Description: Bright Beginners Child Care Center is a Licensed Child Care Center in Prince Frederick MD, with a maximum capacity of 40 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-02 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-04-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staffing patterns were posted today, but they were not current. Center is reminded when staff members change, staffing patterns should be updated and posted in a conspicuous location in the center. Current staffing patterns were posted while LS was present, so this has been corrected. LS received current staffing patterns for the file. | |||
| 2022-04-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: PST teacher, WFC, did not complete 12 hours of continued training for the November 2020-2021 training cycle. 12 hours of a 20 hour training that was taken during that time period was used last year to make up for training. LS can use the remaining 8 hours for the November 2020-2021 training cycle. WFC should complete an additional 4 hours of continued training immediately. Once completed, please send certificate to LS. | |||
| 2022-04-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: When LS arrived at the center, Director came to the door. Once LS was inside, Director excused herself to the kitchen and then to a classroom before joining LS again. Director stated she had been doing 'training' on dishwashing with the staff and one of the teachers had been 'standing between' classrooms 124 and 126. Due to timing of LS arrival, it is unclear who was where and which classroom was unstaffed at the time. This was similarly cited in May 2021. LS discussed with Director, again, that even though the rooms are adjoining, they are two separate rooms and cannot be used as one large room and all rooms should be staffed at all times. LS advised to keep doors closed and to 'pretend' the doors were not there. When LS was leaving, the doorbell rang and staff member, LR, who was in Rm 126 with the SA children, left the room to answer the door. She was still within sight and sound of the children, but was out of the classroom. Director and Aide were not on site at this time. It was rest time and there was one additional staff member present who could have answered the door. LS will discuss with Supervisor. Please send written plan of correction to LS immediately. | |||
| 2022-04-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed several cleaning products under the classroom handwashing sink in room 124 during inspection today. There are latches on both of the cabinet doors, but the latch on the right side was not working properly today. Please repair this latch or relocate the cleaning products to an inaccessible area. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: All children's emergency forms were reviewed today. There are three emergency forms (KA, RH, BM) that need to be updated. Please have parent/guardian update form and add back to children's files. Send updated copies to LS. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: 15 records reviewed today. There are four children who meet the birthdate requirement for blood lead level testing (DH, BM, AP and CW) who did not have test results in their files today during inspection. Please have parents/guardians obtain test results from health care provider and add to children's files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: 15 records reviewed today. There is one school aged child (TT) who needs an updated immunization record for the file. Please obtain from parent/guardian and add to file. Send copy to LS. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed peeling paint on the ceiling in Room 122. It appears there may have been some water damage from the duct work and the paint is peeling along the tape line next to the vents. The ceiling should be repaired and repainted, when children are not present, as soon as possible. Please send photos of the ceiling once the repair has been made. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: One PST, WCF, did not complete 12 hours of continued training within the November 2019-2020 training cycle. Training has since been completed, therefore correcting this non-compliant item. This PST should complete 12 hours of continued training between November 2020-2021 for the next training cycle. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: When LS entered Room 124 to observe the classroom, there were 7 children present in the room, but LS did not observe a staff member in the room. Within less than a minute, the staff member assigned to the room at the time came into Room 124 from the adjoining Room 126. The door was open between the rooms and the staff member was in the other room for less than a minute, but the children in Room 124 were unattended. LS discussed with Director and reiterated the need for Director to discuss with all staff that, even though the rooms are adjoining, they are two separate rooms and cannot be used as one large room and children should never be left unattended. Please send written plan of correction to LS. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.08.03D(2)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were 12 children present in Rm 122 when Licensing Specialist arrived at the center; of those 12 children, 4 were 2 yrs old. There was one PS teacher present in the room upon LS arrival, as Aide was in kitchen preparing lunch and Director was in Rm 124 helping a child with a tech issue during virtual learning (Director came to the door to screen and allow LS entrance). Director then went to kitchen with LS and sent Aide back to classroom. LS walked around the facility and observed staff bathroom and Rms 126 and 124 before returning to Rm 122. At that point, PST and Director were both present in the classroom. 13th child arrived at approx 11:30am and went to Room 122. Since there were four 2 year olds in the room, once the group size went to 13, there should have been 3 staff members present (the next staff member came in as LS was leaving at approximately 12:45pm). Center is reminded staff/child ratios and group sizes are to be maintained at all times and center should be especially diligent when 2 year olds are present, as the ratio for them is different than if all children in the group were 3 years and older. Please send staffing patterns/written plan of correction. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.10.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed 4 sockets on a power strip located between the water cooler and the refrigerator in Room 126 not capped. Please cap these sockets or make the power strip inaccessible to children. Send photo of capped or relocated strip to LS. | |||
| 2021-05-19 | Full | 13A.16.12.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were no thermometers observed today during inspection in the two kitchen refrigerators or in the refrigerator in Room 124. Please obtain thermometers for these refrigerators and send photos of the thermometers in place in the refrigerators and showing they are reading 40 degrees F or less to LS. | |||
| 2020-07-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, CG, completed training for April 2019-2020 training cycle late (June). This has been corrected. | |||
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