Child Care Center
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Child Development Center, Inc.
Ponca City, OK
· Kay County
1615 N. 7TH ST,
Ponca City, OK 74601
Quick Facts
Capacity
110 children
Age Range
0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years
Type of Care
Year Round, Daytime Hours
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4
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Contact Information
📞 (580) 765-7532
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
K830005201
Issued By
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Licensor
Jamie Sims
District Office
Oklahoma Human Services - Child Care Services
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About the Provider
The mission of the Child Development Center is to provide affordable high quality pre-school childcare in a nurturing, secure environment. This program emphasizes life skills and school readiness through creative learning experiences and development of language and cognitive skills that encourage spiritual, physical, emotional and social growth.
Additional Information:
Rated 4 Stars.
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 5:15 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 5:15 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 5:15 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 5:15 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 5:15 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type/Purpose | Corrections |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-08-28 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (23 of 23 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-08-20 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-07-09 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (25 of 25 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-07-07 | 340:110-3-286(a)(1)(B) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff will only do minor cleaning with children close by. Major cleaning will only be done if another teacher is present and have kids in a seperate area. |
| Description: 1. Supervision/judgement: Staff member ran over child's finger with vacuum causing harm. | ||
| 2026-07-07 | 340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff member was terminated immediately. Staff have been trained on proper ways to transport children safely. Admin is doing daily checks ins in person and on camera to ensure proper behavior and guidance is occurring |
| Description: 2. Discipline Behavior and guidance: Staff member picked up child by one arm and roughly placed child on bench. | ||
| 2026-07-02 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (10 of 10 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-07-01 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (3 of 3 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(a) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 1) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff used inappropriate physical discipline-staff were pulling and twisting children's toes as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(c) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 1) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff used inappropriate physical discipline-staff were pulling and twisting children's toes as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 1) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff used inappropriate physical discipline-staff were pulling and twisting children's toes as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(a) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 2) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff are putting Nixxit on children's fingers and in their mouths as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(c) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 2) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff are putting Nixxit on children's fingers and in their mouths as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-288(c)(1)(C) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Staff have been terminated as of 7/2/26. Staff meeting will be held on Monday 7/6/2026 to address appropriate discipline and the consequences for inappropriate discipline. Training on appropriate discipline. Requestion Coaches to come in to help with discipline training. Director, Assistant Director, and Curriculum Coordinator will go into the classrooms and spend time with children and staff helping to direct in disciplining or any other areas they feel staff are needing advisement. |
| Description: 2) Discipline Behavior and Guidance: Serious: Staff are putting Nixxit on children's fingers and in their mouths as a form of discipline. | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-293(a)(2) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Medication policy-a seperate policy was written outlining all medications must go through office. Nail biting or thumb sucking deterrent is not allowed. Staff will be required to take medication training on Pro-Solutions. |
| Description: 3) Parent Communication and family engagement: Program agreed to use inappropriate discipline as requested by a parent | ||
| 2026-07-01 | 340:110-3-293(b) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: All medication goes through the office. The center will not administer nail biting or thumb sucking deterrent (on medication policy given & signed by all parents and staff) |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Serious: Parent communication and family engagement: Program personnel used Nixxit on children without parents knowledge. | ||
| 2026-06-23 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (37 of 37 requirements met) | ||
| 2026-02-06 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2025-10-31 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (36 of 36 requirements met) | ||
| 2025-10-09 | Other Partial Inspection |
|
| Description: No non-compliances observed (5 of 5 requirements met) | ||
| 2025-08-19 | Other Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met) | ||
| 2025-06-25 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met) | ||
| 2025-02-25 | Periodic Full Inspection |
|
| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-12-09 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
|
| Description: No non-compliances observed (3 of 3 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-12-09 | 340:110-3-287(a) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: immediately a supervision plan was put into place for both staff members responsible. The supervision plan is that anytime the staff involved are transitioning to or from the class, gym, or outside, admin staff must count kids to verify accuracy. Each staff involved was written up with a conference to discuss supervision. Write up was placed in their files and Each staff member involved was required to take "supervision: counting children" by December 16th. Documentation is in their files. |
| Description: Supervision ( Serious non-compliance): Child was left unsupervised on the playground. | ||
| 2024-12-09 | 340:110-3-280(a)(1)(K) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Director will immediately and promptly report any and all serious non- compliances, including supervision to licesning. |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Reporting: director did not report a child being left on the playground unsupervised. *serious non-compliance* | ||
| 2024-10-11 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-09-13 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (2 of 2 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-08-16 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-08-15 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (7 of 7 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-08-14 | 340:110-3-287(c) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Cell phones are required to be “stowed” away in a drawer, inside a purse in a cabinet, or inside a locker in the break room. Cell phones are required to be out of sight. This also means they cannot be seen on your person. If you are seen with your phone not stowed away: • Write up and your cell phone can not be in classroom-only locker. Second time-Write up and cell phone is not allowed on premises. |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Personnel are using cell phones while in the classroom with children. | ||
| 2024-08-14 | 340:110-3-284(d)(3) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: All staff completed orientation video and orientations form by October 1st. Going forward all new employees will complete orientation within first week of employment. |
| Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Teaching personnel are not taking the orientation training within one week of employment. | ||
| 2024-06-05 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2024-02-28 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2023-10-05 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed (35 of 35 requirements met) | ||
| 2023-08-09 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
|
| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2023-07-24 | Complaint Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
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