Registered Family Child Care Home
Alberta Gray
Owings, MD
· Calvert County
Skinners Turn Road,
Owings, MD 20736
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Registered Family Child Care Home
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Open
License Number
160724
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Alberta Gray is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Owings MD, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Tuesday 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Wednesday 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Thursday 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Friday 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A 1 year 8 month old child who is enrolled and is present today, does not have an emergency form completed. Please have the child's parent complete an emergency card as soon as possible and keep it in her file. Please provide a copy of this completed, signed and dated emergency card to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of emergency forms it was found that one child's emergency card does not have a parent's signature or date and has not been updated since the child's enrollment in 2022. Three other emergency forms have not been updated within a year as required. Please have the respective parents add the missing information, review the emergency forms for accuracy and initial and date their child's emergency form for the yearly update. Please send a copy of the completed and updated emergency forms to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, six electrical sockets were found to be uncapped and not in use. When this was brought to the attention of the Provider, she was only able to cap one of them. Please ensure all of the electrical sockets are capped, used or no longer in the childcare space. Three of the sockets are in the child care space due to a Christmas tree being lit with an electrical cord with multiple sockets exposed. Please provide a picture to OCC of the sockets being used or capped and the removal of the electrical cord for the Christmas tree for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.03A | Open |
| Findings: The FCC home must have an approved substitute. Provider has submitted fingerprints and a notarized release that are all cleared. However, the identified substitute cannot yet be approved to work as a substitute because a medical has not been submitted. The proposed substitute had previously told this Licensing Specialist that she had a doctor's appointment in December, but OCC has not yet received the medical form from her. Therefore, the proposed substitute cannot be approved until all documents are received and approved. This Provider has been without an approved substitute since 12/14/2022, which is over one year. Please resolve this as soon as possible by submitting the proposed substitute's medical form or submit the necessary documents for another substitute. | |||
| 2023-11-03 | Other | 13A.15.04.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During an unannounced follow-up visit from the Complaint Inspection, it was found that there were two children under the age of two years old present. One child is 6 months old and the other child is 1 year and 6 months old. Provider's registration (revised on 01/07/2021), which is clearly posted, restricts the FCC home to having only one child under the age of two at any one time. When informed that one of the children had to go home now, Ms. Kimberly Gray (the owner's adult daughter) stated that she would take the 6 month old child with her because he is her grandson. At this time, the Provider stated that she did not know that she was restricted. Provider stated that she thought she could have two children under the age of two years old. Provider has a pack-n-play for the 6 month old and the 1 year 6 month old child sleeps on a cot. Provider requested to have her registration revised to having two children under the age of two again. In consultation with the supervisor, this will be granted. Therefore, this non-compliance will be corrected by this action. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's files, there is no evidence of a parental agreement between the parent(s) of AT and the Provider. Please have AT's parent sign the agreement and forward a copy of it to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of files, there is no evidence of the parents of AT, KS, JW-M, AyHa or AmHo receiving a Consumer Pamphlet. Please provide each child's parent(s) with the link to the Consumer Pamphlet located on the MSDE website and show evidence to OCC of having done so for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of emergency cards, it was observed that child KS has no physician information listed on her emergency card. Child JW-M only has his physician's name listed on the emergency card. The emergency card must contain the physician's name, telephone number and address. Please notify each parent and have them add the required information, initial and date the form for the update. Please submit the emergency cards with the added information to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of emergency cards, it was observed that the emergency cards for AT and DJ have not been updated within the last year. Please notify the parents so that they may review the emergency card for accuracy, initial and date the form for the update. Please submit these updated emergency cards to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's records, several items are missing. Children KS, JW-M and AyHo are missing blood lead testing. Please notify their respective parents of the need for blood lead testing so that they can schedule testing with their child's physician. Child KS does not have any record of any immunizations in her file. Child AyHa needs another DTP and another Polio vaccination based on her age. Child AnHa needs another MMR vaccination based on his age. Please obtain immunization records that contain these missing vaccinations. Add the blood lead tests and updated immunization records in each child's file. For the correction of this non-compliance, please submit the blood lead test results and updated immunizations to OCC. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider states that she remembers completing an emergency disaster plan, but cannot locate it. Please find your previously approved emergency disaster plan and ensure that it is reviewed, initialed and dated on, at least, a yearly basis. Send the completed and updated emergency disaster plan to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-01-05 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider admits that she has not been practicing emergency disaster drills with children in care. Please practice an emergency disaster drill with the children at least twice per year and record the drill. Remember that even during the months that an emergency disaster drill is conducted, a fire drill must also be conducted. Please write a letter of correction or show proof of beginning to conduct emergency disaster drills to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no contract present for DJ. Please immediately have the parent sign an agreement/contract. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency forms for siblings AH and LH are missing their doctor name and contact information. Please immediately ask the parents to add their child's doctor name and contact information. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon review of the children's records there were no immunization records present for AT or DJ. There was no health inventory present for AT. There wasn't age appropriate lead testing documentation present for DJ or AT. Please immediately obtain the missing documentation. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival the provider's daughter, KG, was alone with 3 child care children. KG is not an approved substitute and has no clearances on file. The provider returned to the home with the only substitute, correcting this non-compliance. The provider must leave only approved substitutes with children. It should be noted that one of the FCC children is KG's grandson. KG states she is also distantly related to the other 2 children.. The parents of the other 2 children were reportedly made aware that KG was to be caring for their children for a short time today. The provider felt she needed to take her husband to a last minute doctors appointment. The provider returned by 9:34pm. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.07.07C(1)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival the provider's adult daughter, KG, was alone with 3 child care children. One of the children was KG's grandson. The provider was out of the home with her husband/substitute at an appointment. The Lic. Spec. has communicated with and met KG in the past. She occasionally works remotely from this home. KG is not a substitute and has no clearances. KG invited the Lic. Spec. inside and knew where the children's records were located so that the inspection could start. KG tried to reach her mother and when reached the provider also said that the Lic Spec could start the inspection and she would return as soon as possible. There must always be an approved cleared adult with the children. KG is not currently cleared to work with the children. The provider or an approved sub must always be with the children. The provider returned home, correcting this non-compliance. However, KG was asked to have the clearances and sub form completed. The forms were sent to her. | |||
| 2021-01-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider reported today that her adult grandson, Dea'Shawn Johnson moved out of her residence as of October or so of 2020. This should have been reported immediately to the OCC. The Office was notified today. Please in the future be sure to notify the Office immediately of any changes that may affect the operation of the FCC home. | |||
| 2021-01-07 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider was unable to locate her disaster plan on site today. Lic. Spec. sent the provider a template so that another plan can be developed if the provider is unable to locate hers. Please locate the plan or redevelop one and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-01-07 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider was unable to locate her disaster plan during the inspection, therefore there was no update observed. Please locate the plan or redevelop one and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-11-25 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider reports that her 2 year old great grandson is residing at the FCC home now. The provider couldn't report an exact date that the great grand son moved in the home. The provider also reports that his living here may be temporary. The child was already enrolled and attending child care at the FCC home. The child's medical was received on site. The provider is to immediately report any change to the OCC, and complete any required documentation. This issue is currently resolved. Please immediately report any changes to Licensing Specialist in the future. | |||
| 2019-11-25 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival the Licensing Specialist knocked on both doors to the main day care room and knocked on the slider into the family room. Lic. Spec. could see into the day care room from the back deck entrance and couldn't see the provider or any children. The Lic. Spec. also had the OCC region 10 secretary call the house and there was no answer, the secretary got voice mail. As the Lic. Spec. was continuing to knock on the doors a vehicle arrived and the woman driver, turned out to be the provider's daughter, Kim. Kim also called the house and the provider did then come to the door with a 2 year old day care child. The provider stated she had to do something in the house and took the 2 year old with her. (The daughter came in the house with her grandson. She had returned with her grandson from the doctor.) The day care child had been in unapproved residence space with the provider. The day care children are only to be in approved child care space and the 2 year old was with the provider in unapproved residence space. Please keep day care children within the approved day care space. The provider agreed to keep the day care children within the approved day care space from now on. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: It appears that 2 children may be missing required immunizations. Please immediately ask parent to provide you with updated shot records. There are 3 emergency forms that haven't been updated for over a year. Please immediately ask parent to update their child's emergency form. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no evidence on site of lead testing for the two enrolled infants who are both 1 year old. Please immediately obtain a copy of the lead 1 year old test for both infants. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: There is not contract on site for 1 enrolled child. Please immediately obtain and keep a signed copy on site. Please forward a written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no evidence on site that 1 child's parent was made aware of or received a consumer pamphlet. Please immediately give the parent a consumer pamphlet or obtain written documentation that the parent has one or was advised how to obtain one. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency forms for 3 children haven't been updated for over a year. Please immediately ask parents to update the forms. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.03.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider's resident grandson added a dog to the property in the summer. The provider isn't sure exactly when the dog was added. Lic. Spec. was notified of the new dog upon arrival, and current rabies certificate was also observed on site for the new dog, Royal. Provider also reported that one of the dogs that Lic. Spec. was aware of being here had passed away. The dog named Diamond is no longer on site. Please be sure to notify the office of any changes to the FCC home in the future. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.05.03D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed provider feed an 18 mos. old child and neither the provider or child washed hands. Please be sure to wash providers and child's hands before eating or helping feed a child or before food prep. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.05.03D(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed provider feed an 18 mos. old child and neither the provider or child washed hands. Please be sure to wash providers and child's hands before eating or helping feed a child or before food prep. The children did wash their hands before pm snack. | |||
| 2018-12-03 | Full | 13A.15.05.03E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Reminded the provider that children are to be diapered on an easily cleanable surface. The provider states she has been using a towel under the baby when diapering on a cot. The provider states she changes the towel daily. There are 2 children in diapers. Provider did have a mat, which was located on site. Provider agreed to use the vinyl mat. Provider states she does clean and sanitize the diaper area. The provider does have a wooden diapering table with edges on it, that is not being used. Recommend using the diapering table. If a child is diapered above ground level they are to be safeguarded with a belt or edge to avoid falls. Please follow the proper diaper procedure. There is also to be a disposable item between the child and the mat. | |||
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