. They will monitor diapering areas to make sure their aren't bags of diapers on child level Teachers walked their rooms and removed all items that are not age appropriate and also removed all items that were broken. Moving forward teachers will monitor their toys and materials in their classrooms to ensure they are age appropriate for the children in their classrooms. The will remove all broken and ripped items immediately. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.133(6) - Written consent | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Medications were observed in the facility for child #1 and #2 but no written parental consent for administration of these medications were observed on file for either child. Correction Required: A parent shall provide written consent for administration of medication or a special diet. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: The Center Director spoke to both parents of the two children who had missing medication log documents and had both parents fill them out and sign them. Moving forward all children who require medication will have a parent consent form signed and on file authorizing the center to administer medication. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.152 - Adult Hygiene | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the DPS toddler room that a staff person did not wash their hands between diaper changes. Correction Required: A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff we spoken to about the importance of hand washing during diapering changes. Moving forward staff will adhere to the procedures for hand washing. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: File for staff person #5 did not contain two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: The employee who was missing the reference letters now has these on file. Moving forward all staff will have the required written references on their file upon hire. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.27(c) - Training regarding plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: File for staff person #5 and #8 did not contain written documentation of emergency plan training conducted at initial hire. Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: The center has had both employees re-read the emergency plan and sign off on the emergency plan. Moving forward all staff will have a signed emergency plan showing they have completed the emergency plan training for the facility upon their first day of hire. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 hired 08/30/19, does not contain a completed child abuse clearance. The file for staff person #2 hired 01/27/20, does not contain required provisional hire paperwork; the NSOR was not applied for at the time of initial hire. The file for staff person #3 hired 01/24/20, does not contain required provisional hire paperwork; the NSOR was not applied for at the time of initial hire. Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #1, #2, and #3 may not work in a child care position at the facility. A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: Director did not allow the staff members who were missing clearance and NSOR to work during the time frame that they waited for their clearances. The employees who were missing the NSOR submitted their form and received their NSOR clearance before they returned to work. The employee who had a volunteer child abuse clearance did not work until they received their clearance. All clearances are on file. All staff upon hire will have the proper state mandated clearances and NSOR on file. As advised by the state rep the NSOR request will be dated for their hire date and submitted to the state on the date they begin employment. |
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| 2020-02-18 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: It was observed in the preschool TK room, that a power strip was plugged into the wall and outlets on that power strip were left uncovered. It was observed in the preschool room that an outlet was left uncovered behind the radio. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Plan of Correction: All outlets that were missing have been covered and the director walked the building to make sure that other rooms are covered as well. Moving forward staff will manage all outlets in their classroom to ensure they are covered. They will check frequently to ensure they are covered and if missing an outlet cover will notify the front office and get a replacement. |
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