Sleepy Hollow Day Care Center - Huntingtown MD Licensed Child Care Center

4325 Huntingtown Road , Huntingtown MD 20639
(410) 535-5232
4 Reviews

About the Provider

Description: Our goal at Sleepy Hollow Early Learning Center is to positively shape young lives through a wide variety of activities. Our desire is to provide a loving and nurturing experience for all our children. Under proper supervision, the teachers at Sleepy Hollow will provide new challenges and success that are designed to build your child's self esteem.

By listening to children, showing them our interest with positive words, gestures and facial expressions, we can take advantages of children's needs to manipulate and discover. We will help them go from what they already know to what he/she needs to know next.

Sleepy Hollow Early Learning Center is open to all children who may benefit from our program, regardless of race, nationality, creed or gender. We ask our parents to concern themselves with what is going on in the center by volunteering when possible, giving suggestions of the center. We also ask that you familiarize yourself with the operating procedures of this center.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 49581
  • Capacity: 80
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Huntingtown Elementary
  • District Office: Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
  • District Office Phone: (301) 475-3770 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.03.04A Corrected
Findings: Upon completing a random sample of the children's records there was at least 1 child missing evidence of a required Varicella immunization. The varicella shot for RM is scheduled. There are several children: AH, CK, CL, RM, TN, RP and PY who appear to missing evidence of their lead testing, as required. All of the children in this building were born after 2015. The staff has 6 pages of health record review forms filled with all of the children which documents any admission materials missing. The staff is following up with any parent that needs to submit documentation. Please continue to follow up with any parent that needs to submit documentation. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.03.05B Corrected
Findings: There were no staffing patterns posted during the inspection today. Lic. Spec. rec'd updated July 2021 staffing patterns on site today. Please be sure to post the most current staffing patterns and be sure that OCC also has the most current staffing patterns. The staffing patterns were posted during the inspection. The staffing patterns are reflecting staffing issues, that were discussed. The center reports advertising for the positions needed.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: The were 3 staff that were deleted more than 5 days ago, June 2021, but OCC wasn't notified until the inspection. The non-compliance was corrected because the change form-1203 form was received on site today. Please be sure to report all staff changes within 5 days.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.06.09B Corrected
Findings: This regulation is to state that all teachers are to complete at least 12 hours of continued training within their training year. Staff AB hasn't completed her required training within her training year. Please immediately notify her that she needs to complete the training as soon as possible. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.06.12B(1) Corrected
Findings: Staff SJ didn't have at least 6 hours of training within her training year. Please immediately ask staff to complete the training needed and forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.08.02B Corrected
Findings: Upon review of the staffing patterns received on site today, there are 6 classrooms that indicate that there isn't qualified staff in the classroom at some point of the day or in the Cat A room all day. The staff is aware of the staffing issues. The center has recently frozen their enrollment until they can obtain the staff they need. The director has had to be work in the classroom to cover the rooms. The staff report that they have been advertising for staff and have had no one to fill the open positons. The center is also expecting more staff to leave. The center staff report that they currently project needing 7 staff persons. Three is one quailed staff who has not worked since Covid-19 started in March 2020. Please continue to advertise for the positions needed and interview interested in the positions needed. Please forward continued efforts to actively seek qualified staff. It was reported that 3 qualified staff left employment recently-GCG, RB, KM Please also submit updated staffing patterns as needed too, especially for the penguin room.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.08.03D(1) Corrected
Findings: Lic. Spec. observed a group of 5 children with one staff person. The group consisted of 2 toddlers and three 2 year olds. This composition mathematically requires 2 staff. This was discussed and the center took immediate action to reconfigure the staffing and children so that the group size and staffing was corrected. The staff with this group was an aide.
2021-07-22 Full 13A.16.12.05C(2) Corrected
Findings: The refrigerator in the 1st infant room on the right wasn't maintaining a temperature of 40 degrees or below. The freezer was at 0 degrees F. The refrigerator was adjusted and checked several times throughout the day and the temperature as fluctuating between about 43 degrees F and 46 degrees F. Please immediately correct and forward written corrective action within 30 days. All of the other refrigerators and freezers in the building were at the correct temperatures.
2020-07-15 Mandatory Review 13A.16.03.05B Corrected
Findings: Staff report that there have been several changes to the staffing patterns, and that the staffing patterns are not currently posted. Staff agreed to post the staffing patterns today and to forward the must current staffing patterns to OCC today. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2019-06-18 Full 13A.16.03.02A Corrected
Findings: There are children enrolled, and born on or after 1/1/2015, who are missing documentation of the required lead testing at age 12 months and or at age 24 months. Please review all records for this requirement. Please immediately ask parents to supply you with documentation from the child's doctor of lead testing as required. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days.
2019-06-18 Full 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: The OCC had 2 staff still listed as employed but they had ended employment more than 5 days ago. There was no evidence located that a staff change form (1203) was submitted to notify the OCC of their employment ending. One ended employment October 2018 & the other ended employment in August 2018. The 1203 form was submitted on site today. Please be sure to complete and forward a completed 1203 for any staff changes, within 5 days.
2019-06-18 Full 13A.16.08.02B Corrected
Findings: There are several periods of time throughout the day that there are not qualified staff in the classrooms. Staff qualifications of several staff were reviewed on site to determine if there were any staff that could meet the child care teacher qualifications. The center plans to submit variances for a couple of staff who are close to being qualified and who are willing to complete the coursework that they are lacking. Please forward variances and all supporting documentation ASAP. The center states they have been continually advertising for teachers. The center wasn't advertising for infant staff but will immediately start such. Please forward evidence of the continual efforts to hire qualified staff, including copy of the advertisements). Each room is to have a qualified staff in place all day. The center is also phasing the infants out to reduce the infants to only 6. Please forward a written plan to correct within 30 days. Also advised staff to advertise on the MSDE website.
2019-06-18 Full 13A.16.06.12B Corrected
Findings: There were 2 aides who didn't complete an approved aide orientation training course within 6 months of being hired. Both of these aides have now completed the training. Please be sure that aides complete the training timely.
2018-05-30 Mandatory Review 13A.16.03.06A(1) Corrected
Findings: The Office of Child Care, region 10 has no record of receiving notification of adding one staff person, who was re-hired in December 2017. Lic. Spec. rec'd the 1203 adding the staff and rec'd the release on site today. Lic. Spec. has no record of receiving a release for another staff who started in April 2018, however the 1203 form was rec'd in April. The director believes that the release for the April hired staff person was sent to the OCC. A release was rec'd on site for this staff person. Please be sure to notify the Office of Child Care within 5 days of any new staff who work with children at the center.
2018-05-30 Mandatory Review 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: There were 3 staff who were on the Office of Child Care list of employees for the center, but who are no longer employed with the center. Plus there were an additional 3 staff that are being end dated as employees as of today. Lic. Spec. rec'd a completed 1203 deleting all 6 of these staff on site.

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Reviews

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Tina Watson Oct 10, 2023
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

My daughter came home with foot and mouth disease after her first week. They do not supervise the little ones during play. My child in second week was hit in face not once but twice. They do not follow state protocol on incident reporting and their classes are far too big for the minimal staff they have. DO NOT leave your child at this Daycare.

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Scott S. Jun 14, 2013

Hello,

Would like to notify everyone whom uses this facility to check out: http://www.checkccmd.com to see the inspection results from the state.

A concerned parent

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Lori May 21, 2013

Best place for children to learn, love and live if they have to be away from the home when they are young. Sleepy Hololow is an outstanding environmnet and is run with love, knowledge and common sense. My children are better for going there!

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Pamela Rannacher Feb 26, 2013

I worked at Sleepy Hollow and wonder recomment it to a family. They are all loving caring there. I loved working for Sleepy Hollow.

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