Reardon, Kelley - Colchester VT Registered Home

405 Justin Morgan Dr. , Colchester VT 05446
(978) 853-2862

About the Provider

Description: This program is 9.5 hours of structured and play-based curriculum that allows the children to make their own choices throughout the day. The children will have a daily schedule to follow that include arrival routines, learning centers based off the VELS (Vermont Education Learning Standards), fine and gross motor skills, agriculture skills, the children will learn how to work together to be responsible, safe and kind to others. I will use Teaching Strategies Gold to assess the children. A monthly and weekly schedule will always be posted for families. Precious moments preschool mission statement is to serve families by supporting the community where children and adults practice social skills, explore thinking and creative ways and interact positively with all types of environments.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 09/30/2018; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; Special Schedule: School Year Only; 1 Star Registered Home; Sibling Discount Available;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 186744
  • Capacity: 10
  • Age Range: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School Age
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Transportation: School Bus Route
  • Schools Served: Mallets Bay School, Union Memorial School (Colchester)
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2018-09-30
  • District Office: Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-649-2642 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Type Create Date Due Date Corrected Date Status
Violation 2026-03-20 2026-04-20 2026-05-03 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.2.1.1: The FCCP shall ensure that adults and children wash their hands: * Upon arrival at the FCCH; * Before they eat, prepare or handle food; * Before and after handling raw meat; * Before feeding children; * After toileting or diapering; * After cleaning; * After taking out the garbage; * After handling animals; and * After outdoor play.
Violation 2026-03-20 2026-04-20 Appeal Period
Regulation/Restriction: 7.4.4: All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.
Violation 2025-11-10 2025-12-16 2025-12-18 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.7.3: Within six (6) months of initial date of employment, the FCCP and all staff shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.
Violation 2025-03-31 2025-05-30 2025-10-06 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 2.3.7.10: The prospective FCCP shall ensure that the drinking water system complies with the testing requirements in the Vermont Water Supply Rule and have a first draw test for lead analyzed by a Drinking Water Laboratory certified by the State of Vermont according to 18 V.S.A. S501b. * Results shall meet Vermont standards. * Water may be remedied and retested to ensure potability if any test(s) are elevated. * Bottled water for drinking shall be provided until such time as the drinking water system meets Vermont standards. * Information from this water test shall be included in the initial application.
Violation 2025-03-31 2025-05-30 2025-09-29 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.4.4: All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.
Violation 2025-03-31 2025-05-30 2025-11-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.7.3: Within six (6) months of initial date of employment, the FCCP and all staff shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.
Violation 2024-06-13 2024-07-01 2024-07-09 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.3.2.1: All outdoor play equipment is sturdy, safe, clean and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. * To prevent entrapment, no openings in equipment shall be between 3.5 and nine (9) inches. * Chains on swings shall have protective coverings and swing seats shall be made of soft materials with no sharp edges.
Violation 2024-04-03 2024-05-03 2025-03-31 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.4.4: All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.
Violation 2024-04-03 2024-05-03 2025-03-31 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.7.3: Within six (6) months of initial date of employment, the FCCP and all staff shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.
Violation 2024-04-03 2024-05-03 2024-05-28 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.2.3: The Division, at its discretion, may use the results of a background check on file with the Division as long as it has been completed within the last five (5) years and instead of requiring a new background check.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-09 2023-05-23 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.2.5: There shall be at least one (1) easily accessible dry chemical fire extinguisher which has at least a 2-A: 10BC classification. This fire extinguisher shall be maintained in operating condition. It shall bear an official tag, properly signed, attesting to current operating condition.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-09 2023-05-08 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.3.3: Safe Use Zones For all play equipment that is thirty (30) inches or higher from the ground, including climbing equipment, slides, swings and other similar equipment, the FCCP shall ensure that the surface under and around the equipment, included recommended use zones, is of approved resilient material that protects children if they fall. * Materials in the use zone shall consist of wood chips, pea stone, mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, safety-tested shredded or rubber like material or rubber mats designed for protective cushioning; * Materials used in the use zone shall follow the recommendations listed in the most recent publication of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook regarding critical depth of tested materials determined by the height of the highest climbing surface of the equipment; * Materials used in the use zone shall be installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; * If the loose material such as sand, mulch, or shredded rubber is used in use zones, the FCCP shall ensure that the material is raked regularly and replenished to maintain depth and resilience; and * If the resilient material in use zones freezes, the FCCP shall ensure that the children will not play on the equipment until the resilient material has thawed and is once again resilient.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-16 2023-05-26 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.1.5: The registered FCCP shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-08 2023-05-08 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.10.3: All poisonous or toxic materials shall be inaccessible to children.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-08 2023-05-30 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.2.1: The FCCP shall have successfully completed pediatric first aid and CPR prior to being licensed and must remain currently certified.

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