Licensed Child Care Center
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C4D KIDZ NURSERY
Smyrna, DE
· Kent County
204 GEORGES ALLEY,
Smyrna, DE 19977
Quick Facts
Capacity
49 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1493312
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
C4D KIDZ NURSERY is a Licensed Child Care Center in SMYRNA DE, with a maximum capacity of 49 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2022: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2023-10-06 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained through the assignment of qualified staff directly supervising the children. On October 4, 2023, a one-year-old child was left on the outside play area unattended for approximately 20 minutes. Staff were unaware the child was outside until a parent arrived to pick up the child and the child could not be found in the center. Staff #5 found the child outside in the play area. The child was by the door that leads to the infant classroom. The child was crying when she was located. When the child was left alone, Staff #3 and Staff #6 were signed into attendance records as responsible for the child. Staff #3 is an intern, but had not been employed for at least 30 days, and was not determined eligible through a comprehensive background check. Staff #6 is under 18. Both staff could not be alone with children. According to attendance records on October 4, 2023, Staff #1, an aide without criminal history determination, and Staff #2, an aide, were al | |||
| 2023-10-06 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are not alone with children until a comprehensive background check is complete and eligibility results are received. Staff #3 was alone with children and has pending out-of-state checks. According to attendance records, Staff #1 was alone with children on October 4, 2023. Staff #1 turned 18 and was not determined eligible yet. Ensure staff are not alone with children until a comprehensive background check is complete and eligibility results are received. Staff #3 was alone with children and has pending out-of-state checks. According to attendance records, Staff #1 was alone with children on October 4, 2023. Staff #1 turned 18 and was not determined eligible yet. This was corrected because the center license is now suspended. | |||
| 2023-10-06 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure exact departure times for staff are documented. On October 6, 2023, Staff #4 and Staff #5 did not sign out of the combined a.m. classroom. This was discussed and corrected at the visit. Ensure exact departure times for staff are documented. On October 6, 2023, Staff #4 and Staff #5 did not sign out of the combined a.m. classroom. This was discussed and corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-06 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure exact departure times for children are documented. Four children were not signed out when they were no longer combined in the a.m. This was discussed and corrected at the visit. Ensure exact departure times for children are documented. Four children were not signed out when they were no longer combined in the a.m. This was discussed and corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need CPR and First Aid training; three staff need orientation; four staff need OCCL's health and safety training; two staff need application/resume or personal data sheet; three staff need job descriptions; five staff need references; four staff need fingerprinting eligibility letters; four staff need adult abuse registry check; five staff need health appraisals and tb screening; three staff need release of employment; four staff need service letters. | |||
| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a measured room capacity is not exceeded. Attendance records for 9-13-23 show the Toddler 1 room was over the measured capacity of 10, by one child. A discussion was had to put rooms at capacity with qualified staff or go to the Toddler 2 room. Ensure lamp cords are out of reach. Infant room has baby shark lamps where the cords are accessible. Ensure bathroom has adequate lighting. Ensure the closet in Toddler 2 is inaccessible. Ensure the closet in the bathroom is inaccessible. Ensure the exit door in the 3-4 year old room to outside is able to be readily opened. | |||
| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure no standing water on the play area outdoors. Ensure the gate is self closing and the broken fence is repaired. | |||
| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure medication is stored off the changing table. Ensure medication is accompanied with a MAR correctly filled out. Child #1 not completely filled out. Child #2 wrong form; two medications on one form and wrong form for daily use. Child #4 no MAR for diaper cream or Pedialyte in a cup. No doctor's note for Pedialyte use. | |||
| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cups are labeled when personal use. Ensure no food is in a cup/bottle when prepared from home without a doctor's note. Ensure feeding forms are updated monthly. Child #5 last semi solid update 8-4-23. Child #4 has a baby food on schedule but not on approved semi solid list. Child #3 last semi solid food update was 7-3-23. | |||
| 2023-09-13 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Toddler 2 and 3-4y rooms have lesson plans. | |||
| 2023-04-18 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Two infant feeding schedules needed to be updated. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-21 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cleaning supplies are out of reach of the children. LS Sommer observed lysol spray on a child height shelf. This was corrected when LS Sommer removed the spray and staff agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-02-21 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Add fall zone materials to the two small plastic slides observed on the grass. Repair the broken vinyl fence post on the back right corner of the playground. | |||
| 2023-02-21 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children are served all meal components. LS Sommer observed the two-year-old children eating cupcakes with water for affternoon snack. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-09 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance reflects the exact arrival, departure and location of each child. This was discussed and corrected when one child was signed onto the preschool attendance record. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-09 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the floor around the kitchen sink. Ensure children have enough usable/ moveable space. Remove some large furnature from the preschool classroom and some items from the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-09 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure medication is out of reach of children. This was discussed and corrected when it was removed from the open changing station shelf. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-09 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the bottle warmer from the infant classroom. LS Sommer observed the temperature reach 138 degrees Fahrenheit. This was discussed and corrected when it was removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit updated liability insurance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a staff ratio of one to four early childhood teachers to other staff is maintained. The facility does not have a qualified early childhood teacher on staff. Once hired or qualified, have an early childhood teacher trained in day-to-day operations. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained at all times. An aide was alone with ten children, the youngest was three-years-old. An aide was alone with one child to get him off the bus and walk him to the classroom. This was discussed and corrected through movement of children, and pairing of staff to become compliant. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, and review of abuse and neglect. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, and review of abuse and neglect. Staff #3 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, job description, two references, adult abuse registry check, and service letters. Staff #4 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, orientation, two references, resume/ personal data sheet, employee declaration, adult abuse registry check, and service letters. Staff #5 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, orientation, a health appraisal with TB, and service letter. Staff #6 needs administration of medication, orientation, a job description, adult abuse registry check, and service letters. Staff #7 needs CPR/ First Aid, administration of medication, orientation, a job description, two references, adult abuse registry check, a health appraisal, and service letters. St | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a date of enrollment, hours/ days of attendance, health appraisal with immunizations, lead test results, and a developmental plan. Child #2 needs date of enrollment, hours/ days of attendance, an emergency card, health appraisal, transportation permission, developmental plan, medication permission, and an updated infant feeding schedule. Child #3 needs a health appraisal with immunizations, developmental plan, transportation permission, medication permission, and an updated infant feeding schedule. Child #4 needs developmental plan. Child #5 needs a health appraisal with immunizations, and lead test results. Child #6 needs a developmental plan. Child #7 needs a developmental plan, medication permission, and an infant feeding schedule. Child #8 needs lead test results, developmental plan, and medication permission. Child #9 needs a developmental plan, medication permission, and an infant feeding schedule. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials are out of reach of the children. LS Sommer observed cleaners and diaper cream in reach of the one-year-old children. LS Sommer observed routine cleaner in reach of the preschool-age children. This was corrected when LS Sommer removed these items and placed them out of reach. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the facility is in good repair. Repair the wall and carpet between the one-year-old classroom and kitchen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cleaners are stored separately from food. LS Sommer observed cleaners throughout the kitchen. This was discussed and corrected when Ms. Cannon removed the various cleaning products and placed them under the sink. Remove and clean the soaker paper towels/ dish towels from around the sink drain on the floor. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Provide soap to the preschool classroom bathroom. Clean the bathroom to diminish the smell of urine. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants are placed in cribs to sleep. LS Sommer entered the infant classroom staff by Ms. Cannon and observed an infant asleep in a swing. When LS Sommer walked toward the infant, Ms. Cannon moved the infant to her crib. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase enough emergency water to shelter in place. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Upon arrival, LS Sommer observed an infant with a bottle in a bounce chair in the infant room, staffed by Ms. Cannon. LS Sommer explained the infant must be in a feeding chair or held to eat. Ms. Cannon tried to place the infant with his bottle on the floor. LS Sommer reiterated the regulation for feeding infants properly. This was discussed and corrected when Ms. Cannon placed the infant in a high chair with his bottle. LS Sommer observed the bottle warmer with water that appeared thick, "grayish", and dirty. This was discussed and corrected when the bottle warmer was cleaned. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are current and contain all requirements. Infants need a current lesson plan. Preschool needs a complete lesson plan with weekly activities. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms provide activity areas for the children. Organize the one and two-year-old classroom to create activity areas. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure daily logs include 30 minute sleep checks. This was discussed and corrected when Ms. Cannon agreed to comply on the existing form she created. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-12-06 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete and submit an application at least 60 days prior to license expiration. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-22 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs health appraisal with TB results. Staff #2 needs first aid and CPR, medication administration training, PD plan, orientation, 2 references, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, and a completed service letter or 2 additional references. Staff #3 needs administartion of medication training, PD plan, job description, 2 references, adult abuse check, health appraisal with TB results, release of employment history, and completed service letter or two additional references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-08-22 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 and #4 need hours that they attend documented. Child #1, 3, 4, 5, and 8 need lead test results. Child #9 and #10 needs parents right to know and screen time permission. Child #1, 2, 4, and 5 need developmental plans. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-22 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fencing meets OCCL's requirements. Repair broken latch on the fence at the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-08-22 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants are sleepin the crib without any safe sleep hazards. LS Smith observed 3 infants asleep in the crib with bibs on. One infant was observed with a pacifier clip attached to the bib. This was corrected when all safe sleep hazards were removed from the cribs. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained at all times. LS Sommer observed Staff #4 in the front office leaving Staff #5 alone with 11 children, three-years-old to school age. This was discussed and corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional devlopment plan. Staff #2 need administration of medication, eligibility determination, and a health appraisal with TB results. Staff #3 needs an orientation, two references, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check, release of employment, and service letter. Staff #4 needs two references, release of employment, and a service letter. Staff #5 needs an orientation, job description, on reference, employee declaration, administration of medication, eligibility determination, health appraisal with TB results, release of employment, and a service letter. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs hours and days attending, health appraisal with immunizations, and transportation permssion. Child #3 needs immunizations. Child #5 needs hours and days attending and a developmental plan. Child #7 needs hours and days attending. Child #8 and #11 need health appraisals with immunizations, lead test results, and a developmental plan. Child #8 needs lead test results. Child #10 needs a developmental plan. Child #6 and #7 need updated infant feeding schedules. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the kitchen is inacessible to the children. The door in the kitchen is broken and an open shelving unit is in its place, separating the preschool classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure potty chairs are cleaned and sanitized after each use. LS Sommer observed two potty chairs with urine in them. This was discussed and corrected when they were cleaned. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infants are not propped for feedings. LS Sommer observed one infant in abounce chair with a bottle propped. There was a second infant observed in a boppy pillow with a bottle propped. This was discussed and corrected. LS Sommer observed thawed breast milk in the fridge dated 6/9/22. This was discussed and corrected when the milk was discarded. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a daily schedule is posted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-21 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure walkers are not used at the facility. This was discussed and corrected when the walker was removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-04-22 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all children in the facility are supervised at all times. LS Sommer observed two 14-year-old children alone in the office. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-04-22 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs review of abuse and neglect, a job description, an adult abuse registry check, eligibility from criminal history unit, and a service letter. Staff #2 needs CPR/ First Aid and a job description. Staff #3 needs a job description, two references, and a service letter. Staff #4 needs CPR/ First Aid, a job description, two references, a health appraisal with TB and service letters. Staff #5 needs first aid, administration of medication, a job description, two references, eligibility from criminal history unit, an adult abuse registry check, a health appraisal with TB, and service letters. Staff #6 needs an orientation, a job description, two references, eligibility from criminal history, an adult abuse registry check, and a release of employment history with corresponding service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-04-22 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs a health appraisal with lead testing and immunizations. Child #2 needs a health appraisal with lead testing and immunizations. Child #3 needs a health appraisal with lead and immunizations. Child #4 needs a health appraisal with immunizations. Child #4 needs a health appraisal with immunizations. Child #5 needs a health appraisal with immunizations, and an updated infant feeding schedule. Child #6 needs hours to attend, an emergency card, a health appraisal with lead testing and immunizations, and a complete MAR for the epi-pen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-04-22 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials are stored in a locked cabinet or out of reach of children. This was discussed and corrected in the two-year-old and preschool classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-04-22 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the gates to ensure they are both self-closing and self-latching. One gate needs repair to self-close. One gate needs repair to self-latch. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-04-21 | Non Compliance | 17U - Telephones | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure a center has a working phone that allows a caller to leave a voicemail. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Telephone |
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| 2022-04-21 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: On April 21, 2022, Ms. Cannon emailed LS Sommer a staffing plan. According to the staffing plan, a staff member without fingerprinting was alone with five preschool-age children. Licensing Supervisor Vandewater spoke with Ms. Cannon who confirmed the staff was alone with children. This was corrected when a qualified and eligible staff entered the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Telephone |
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| 2022-04-21 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure each staff member is fingerprinted and determined eligible before working alone with children. According to Ms. Cannon's staff plan and verbally on the phone, a staff member determined prohibited and deactivated in the system by criminal history, was alone with five pre-school age children. Licensing Supervisor Vandewater reminded Ms. Cannon this staff was prohibited and informed her to terminate the employee immediately. This was corrected when Ms. Cannon agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Telephone |
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| 2022-03-28 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there are enough staff present to operate. At the visit, two classrooms were open with two staff and nine children, infant to three-years-old. There is not enough staff to complete administrative duties or bathroom breaks. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-03-28 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the broken kitchen door into the preschool classroom with exposed nails. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-03-22 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough staff present to operate. At the visit, thirteen children infant to four-years-old were present with three staff in two classrooms. There was not enough staff present to provide lunch or bathroom breaks. Staff stated they call the administrator from another center to break them as needed, but sometimes it takes hours before she arrives. This was corrected when the administrator arrived at the center. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-03-22 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained. According to attendance from 3/21/2022, one staff member had up to six children, the youngest was an infant until the arrival of a second staff member at 8:40 am. According to attendance on 3/22/2022, one staff member had up to seven children alone, the youngest was an infant, until the arrival of a second staff member at 8:07 am. Toddlers must be cared for in an area separate from the older children. One classroom had seven children ages two-years to four-years-old. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-03-22 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure food is free from spoilage. LS Sommer observed defrosted chicken nuggets and tator tots. The packaging states to cook from frozen. The food was sitting out since opening according to staff. This was corrected when the administrator disposed of the chicken nuggets and tator tots. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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