Description: We believe that your child's educational, social, physical, and emotional development is very important. That is why we focus on every aspect of your child. We believe that a strong partnership between parent, child and staff is vital to the learning process. Our staff is well trained and experienced with educating children of all ages. They are completely dedicated to you and your child/children.
Our curriculum is specifically designed to encourage children to be well rounded and prepared for a bright future. We educate in a variety of ways including computer labs, science, and math from the earliest possible time.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, THE REFRIGERATOR ON THE FIRST FLOOR DID NOT HAVE A THERMOSTAT. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45 F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director retrieved thermostat inside 1st floor refrigerator which was not visible to inspector . Director purchased new thermostat that will be visible suctioned to the inside of the 1 st floor refrigerator.Director will conduct weekly kitchen audits to ensure thermostat are inside refrigerator , freezer and kitchen are clean daily. Director will document audit repot and will be given to Executive Director every end of the month. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.124(f)/3270.181(e) - Updated every 6 months/Emergency master file updated | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, IN THE TODDLER ROOM THERE WERE 3 EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS THAT WERE NOT UPDATED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the informationIf emergency information is updated in a master file, it shall be updated accordingly in other facility records. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director retrieved updatedemergency contacts from the parents of the toddlers. Director will conducted staff meeting informing staff the importance of updating emergency contacts every 6 months. Director will conduct weekly checks and keep tracks of contacts who will need updating soon. Direcotr will document meeting. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.21 - General Health and Safety | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, IN THE TODDLER ROOM CHILD # 1 WAS NOT STRAPPED INTO THE HIGHCHAIR DURING FEEDING. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff meeting was conducted to address health and safety of children and strapping children into high chairs at all times when in use. Director will conduct weekly audits of staff memebers and the proper use of high chairs. Director will document audit reports and will be given to Executive Director at the end of every month. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, STAFF PERSON # 1 HIRED 2/28/19 HAD A CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE THAT WAS OLDER THAN 60 MONTHS (4/24/14). Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). PROVISIONAL HIRE UNSUPERVISED: A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person #1 applied for Child Abuse clearence on 4/26/2019 and remained in the office until clearence was availble to retrieve via online to print for staff person file on 5/8/2019. Director will conduct aduits on staff files. Director will document audits reports and will be given to Executive Director every end of the month. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(3)/3270.192(2)(ii) - HS/GED, 15 credits + 1 yr/Exp, educ., training prior to facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, STAFF PERSON#3 DID NOT HAVE VERIFICATION OF 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE TO QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANT GROUP SUPERVISOR. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate, 15 credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education or the human services field and 1 year of experience with children. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) VERIFICATION OF ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE WAS PROVIDED AND PLACED INTO STAFF PERSON #3 FILE. THIS VERIFICATION WILL REMAIN IN THE FILE AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.37(c) - Aides supervised all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, STAFF PERSON # 3 WAS LEFT ALONE UNSUPERVISED IN THE INFANT ROOM DURING NAP TIME WITH 4 INFANTS. Correction Required: An aide or a combination of aides shall be supervised at all times by a staff person qualified at minimum as an assistant group supervisor. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) STAFF PERSON #3 WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER ROOM TO WORK WITH A STAFF PERSON THAT WAS QUALIFIED AS AN ASSISTANT GROUP SUPERVISOR. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.65 - Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19; PRESCHOOL ROOM: -OUTLET TOWARDS THE KITCHEN ON LEFT WALL HAD NO RECEPTICAL COVER. TODDLER ROOM: -OUTLET COVERING BROKEN ON WALL TOWARDS INFANT ROOM ENTRANCE. BASEMENT SPACE: - NO RECEPTACLE COVER ON ELECTRICAL OUTLET NEAR THE THERMOSTAT. Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will conduct daily classroom checks every week to ensure staff classrooms are equipped with receptical covers and outlet covering. Executive Director will conduct monthly pop ups to check staff classrooms in center. Staff meeting was conducted to express the importance od receptical covers and outlet protectors. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.69(b) - 110 F or less | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, THE WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM MEASURED AT 115 F. Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) THE HOT WATER TANK TEMPERATURE WAS ADJUSTED TO ENSURE THE WATER TEMPERSTURE DOES NOT EXCEED 110 F. THE WATER TEMPERATURE WILL BE CHECKED DAILY TO ENSURE THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED 110 F. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19, THE FIRST AID KIT IN THE PRESCHOOL ROOM WAS MISSING TWEEZERS AND GAUZE. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) TWEEZERS AND GAUZE WERE PLACED IN THE FIRST AID KIT IN THE PRESCHOOL ROOM. FIRST AID KITS WILL HAVE ALL 7 ITEMS AT ALL TIMES. |
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| 2019-04-26 | Renewal | 3270.76 - Building Surfaces | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 4/26/19; OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE: - TRASH AND DEBRIS COVERING THE GROUND NEXT TO GARBAGE STORAGE. - THERE WERE 3 BLUE CHAIRS COVERED IN DIRT IN THE REAR EGRESS. - EXPOSED NAILS AND BROKEN TRIM ON FRONT OF THE WOODEN DECK. Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Company's Maintenance man cleaned trash and debris covering the ground next to garbage storage. Owners hired construction workers to remove and replace broken wood on the front of wooden deck and removed exposed nails. Director will conduct bi-weekly outdoor audits on outdoor playspace and trash storage near play area.Director will document audit report that will be given to Executive Director every end of the month. |
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| 2018-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/6/18, TWO CHILDREN IN THEPRESCHOOL ROOM WERE NOT ON THE COT CHART. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All teachers are required to ensure that all names of children are on the cot chart. |
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| 2018-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/6/18, THE AGREEMENT FORM FOR CHILD 4 DID NOT STATE THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIME. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All agreement documentation will include arrival and departure information at all times. |
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| 2018-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(5) - Information re: special needs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/6/18, CHILD 1 EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM DID NOT STATE WHETHER THE CHILD HAD A DISABILITY OR NOT. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include information on the child's special needs, as specified by the child's parent, physician, physician's assistant or CRNP, which is needed in an emergency situation. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All emergency contact information will be included at all times. |
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| 2018-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/6/18, THE AFTERSCHOOL ROOM ON THE LEFT DID NOT HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN IDENTIFYING THE MEANS TO TRANSPORT A CHILD TO EMERGENCY CARE. Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The Afterschool room will have a written plan posted at all times identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care. |
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| 2018-06-06 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: DURING THE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON 6/6/18, STAFF 6 FILE DID NOT CONTAIN VERIFICATION OF TWO NON FAMILY REFERENCES. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) At time of initial employment all staff will receive training in emergency plan and yearly thereafter. |
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