Chesapeake Martial Arts Child Care Center - Berlin MD Licensed Child Care Center

11070 Cathell Road , Berlin MD 21811
(410) 208-4100

About the Provider

Description: Our mission is to make our students more successful in life through the practice of Tae Kwon Do at our school. We do this by teaching our martial arts as a complete discipline (mind, body, spirit), which in addition to developing physical defense, encourages the formation of high personal standards and respect for fellow men and women.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 252298
  • Capacity: 96
  • Age Range: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Showell Elementary
  • District Office: Region 9 - Lower Shore Office
  • District Office Phone: (410) 713-3430 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-03-21 Complaint 13A.16.07.06C Corrected
Findings: Staff member who has not been totally cleared has been in charge of a group of children, by themselves. Have received Maryland and Delaware child abuse/neglect clearances, FBI & Maryland criminal background checks, waiting for Delaware criminal background check (receipt is showing that staff member was fingerprinted for Delaware 12/3/2021). Until the DE CBC is received and staff member is cleared, staff member must "watched dogged" while in the center. Discussed and corrected during today's inspection.
2022-03-21 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) Corrected
Findings: 3/18/2022 A group of 20 school age children were being supervised by 2 substitutes from 7:00am to 9:30am, on the mat (open area used for martial arts) and front desk area. Children were in the front desk area waiting for the bus, 2 children, ages 5 and 4 years 10 months, snuck out of the line and hid in Room 1 for at least 1.5 hours. Supervision was inadequate, 2 children, no matter the age should not have been able to snick away from the group without being noticed. The procedure for moving the children from the mat to the front desk area and onto the bus was not followed by the staff member in charge of the group. According to the director, she has reviewed the procedure with all staff.
2022-03-21 Complaint 13A.16.10.02C Corrected
Findings: At least 8 children are transported every day to 2 different schools, there is no staff with current CPR/First Aid on the van, the driver's CPR/1st Aid expired 1/2023. Director is to come up with a plan to make sure there is staff member with current CPR/1st aide on the van.
2022-03-21 Complaint 13A.16.11.04F(1) Corrected
Findings: There are 2 staff members with medication administration training. On Friday morning, 3/18/2022, neither of these staff were present at the center.
2021-09-15 Mandatory Review 13A.16.04.01B Corrected
Findings: 7 children in a room with a capacity of 6. Children will finish the day in this classroom and will move to classroom 3 or 4 tomorrow, both of those rooms have capacities of 7.
2021-09-15 Mandatory Review 13A.16.06.12A(3) Corrected
Findings: 1aide does not have proof that they completed the required health and safety training within the required 90 days. According to the Director, he did complete the training, but did not print out the certificate, so they must do the training again.
2021-02-26 Full 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) Corrected
Findings: At the time of this inspection 1 child's file was missing Part I, parent's part, of the health inventory.
2021-02-26 Full 13A.16.03.04D(3) Corrected
Findings: At the time of this inspection 2 children's files were missing Part II, medical part, of the health inventory.
2021-02-26 Full 13A.16.03.04E Corrected
Findings: At the time of this inspection 4 children were missing proof of lead testing.
2021-02-26 Full 13A.16.03.04G Corrected
Findings: At the time of this inspection 8 children needed updated shot records.
2019-10-23 Complaint 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: Director left in September, OCC was not notify that the director had left. Corrected today, completed a staff change report.
2019-10-23 Complaint 13A.16.04.02D Corrected
Findings: Child under 2 years old is enrolled (enrolled 8/28/2019), center is not licensed for children under 2 yrs. Child will be 2 years old 11/2/2019. Variance was submitted, so that child can remain in care for the next 7 days.
2019-08-21 Mandatory Review
Findings: No Noncompliances Found
2018-08-21 Complaint 13A.16.07.06C Corrected
Findings: OCC received a report on Aug 14th 2018 alleging that a former employee had covered classrooms, diapered children, and was alone with children at times during naptime and had never had a criminal background check or clearance done. The complaint also alleged that other staff worked with children without background checks. Per the owner and manager the person was hired Jan 22nd to work at the front desk and stated that she was having the background check done. They asked her numerous times to follow through but she did not. She was not assigned to a classroom and did not change diapers as there were no children in care in diapers. She did occasionally supervise children when the teacher took a bathroom break. She resigned on May 17th which was her last day. The complaint alleged that the person had a criminal history. Clearances have been done on all current staff.
2018-08-13 Conversion 13A.16.09.01C(6) Corrected
Findings: The center's screen time policy has not been given to parents but it is to be added to the contract which the center provides to parents.

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