Description: BEVERLY'S HELPING HAND is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 146 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks 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 | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper changing area has a foot activated trash can within five feet. This was corrected during the visit. | |||
| 2020-02-25 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files have all elements. Provide a parent's right to know and screen time permission for one child. | |||
| 2020-02-25 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cubbies are labeled in the school age-area. | |||
| 2020-01-16 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The thermometer in the refrigerator in Toddler 1A/B must read 40 degrees F or below. | |||
| 2020-01-16 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The bedding in room 2A must not be touching. | |||
| 2020-01-16 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children's files must contain all elements. Complete emergency card information is needed for Children #7, 16, and 18. An infant feeding schedule is needed for Child #5. | |||
| 2020-01-16 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Repair the carpet pull in room 2A. | |||
| 2019-11-19 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Safe sleep practices must be followed at all times. Provide tight fitting sheets for the cribs. Buy new sheets or install elastic sheet binders. Place children in cribs when they fall asleep outside the crib. One infant was asleep in a bouncy chair; another was asleep face down, on a blanket on the floor. The infants were moved during the visit. Label all cots in the preschool room. A child's cot was not labeled or available to him on his second day of attendance. | |||
| 2019-11-19 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff must sign in and out of each room with each arrival and departure. Infant rooms A and B as well as the PS/4's room had incorrect attendance. | |||
| 2019-11-19 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Cell phones use in the classroom is prohibited. A staff member was watching a video or TV on her phone when she was preparing an activity for the children while 8 of the 9 children were sleeping. | |||
| 2019-11-19 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure garbage and trash is inaccessible to children and kept in containers. A trash bag was observed on the floor just outside the classroom. A covered trash can is needed in the bathroom in the toddler area. The carpet in the Preschool room is buckling and presents a tripping hazard. Floor surfaces must be in good repair. Repair or replace the carpet. | |||
| 2019-11-19 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children must be signed in and out of each room with each arrival and departure. Infant rooms A and B, room 2A, and the Preschool room had incorrect numbers of children signed in versus how many were present. The combine PS /4's room had two sheets with the incorrect number of children listed. | |||
| 2019-10-10 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall show evidence of security procedures that ensure access to children is limited to authorized people. A staff member stated to a City of Wilmington official the fourth floor had been used as housing for other people. People are not to reside in the center. Submit documentation of your intent to comply. | |||
| 2019-10-10 | Non Compliance | 37N - Smoking prohibited | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Smoking is prohibited at all times. Evidence of smoking was detected during the investigation visit. Cease immediately. | |||
| 2019-10-04 | Non Compliance | 49N - Emergency planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: All outlets in the toddler area need to be covered. This was corrected during the visit. Adequate lighting is needed in the infant hallway, toddler hallway, and 2A classroom. Repair/replace lighting. Flooring must be cleanable at all times. Replace flooring in the one-year-old’s room and both bathrooms on floor 1. | |||
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