Description: ARK SOUTH LEARNING CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 3 years through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-25 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Attendance forms for one week did not show the Administrator signed in. Ensure the Administrator is present at least 20 hours a week. Submit two more weeks worth or attendance. | |||
| 2020-02-25 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Daily records of each staff members exact hours in each classroom are required. On multiple days of attendance, staff did not sign into or out of specific classrooms. No staff signed into the attendance on February 18, 2020, and February 19, 2020. Send two weeks of attendance with this corrected. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Each staff member's exact hours worked in each area is required daily. Several attendance sheets viewed did not have staff signed in, making it unclear which staff were with which group of children. Send two weeks worth of attendance records. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff members must have fingerprinting appointments scheduled prior to the start of employment, and may not be alone with children until eligibility is determined. One staff member was working alone with children prior to being fingerprinted. Another staff member was working with children prior to eligibility results being sent to the center. Two other staff worked with children prior to being fingerprinted. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A center must follow a one-to-four ratio of early childhood teachers to lower level qualified staff. There are six staff listed on staffing sheets in November 2019, none of which are qualified as an early childhood teacher or higher. When an administrator is not present, there must be at least an early childhood teacher present that is trained in the day-to-day operations and designated as responsible for the center. Send two weeks staffing schedules showing enough qualified staff. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The fire drill posted in the center was from June 2019. Monthly evacuation drills must be conducted. Send documentation of a drill conducted in the month of January 2020. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: On several days worth of attendance, many children were not signed out. Send two weeks worth of attendance records. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: On a half-day at the center, a staff member stated children were served donuts for breakfast, and leftover dinner from the day before for lunch. The menu must list the food served and be kept for 30 days. There was no menu available showing the meals/snacks served to children on November 27, 2019. Send a copy of the menu for January 2020 showing compliance with meal pattern requirements. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Supervision occurs through the assignment of qualified staff members who are physically present and working with children. From October 28, 2019, to November 27, 2019, unqualified staff were scheduled and/or signed in alone on all thirteen operating days. On November 1, 2019, and November 8, 2019, there were no qualified staff signed in for the entire day. Send two weeks' worth of children and staff attendance records. | |||
| 2019-12-16 | Non Compliance | 91T - Child Care Activities | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A monthly activity plan must be posted and show school-age children are working on projects. The activity plan posted in the school-age classroom was from six months prior to this visit. Complete and post an updated activity plan and send a picture. | |||
| 2019-06-24 | Non Compliance | 48N - Food service and preparation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The refrigerator and freezer, including the door seals, need to be cleaned due to spills/residue. Send a picture. | |||
| 2019-06-24 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children's files are missing the following: Child # 1, 2, and 3 need a full health appraisal. Only immunizations are on file. | |||
| 2019-06-24 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff files are missing the following: Staff #1 needs a health appraisal. Staff #2 needs an orientation, job description, and health appraisal. Staff #3 needs a health appraisal. Staff #4 needs two references. | |||
| 2019-06-24 | Non Compliance | 34N - First aid and CPR training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff #5 needs updated CPR/First Aid. | |||
| 2019-04-25 | Non Compliance | 22N - General qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was alone with children prior to the center receiving eligibility results from fingerprinting. This staff member must be supervised at all times until results are received. | |||
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