Description:
The Boys and Girls Club offers sports, home and school enrichment activities for community youth. Activities include fine arts, homework help, tutoring, computers, crafts, library activities, game room activities, special interest groups, indoor swimming, varsity and intramural athletic leagues, karate, and informal and low-organized games. The Boys and Girls Club works with at-risk youth, families and communities on the prevention of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. A before and after school care program is available. Summer camp program provided.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-27 | Non Compliance | 22N - General qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member showed an inappropriate video of sexual acts to three children in care using his cellphone. This was corrected when the director terminated the staff member upon hearing the allegation and he was not permitted on the premises. | |||
| 2019-07-01 | Non Compliance | 32N - Annual training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Multiple staff members need to submit training hours. This became non-compliant on 7/1/2019 after the annual license expired. | |||
| 2019-06-30 | Non Compliance | 32N - Annual training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Annual training hours are required by the end of the licensing year. Remaining hours were not received by 6/30/2019. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff members without a qualification of School-Age Site Assistant or Early Childhood Assistant Teacher may not be left alone with children. Two staff were alone in a room with children throughout the visit, with the Administrator checking in. Ensure that any unqualified staff are not left alone with children. This will be checked on the submitted attendance for regulation 16. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Attendance records are required to document when children are in different groups. There was not a system in place to document this. Submit one weeks worth of attendance that shows the location of all children during all hours of programming. Ensure all staff are signed into their locations. Attendance corrections were received 7/29/2019. These sheets showed one staff member with 29 children. A follow-up visit was conducted with this staff member to discuss the need for two staff members to be present with that number of children. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One child needs documentation of current immunizations or acceptable waiver. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Bleach/cleaner is under the sink in the downstairs boys bathroom. Remove or install a safety lock. Repair the baseboard along the wall in the main game room area next to the large bookshelf. Repair the damaged wall next to the teen center room. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 60N - Administration of medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: All medication provided must be labeled with child's name and include prescription information. Submit proper documentation for one child's epi-pen. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff files were missing the following items: Nine staff need professional development plans. Six staff need to complete the annual review of abuse and neglect. Five staff need to complete an orientation form. A job description is needed for three staff. References are needed for five staff. A declaration and drug/alcohol statement is needed for three staff. Out of state background check is required for one staff member. An adult abuse registry check is needed for five staff members. Health appraisal and TB tests are needed for six staff members. Seven staff need service letters. One staff member needs updated CPR and First Aid certification. Ensure that if any staff that are currently unqualified get a Delaware First Certificate higher than Intern, they become CPR/First Aid qualified within 60 days. | |||
| 2019-05-30 | Non Compliance | 53N - Transportation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a dry chemical fire extinguisher is available in all vans used to transport children. This will be checked at a follow-up visit. | |||
| 2018-05-23 | Non Compliance | 81N - School-age child care activities | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A current daily or monthly activity plan must be posted within the child care space. The regulation describes the specific requirements. Submit a monthly plan for the month of June. | |||
| 2018-05-23 | Non Compliance | 34N - First aid and CPR training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: CPR and First Aid certification is needed for all staff that are qualified to work alone with children. Three staff need to be certified. | |||
| 2018-05-23 | Non Compliance | 27N - Staff qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff qualifications must be sent to Delaware First within 60 days of hire. One staff was hired in November 2017 with no qualifications, and the application was mailed in May 2018. Another staff, listed as unit director, was hired in August 2017 and the application for School-Age Site Coordinator was mailed on May 11, 2018. | |||
| 2018-05-23 | Non Compliance | 49N - Emergency planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Fire/evacuation drills are required to be completed on a monthly basis. No drill was conducted in April 2018. Send documentation of a drill conducted in May and June. | |||
| 2018-05-23 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff files were missing the following items: - Four staff need professional development plans. - Six staff need an updated annual review of abuse & neglect. - Four staff need a completed orientation form. - One staff needs a job description on file. - Four staff need a combination of references and proof that Service Letters were sent out to the listed employers on their applications. This is to be done at the time of hire. - One staff needs a receipt of fingerprinting - hired three months ago. - Three staff need adult abuse registry checks completed and in their files. - Updated drivers license needed for bus driver (received on 5-25-18). - Four staff need an Adult Health Appraisal, including a TB test or risk assessment. | |||
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