Description:
In service since 2009, Building Blocks Academy is owned and operated by Mary Jean Blades.
A teacher for 28 years, Mary Jean has spent her entire career working with children of all ages - particularly at pre-K and Kindergarten levels. In her last few years in the Public School System, Mary Jean was the Pre-K and Child Find Coordinator for the local school district. In her time as the pre-K teacher and Child Find Coordinator, she dealt with a number of pre-school/daycare and babysitting services throughout the state, and noted that there was one approach that wasn't getting enough attention. And it was in that moment that Building Blocks Academy was born.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-23 | Non Compliance | 60N - Administration of medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure only authorized staff administer medication. Staff #5 was observed administering sunscreen, but does not have a certificate on file. | |||
| 2019-09-23 | Non Compliance | 47N - Diapering | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a foot-activated diaper pail for the one-year-old and two-year-old classrooms. This was corrected when two foot-activated diaper pails were purchased and placed in the classrooms. | |||
| 2019-09-23 | Non Compliance | 49N - Emergency planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Purchase an emergency supply of water. | |||
| 2019-09-23 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials are stored inaccessible to children. This was corrected when cleaning supplies were removed from under sinks and store out of reach. Discontinue the use of the portable wading pools. This was corrected when the pools were thrown away. | |||
| 2019-09-23 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs one reference. Four staff need service letters. Three staff need two references. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB results. Two staff need orientation. One staff needs to be fingerprinted. | |||
| 2018-10-10 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A health appraisal is needed for one staff member. | |||
| 2018-10-10 | Non Compliance | 70N - Equipment | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Add multicultural supplies to all classrooms. | |||
| 2018-10-10 | Non Compliance | 34N - First aid and CPR training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Provide First Aid and CPR certifications for ten staff members. | |||
| 2017-11-17 | Non Compliance | 23N - Adult health requirements | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was working with children although she had nits in her hair. Staff #1 must be lice and nit free to provide direct care for children in the facility. | |||
| 2017-10-05 | Non Compliance | 57N - Child health appraisal | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Need child health apprasial for one child. | |||
| 2017-10-05 | Non Compliance | 32N - Annual training | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Need annual training hours for one staff. | |||
| 2017-10-05 | Non Compliance | 25N - Orientation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Need orientation documentation for one staff. | |||
| 2017-10-05 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Need complete staff file for four staff. | |||
| 2017-06-13 | Non Compliance | 65N - Positive behavior management | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A child was made to help clean feces and urine from the floor after a toileting accident. This is inappropriate. Staff are to clean up after children. Administrator and Staff #1 shall attend a three hour Positive Behavior Management training and submit training certification to OCCL by August 1, 2017. | |||
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