Description: BRIGHT STAR'S CHILDCARE ACADEMY III is a Child Care Center in MIDWEST CITY OK, with a maximum capacity of 35 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type/Purpose | Corrections |
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| 2026-05-28 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2026-02-02 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2026-01-30 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
One person that has been employed at the program since 9/1/25 as a substitute is restricted and does not have a granted restricted waiver for this location. The director has not been present at the facility since September2025. Director was last present five days in September 2025. |
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| 2025-09-29 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
Staff child ratios were not met in two classrooms - infants, ones, twos group had 3 infants 2 two year-olds with one teacher totaling five children with one teacher. The preschool classroom had 2 one year-olds, 4 two year-olds, and 3 three year-olds totaling nine children with one teacher. The compliance file is missing some documents from the previous 120 days - 8/6/25 monitoring summary, 8/21/25 complaint findings. Attendance records are not being documented for the program director based on work hours reported; work dates/times are only recorded for three days for the current month of September 2025. |
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| 2025-08-06 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2025-06-30 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
One teaching personnel that has been employed at the program for more than 12 months has an expired PDL certificate. One teaching personnel who has been employed with the program for more than 12 months has not completed the minimum number of professional development hours to maintain a current PDL certificate. |
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| 2025-02-28 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2024-09-27 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
The program does not have a current Equipment Inventory. The previous one was completed on 8/15/2023. Once class of children were resting on cots without a sheet covering the resting surface. |
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| 2024-07-09 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2024-06-06 | STARS Partial Inspection |
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| Description: The program does not have a qualified director. the acting director for the program has not obtained the Oklahoma Director's Credential - bronze level or higher. | ||
| 2024-04-05 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
The program does not have a qualified director; the acting director for the program, has not obtained the Oklahoma Director's Credential - bronze level or higher. One personnel having been employed with the program for more than 90 days does not have ELCCT training. |
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| 2023-12-21 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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Description:
One teacher employed past 12 months does not have a current OPDL certificate; this expired 8/26/23. The three fire extinguishers for the program have not been inspected and tagged within the past 12 months; expired 5/30/2023. The large wooden play structure does not have six feet of use zone space available for the perimeters of the tall yellow slide, yellow crawl-through tunnel, and climbing ladder. There are 2 tubes of hydrocortisone, 2 tubes of antibiotic cream, and 1 jar of petroleum jelly located on the bottom shelf of the changing table in the boys bathroom in reach of children; there are also two containers of cleaning supplies on the wall ledge by the kitchen area that are in reach of children. Cords connecting the TV to an electrical device are hanging low in reach of children where three year olds are present. A teacher re-employed by the program on 10/23/23 does not have a background check that is complete or in process; the status is incomplete/closed. The program does not have a qualified director; the acting director for the program has not obtained the Oklahoma Director's Credential - bronze level or higher. The program does not have a qualified master teacher employed at this time; one master teacher is required for capacity of 35 children. The program does not have an approved fire inspection; an inspection was conducted in June of 2023 but was not approved. The last approved inspection is dated 8/03/21. |
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