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Brawners Head Start
Indian Head, MD
· Charles County
6655 Weaver Street,
Indian Head, MD 20640
Quick Facts
Capacity
28 children
Age Range
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (301) 375-6157
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
102556
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Community Action Committee, Inc. administers the federally funded Head Start Program in Charles County, Maryland to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children and their families. 120 children are enrolled in part-day classrooms.
Head Start develops lifelong skills for children and families by providing education, health and community referral services while respecting and nurturing individual needs.
Head Start develops lifelong skills for children and families by providing education, health and community referral services while respecting and nurturing individual needs.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM September - August
- Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM September - August
- Wednesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM September - August
- Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM September - August
- Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM September - August
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.03.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: 3 children need evidence of having received a lead blood test at 2 years of age or later. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: One child didn't have evidence of having received the discipline policy. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: 2 children need an emergency contact on their emergency cards. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.05.08G(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A fan could not be heard in one of the bathrooms in the larger classroom and in the staff bathroom. Center needs to have this assessed. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: One teacher's continued training was due by 4/2024. She completed it in 6/2024. She is reminded to be sure to complete her continued training each year by April 30. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.09.01C(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: One child didn't have documentation of having received the screen time policy. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Full | 13A.16.12.04C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were milk crates with food packages in them on the floor. Center needs to keep food at least 6 inches off the floor. This was corrected during the inspection. | |||
| 2023-10-23 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: DF needs 4.5 more hours of continued training that was due by 9/30/23. She needs to complete this training immediately and send copies to specialist. | |||
| 2023-10-23 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: SA needs to complete 1.5 hours of continued training that was due by 9/3/23. She needs to complete this training immediately and send copies to specialist. | |||
| 2023-10-23 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: SA needs to complete the aide orientation that was due by 3/31/23. She needs to complete this training and it will go toward her continued training. | |||
| 2023-10-23 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were two bags of pretzels that had been opened but not reclosed with a clip or a Ziploc bag. This needs to be done immediately and notice of it being done sent to specialist. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: A random sample of children's records was reviewed. The following children need evidence of having a lead blood test: LT, SF, ML, MT, KG, and GA. Center needs to send evidence of having received the lead blood tests to specialist. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: All emergency cards were reviewed. AH was missing an emergency card. RJ, ML, AS, AB, MT, KG, GA, HR, TD, TT, and AA were missing doctor information on their emergency cards. AB need parent information on emergency card. AB and TD need an update to their emergency card. KG needs correct date of birth on emergency card. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: GA and TD were missing the parent part of the health assessment. Center needs to obtain the missing parts of the health assessment and let specialist know when received. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: AB is missing the doctor part of the health assessment. LT and GA only had the doctor assessment printed from the parent portal at the doctor's office - nothing with a doctor signature. Center needs to get these missing parts of the health assessment and let specialist know when received. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: AB is missing an immunization record. SF needs an updated shot record that shows 4 DTP shots, 3 polio shots and a Hib shot after a year. TD needs an updated shot record that shows one MMR shot. IO needs an updated shot record that shows a Hib shot after a year, 3 Hep B shots, a varicella shot. Center needs to obtain documentation of these missing shots and let specialist know when received. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no staffing pattern posted in the 3/4 year old room. The staffing pattern needs to be posted and a copy sent to the specialist. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.05.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: The water in the staff bathroom didn't get very warm. This needs to be adjusted so there is warm water for hand washing. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.05.08H | Corrected |
| Findings: There were two potty chairs in the 2 year old room. The center must remove these as centers are not permitted to use them. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.05.08I | Corrected |
| Findings: The bathrooms did not have paper towels. The center was having the children use tissues. Center needs to have paper towels for the children to wipe their hands. | |||
| 2022-10-25 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist did not observe staff orientations for the following staff: SA, DF, WG, MO. A staff orientation needs to be completed with each of these staff. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The staffing pattern in the 3/4 year old room is not accurate. TF is on it and she left in May. Center needs to post a new staffing pattern with a substitute listed for TF in order to maintain staff/child ratios as center has not hired a new aide yet. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist was not notified of TF and JF having left employment. Director stated that LM began work a week ago and has already left employment. Specialist did not receive written notification of her hire or deletion. Center needs to send the staff change form to specialist listing the deletion dates for these staff. Be sure to include LM's hire date and deletion date. Center is reminded that specialist needs to receive written notification of the deletion (or hire) of a staff person within 5 days of the event. Specialist was notified verbally of these deletions at this visit. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is a broken window in the 3/4 year old classroom from a break in yesterday. It is covered by a large piece of plywood inside the classroom so children can't access it but outside the jagged glass is exposed. This window needs to be repaired immediately. The contractor was supposed to arrive yesterday but didn't. Center is hoping the person comes today. Center is advised to supervise children very closely and not allow them near the window outside. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: BW's continued training was due by the end of 9/30/21. She has 12 hours of continued training to complete immediately. BW stated she has the training completed but it is not in her file but on her computer. She is alone in a classroom today so is unable to show the specialist the training during the visit. She states she will send the training to the specialist during nap time when another staff person can fill in for her in the classroom. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: There was an outlet uncapped in the 2 year old room by the CD player. This needs to be capped. This was capped during the visit. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was an open bag of cornflakes on the counter in the kitchen area. This needs to be closed. | |||
| 2021-10-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.05F | Corrected |
| Findings: The sink by the washer and dryer is the meal prep sink for the center. This is a designated hand washing sink and that is all that the sink should be used for. There were dolls and doll clothes in it at this visit. There were no paper towels near the sink. Center needs to use this sink for hand washing before preparing meals for the children and there need to be paper towels there. | |||
| 2020-10-27 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.05D | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist could not locate a thermometer in the freezer. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B | Corrected |
| Findings: An aide that was hired in October 2018 needed to complete the aide orientation by April 2019. She has not completed the orientation yet. She needs to complete this immediately and it will count toward her 6 hours of continued training that is due by 10/31/19. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist was not notified of the addition of an intern until this visit. The intern works as home visitor but comes to the center to meet with an administration person. She is not in the classroom. She began work on the 16th. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.05F | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no soap at the hand washing sink for the kitchen. The nutrition aide wasn't aware that she needed to use that sink for hand washing before preparing breakfast. The lunch meal the children receive comes from the public school and all the nutrition aide has to do is scoop it into serving dishes. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The parent sign in/out sheet for the 2/3 year old room was not accurate. A parent had taken a child home early due to pink eye and didn't sign the child out. The parent sign in/out was not accurate for the 4 year old room because a new child started and the parent didn't sign the child in. Staff need to be sure parents are signing children in and out. If a parent forgets the staff can do it and just have the parent verify upon return. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist could not locate a thermometer in the refrigerator. | |||
| 2019-09-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist was not notified within 5 days of the leaving of 4 staff. She found out at the visit today. | |||
| 2018-10-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A 3 year old needs an emergency contact person on his emergency card. | |||
| 2018-10-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A 3 year old needs the doctor part of the health inventory completed. The center states they had it because it was entered into their data base but the document can not be located. Center has requested the doctor's office to resubmit the document. | |||
| 2018-10-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: A 3 year old needs documentation of a lead screening and/or lead blood test. | |||
| 2018-10-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: Two 3 year olds need immunization records that show they have the required immunizations for their age. The 3 year old boy needs evidence of a 4th DTP shot. The 3 year old girl needs evidence of a 4th DTP, a Hib shot after a year of age, and 3 Hep B shots. | |||
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