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Your child is the most important thing in your life and finding a reputable day care center for your infants or pre-schoolers can be a daunting task. Child Care of Windsor is one of the most reliable and trusted child care centers with an extensive client list and stellar professional references. With a responsible and reliable day care center, you can feel secure that your child is in good hands. We are a full service day care center in Baltimore MD. Playtime, special activities, snacks and meals are all part of the child care service we provide. We understand that our role is that of parental extension and we are dedicated to providing care and child supervision when parents need to be away from home.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a set of twins, P.C and S.C that were sharing one emergency card. Each child must have their own separate card. The program will obtain a separate emergency card for each twin and send copies to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was one child B.D that did not have the health inventory part one in their file. The program will obtain this and send a copy to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was one child B.D. who did not have the heath inventory part 2 completed in their file. The program will obtain this and send a copy to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: There are two students, B.D and C.E. that did not have lead screenings completed in their files. While on site, the lead results for C.E. were received, shown to the licensing specialist and put in the file. The program will obtain this information and send to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: There were 7 staff members who did not have experience in their files. The program will obtain this information for the files and send copies to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.03.05E | Corrected |
| Findings: The program has not been utilizing a substitute log showing everyone who is covering in rooms, such as another staff member is covering the class while the assigned staff member is at a doctor's appointment. The program must use a substitute log whenever someone is subbing for a staff member and show what days they substituted and the state the staff member their substituted for. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: In the far back play lot there is a pile of chairs and large sticks in the corner that are a hazard. The provider must remove these and send pictures to the licensing specialist. Also, the play set with the tire swing had a broke swing, the backing of the slide was coming off and the tire on the tire swing was starting to break apart. While on site the program did tape off the area so that children would see they could not go on that playground. The program must fix these items or remove the hazardous items. The baby swings were tapped off for the children not to use because they need repairs, these must be repaired as soon as possible. On the older children's swings the wooden perimeter around the play area has holes in the wood that showed exposed nail in two of the spots. While on site the program added a material to fill the holes and cover the nails. There was a bench in the play area that had exposed nails due to the wood broken away. This bench was removed from the premises while the licensing specialist was on site. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.05.12E | Corrected |
| Findings: the play set with the tire swing had a broke swing, the backing of the slide was coming off and the tire on the tire swing was starting to break apart. While on site the program did tape off the area so that children would see they could not go on that playground. The program must fix these items or remove the hazardous items. The baby swings were tapped off for the children not to use because they need repairs, these must be repaired as soon as possible. On the older children's swings the wooden perimeter around the play area has holes in the wood that showed exposed nail in two of the spots. While on site the program added a material to fill the holes and cover the nails. There was a bench in the play area that had exposed nails due to the wood broken away. This bench was removed from the premises while the licensing specialist was on site. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: The program was able to locate the emergency disaster plan, however it has not been updated this past year. The program will update the plan and send proof to the licensing specicalist. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: In the 2's room there was a mouse trap in a cabinet underneath the changing table that was open and accessible for children to get to. Please latch the cabinet or remove the trap and send pictures to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2022-06-16 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Program emergency cards are out of date and need parents to update for this year. Program will have all emergency cards updated and show proof to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Two students were missing information on their emergency forms. One student was missing the authorized person to pick them up and the physician information, and a second student was missing the physician information. Provider will provide updates of these forms to the specialist | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The smoke detector on the top floor had wires that were exposed. It was explained these wires must be covered. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Four staff members medical forms were outdated and needed to complete new medicals. Provider informed specialist they have appointments to have this completed. Copies of these medicals will be sent to the specialist. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: In room 5 there was hand sanitizer within reach of the children. When told to the teacher she immediately move it to the closet on the highest shelf out of the reach of children while the specialist was in sight. | |||
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This place is awesome the staff is great my. Daughter is now In Kindergarten and she’s doing well. All because of work she did at child care of windsor. She still goes here when schools are and she’s excited to see everyone
Pros: The staff is excellent and very kind. They create a wonderful environment for children to thrive and the kids have a lot of room to run around outside. I also like their lunch program and flexible drop off/pick up times. My son has made many friends here and it will be a sad goodbye when he graduates. Everyone here clearly wants to provide the best early learning experience possible and prepare the children for school.
Cons, which I have deducted 1 for star each, because from my perspective they are glaring flaws:
The curriculum is sometimes age inapropriate. The projects that the children complete in class to be sent home are mostly constructed by the staff. I have a pretty mother's day card that my child was supposed to make but it was clearly assembled by an adult with a hot glue gun. They also send home homework worksheets for 4 year olds. Every study I've read on the subject seems to indicate that worksheet style homework assignments for very young children don't provide any benefit to them academically and can be frustrating for kids and parents alike. I'm not against homework for getting kids used to having to do work after school, but homework more along the lines of "find a leaf to bring to school to look at under a magnifying glass, read a story with your parents, or taking home a laminated ruler and measuring things around the house" to me would be better alternatives. Additionally, they seem to have trouble getting the kids to internalize concepts and instead focus on rote memorization. During Black History Month my son woulf excitedly declare "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was a civil rights leader!" but if you asked him what a civil rights leader is he wouldn't be able to tell you. It led to an excellent, age appropriate discussion about the civil rights movement and segregation, but in my opinion it's important to teach the concept and not just what words to say.
The other thing that I'm deducting a star for is that while they don't advertise as a Christian daycare they are religious. The children sing a prayer song and thank God before they eat. My son says his teacher tells him that God loves all children. These are nice sentiments from good people but they are in my opinion, inapropriate in this setting. My son and I are Unitarian Universalists, which teaches the principles of many religions but does not emphasize any particular diety. The assumption that all of the Children in attendance are Christian is very problematic to me and my Son has expressed confusion over the mixed messages he gets between home and school. I do not think including prayers and talking about God in a non-church affiliated daycare is a wise descision for early childhood educators.
If I had known then what I know now I wouldn't pick this daycare for my family. I don't think there is anything bad going on necissarily, but this isn't a good fit for us. The benefits that have come from my boy going here would have come from any facility with similarly kind and dedicated staff. I'm writing this review because I think parents should know what to expect and be able to make a good choice. This was not a good fit for us but my cons might be pros to other families out there.
Summed up: Great daycare! Just not for us.
Excellent teachers and a very caring staff! My daughter is blossoming due to this school! This is a school with a curriculum, activities and homework! This is not a babysitter, this is a school where your child learns by a very talented staff.