Description: TINY CAPES CHILDCARE CENTER is a Child Care Center in TAHLEQUAH OK, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Rated 4 Stars.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.
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| 2026-02-27 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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Description:
Licensing observed one staff member employed longer than two weeks that had not completed a personnel information form. Licensing was unable to verify two staff members, employed longer than 12 months, had completed infection control within the last 12 months. |
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| 2026-02-25 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
Licensing observed two employees who attendance was not documented for the month of February. Licensing observed 12 children to one staff and the youngest was under 12 months of age. Licensing observed the attendance for the director blank and is unable to verify the hours the director is at the program. Licensing observed 1 staff member with 12 children, four of which were under two years old. Licensing observed the personnel in charge was younger than 21 years of age. Licensing was unable to verify two staff members, employed longer than 12 months, had completed infection control within the last 12 months. Licensing observed one staff member employed longer than two weeks that had not completed a personnel information form. |
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| 2025-10-20 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
Two staff members had not completed annual infection control within the last 12 months. The gate in the back play area has nails sticking out that stick out far enough to stick out into the play area where children have access to. |
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| 2025-07-25 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2025-06-30 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: Both gates in the outdoor play area have padlocks on the outside of the gate, leaving no unlocked exit in the outdoor play area. | ||
| 2025-06-26 | Complaint Full Inspection |
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Description:
CCLS observed the front door to be locked at the program and it does not have a one-step motion to exit. Two staff members were observed caring for an infant without an approved safe sleep course. CCLS observed three shot records missing from children's files that have attended more than 30 days. |
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| 2025-06-23 | 340:110-3-276(a)(3) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: "Staff will always be truthful about the ages of all children in their classrooms. Staff will also look over every childs b-day in their classroom so they will know when the childs age changes." |
| Description: Personnel/Caregiver: It is reported that staff lie to Licensing staff about the ages of children in order to be in compliance with ratios/group sizes. | ||
| 2025-06-23 | 340:110-3-308(d) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: "The director will make sure that only parents are filling out the paper attendance daily and if any changes need to be made those changes will only be made by the parents and or discussed between parent and director. Due to parents sometimes forgetting to sign in and out." |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Records- The program director falsified an attendance record. | ||
| 2025-06-23 | 340:110-3-281.2(c)(5)(B)(i) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: "The director started keeping paper attendance on her child starting the month of July 2025 and will continue to keep attendance for her child on the Brightwheel app" |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Records-Children's Attendance: The program director has not kept attendance for her child who attends the program. | ||
| 2025-06-23 | 340:110-3-286(a) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: "The director and staff will make sure that we are meeting ratios daily. We will make sure to have an extra staff member on site that can work in the classrooms as needed to meet daily ratios" |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Staff/child ratios & ages and number of children: Program was over Staff/child ratio. | ||
| 2025-05-22 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2025-01-06 | Other Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2025-01-03 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2024-08-27 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: Non working thermometer in Refrigerator | ||
| 2024-04-23 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
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