Description: Sunshine House Daycare Inc. is a Child Care Center in Mena AR, with a maximum capacity of 70 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant/Toddler; Preschool; School Age; . The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-06-30 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-04-12 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-04-11 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-09-30 | Facility Visit | 100.109.1.b.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 100.110.1.b.The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.Direct care staff or staff with routine contact with children Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 100.110.2.b.Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. 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 criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff and applicants for employment in a child care facility Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter |
| 2021-06-15 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-01-08 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-09-03 | Facility Visit | 100.109.1.c.The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. A check or money order for $10.00 made out to the Department of Human Services (DHS) must be attached to each form.All volunteers who have routine contact At application or within 10 days of hire/start date and every two years thereafter with children |
| 2020-06-10 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-01-24 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-09-24 | Facility Visit | 500.501.2.Physical punishment shall not be administered to children. |
| 2019-09-12 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-05-13 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-04-08 | Facility Complaint | 500.501.5.h - The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:Inflicting physical pain, hitting, pinching, pulling hair, slapping, kicking, twisting arms, biting or biting back, spatting, swatting, etc. |
| 2019-02-13 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
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My son attended here for almost two years and only stopped because we moved. The daycare workers are wonderful and loving and care very well for the children. They provide nutritional meals and educational activities. We miss Sunshine House.