Bright Minds - Columbia MD Registered Family Child Care Home

6147 Starburn Path , Columbia MD 21045
(443) 410-9003
1 Review

About the Provider

Description:

The Bright Minds Home Daycare Center is a safe, loving, and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers to thrive through learning, playing, and circle time with stories and stimulating activities. The following includes a sampling of what we offer: • Develop daily activity plans for infants and toddlers tailored to their individual motor, cognitive, and social developmental stages. • Provide daily report of activities with timings, frequency, types, and amounts of food/snacks offered and consumed, diaper changes, and naps. •Plan and apply activities to meet the emotional, motor, intellectual and social needs of the children. • Provide nutritious snacks and drinks for toddlers. • Set-up and implement policies and procedures to maintain discipline. • Ensure children are supervised at all times, implement policies to maintain discipline, and ensure daycare center is clean, well maintained and secure at all times. • Provide ample opportunities for sleep and rest time. • Develop culturally suitable programs and activities. • Develop activities that establish numerical and literacy concepts, as well as visuospatial and psychomotor skills. • Emergency Solutions are in place in the case of accidents, illness, or environmental hazards (i.e., fire).

Additional Information:

Please feel free to also contact me over e-mail at [email protected]. I will respond within 24 hours. 


Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 253949
  • Capacity: 6
  • Age Range: 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years
  • Rate Range 250-275
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Languages Supported: English, Urdu, Hindi
  • Type of Care: After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Emergency Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Transportation: Emergency Only
  • District Office: Region 6 - Howard County / Carroll County
  • District Office Phone: (410) 750-8771 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2023-12-13 Full 13A.15.05.01C Open
Findings: The Provider recently acquired two parakeets which were in a cage in a box on the kitchen floor. Per the Animals in Child Care Facilities Resource Guide #4 "Animals must be prohibited from the following areas: (a) areas used for the storage of food, cooking utensils and dishes; (b) Food preparation surfaces, including sinks, counters, an d table tops; (C) All birds prohibited from kitchens and dining areas." and #13 Birds "Psittacine birds (i.e. parakeets, parrots, macaws, and cockatiels) and other non-psittacine caged birds (pigeons, doves, and myna birds) should not be located in areas used for child care. These birds frequently carry the bacteria that cause psittacosis."
2023-12-13 Full 13A.15.08.01B(3) Open
Findings: During the inspection, the specialist noticed that the provider did not have a monitor for the sleeping room on the 2nd floor. She will purchase one to use when a child is sleeping and she is downstairs. The provider must not leave a child unsupervised at any time. Children under 2 must be seen and heard at all times.
2023-12-13 Full 13A.15.10.01H(1) Open
Findings: The Provider was missing several items from the first aid kit: gauze pads (small land large), tweezers, paper towels, disposable wash cloths, fragrance-free soap.
2023-01-05 Mandatory Review 13A.15.05.04B(1) Corrected
Findings: During the inspection, one outlet near the floor in the living room was uncapped. The provider corrected this while the LC was present.
2023-01-05 Mandatory Review 13A.15.10.01A(3) Corrected
Findings: The provider had a Fire and Emergency Drill form; however, no drills had been recorded for the recent time period of 11/2022-12/2022. The provider will do the drill the next day that she has a child in care and send a copy of it to the OCC upon completion.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.03.02A Corrected
Findings: A child was in care without evidence of immunizations. Please submit a correction plan to OCC.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.03.03A Corrected
Findings: The written agreement did not include the discipline policy. Please submit a correction plan to OCC.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.03.03E Corrected
Findings: LS did not observed documentation that the child's parent was given the regulated guide to child care. Please submit a correction plan to OCC.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.03.04A(3) Corrected
Findings: A child did not have an updated emergency card. Please submit a correction plan to OCC.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.05.01B Corrected
Findings: The toilet seat in the child care bathroom had a rip. Please submit a correction plan to Occ.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.05.01D Corrected
Findings: The front burner on the stove did not light without a lighter. Specialist will conduct a follow up inspection when burner is working.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.05.04B(2) Corrected
Findings: A three year old was upstairs and steps were accessible to child without any barriers in place. Provider brought child downstairs and placed barriers in place.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.10.02 Corrected
Findings: The bathroom in child care area had a basket of cleaning supplies on a shelf above toilet. The items were accessible to child care children. Provider removed items out of bathroom and placed them so they were not accessible to children at time of inspection, Also, provider had a container with first aid supplies in a container that was accessible to the children in care. The items were rubbing alcohol, Lysol wipes, AD ointment, and peroxide. Provider placed container out of reach of the children at time of inspection.
2021-12-14 Full 13A.15.12.01D Corrected
Findings: The provider did not have 1% fat milk or nonfat milk in refrigerator. Please submit a correction plan to OCC.
2021-10-05 Other
Findings: No Noncompliances Found

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Reviews

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Swathi 2018-06-25 15:52:58
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

We have been sending our son to this licensed in-home daycare for the past 8 months, since he was a 9-month old infant and have the utmost positive experience. The provider, Saima, is highly personable and nurturing, and truly treats my son as her own child. My son had a negative experience at a previous center but quickly adjusted to this daycare and finds it to be a second home. Further, Saima is highly flexible and is willing to provide care on weekends as needed, which has been very helpful for our family. She provides highly personalized care, which is a rare find among childcare centers! We highly recommend this provider to any family looking for a childcare experience that goes beyond daycare, to truly feel like a part of your family.

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