Description: The Childspace PHILOSOPHY is that children learn by experience. We believe that children must first feel emotionally and physically secure to be able to explore and learn from their environment. We are concerned with all aspects of children’s growth: social, emotional, cognitive and physical. We plan our program at each development level to provide opportunities for children to try new things both individually and in groups, make new friends and have fun. Activities are provided in the classrooms, outdoors, in the gym and on trips. Our toys are kept on open shelves for easy accessibility to children. In group activities, we recognize that each child is an individual and we encourage children to express themselves according to their own personalities through art, music, circle time, body movement, games, imaginary play, block play, book time and cooking. We set limitations primarily with regard to the safety of all children. We try to teach children to respect each other’s person as well as their feelings and introduce children to the diversity found in society. We attempt to structure the classroom and activities in a way, which allows choice and flexibility within the security of a consistent schedule and pattern of expectations. We encourage parents to get involved in our program, make suggestions and ask questions.
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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| 2020-07-16 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement for facility child #1 did not specify the child's arrival and departure times. 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.) The operator will ensure all children's agreements specify the child's arrival and departure times. |
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| 2020-07-16 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(6) - Admission date | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: The agreement for facility child #1 did not specify the date of the child's admission. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will ensure that all children's agreements specify the date of child's admission. |
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| 2020-07-16 | Renewal | 3270.192(2)(iv) - Transcript, diploma and letters | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: There was not acceptable verification of education in the record for facility staff #1. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator will obtain acceptable verification of education for facility staff #1. The operator will ensure that all staff have acceptable verification of education in the record at all times. |
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| 2019-03-11 | Renewal | 3270.106(f) - 2 feet apart | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed several classrooms that did not have the required 2 feet of space on three sides of the rest equipment while in use by children. Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will work with all classroom staff to make sure that there is at least two feet of space on three sides of the rest equipment while in use by children. |
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| 2019-03-11 | Renewal | 3270.36(b)(5)/3270.192(2)(iv) - HS/GED + 2 yrs/Transcript, diploma and letters | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Facility staff #1 did not have acceptable verification of education in the record. The document in the record was from a foreign country and not evaluated for the US equivalency. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children.A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff # 1 education record has been sent to a certified agency to evaluate the US equivalency of the record. When we receive the results it will be sent to licensing inspector. Until the documentation is received, staff person #1 will be reclassified as an aide. |
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| 2019-03-11 | Renewal | 3270.51 - Similar Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed one facility staff with 12 preschool children upon entering the Amazing Achievers classroom. Correction Required: When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30. IF USING TIERED LIS: The required staff:child ratios must be maintained at all times. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility is maintaining the required staff:child ratios at all times. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the -------- Region Office on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will meet with staff to explain that appropriate ratios must be kept at all times. If staff have to leave the room, they must make sure that there is enough staff in the room to maintain the appropriate ratio. Staff will further be reminded that if they need to leave the room, and need another person to cover they are to call administrative staff so someone can cover the room. The director will continue to monitor the rooms to make sure that classes are in ratio at all times |
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| 2019-01-07 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.21/3270.71 - General Health and Safety/Heat Source | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative tested several radiator covers and found them to be over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. A covered radiator outside the 3rd floor bathroom was 128 degrees. Another covered radiator in the third floor hallway was 140 degrees. Cert Rep observed an opening on the radiator cover in the gross motor room where children could put their hand into the cover and possible suffer burns. The radiator cover in the Amazing Achievers classroom was 113.5 degrees. The radiator cover on the second floor, across from the bathroom was 132.2 degrees. The covered radiator in the rainbow room was 146.3 degrees and children were playing in close proximity at the time of observation. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.Hot water pipes and other sources of heat exceeding 110 F that are accessible to children shall be equipped with protective guards or shall be insulated to prevent direct contact. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The operator immediately took precautions to keep children away from radiators that were over 110 degrees. The operator had maintenance turn down thermostats in the facility on 1/7/2019. The lock on the room's heating system was replaced to ensure that no unauthorized person could enter and adjust the heating system's temperature. The operator has been monitoring the all radiators daily by testing them with a thermometer to ensure they were not over 110 degrees. A cover was installed on the radiator in the gross motor room to prevent children from putting their hands into the radiator cover. The operator will ensure that no radiator or heat source is over 110 degrees at any time. |
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| 2019-01-07 | NS- Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Certification Representative observed an unlocked closed on the first floor, in the hallway that contained numerous toxins/cleaning supplies on the floor and bottom shelf including bleach, Lysol, Comet, Pine Sol and many others. Also there was an unlocked closet in the staff bathroom that contained cleaning supplies that were not made inaccessible to children. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All cleaning materials were immediately moved to a locked closet and made inaccessible to children. The operator will ensure all cleaning materials and other toxins are kept locked and/or made inaccessible to children at all times. |
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| 2018-11-02 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.51 - Similar Age Level | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the unannounced inspection Certification Representative observed the Cubs classroom with one staff and 7 older toddlers. Correction Required: When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 8; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 10; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 20; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 24; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 30. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will review the ratios with all staff, and also review the policy regarding staff leaving classroom in case of emergency. This policy clearly states that the director, staff coordinator or CEO must be notified of any emergency situations that require a staff person to leave the classroom , so that the staff to child ratio can be maintained at all times. This policy will be continuously reviewed with staff. |
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| 2018-08-29 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 8/14/2018 during an outing at IPlay America, facility child #1 was not properly supervised and went missing from the group. Facility staff #1 and #2 acknowledged that they did not see the child leave the group and while doing a head count realized the child was not with the group. Facility child #1 was located by the amusement park security before being reunited with facility staff. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff taking children on an excursion are required to take supervision training. Staff will be reminded that each staff member is responsible for specific children, and staff members assigned to specific children must be able to see their assigned children at all times. The reminder will go into effect immediately. The training will be completed by October 31, 2018. |
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| 2018-08-29 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: On 8/14/2018 during an outing at IPlay America, facility child #1 was not properly supervised and went missing from the group. Facility staff #1 and #2 acknowledged that they did not see the child leave the group and while doing a head count realized the child was not with the group. Facility child #1 was located by the amusement park security before being reunited with facility staff. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. Each staff person will know the whereabouts of their assigned children at all times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff assigned specific children, and have cards identifying the specific children they are assigned to. Staff are reminded that they must always know where those children are. |
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| 2018-06-08 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During the inspection there was peeling paint on the window frames of the windows on the outside of the building. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All window frames on the outside of the building will be painted. We will monitor paint and repaint any surfaces as soon as there is evidence of peeling paint. |
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| 2018-04-19 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: THE WOOD TRIM AROUND THE GLASS WINDOW PANES, BEHIND THE SCREEN, WAS CHIPPING AND PEELING IN ALL THE CLASSROOMS. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All chipped paint will be painted, and we will continue to check for chipped paint on a daily basis, and it will be repaired as soon as it is observed |
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| 2017-12-12 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: CHILD CRAWLED BEHIND THE CHANGING TABLE, OUT OF THE SIGHT OF THE STAFF AND PULLED THEMSELF UP ON A HOT PIPE, BURNING THEIR HAND. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) staff reviewed supervision training and supervision policy . Children will be supervised at all times, and the policy will be reviewed on a continuous basis, and all staff will be monitored |
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| 2017-12-12 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: A STAFF IN LITTLE EXPLORERS COULD NOT NAME THE PRIMARY CARE GROUP ASSIGNED TO THEM. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We have instituted a card system in which each staff person has a card with the child's name assigned to them upon entering a classroom. The staff person is responsible for children on their cards. This system will be reviewed with all staff, and supervisory staff will be responsible for making sure the system is in place. |
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I have 4 children and they have attended Childspace since 4 months of age. I live the environment, some of the teachers are super loving and caring while others not so much. My problems with the center include stale snacks that they give to the children, the younger staff dress in appropriate attire( boobs and buttocks exposed). My son who was in the afterschool program was mesmerized by his afterschool teacher's boobs and buttock hanging out of her clothing during the summer. There were also rumors about a certain teacher who was hitting the children, and dispite several children leaving the program because of claims that they were hit, this woman still works there. The director Eddie Appel comes off sweet at first but is very RACIST. So if your looking into this center avoid Ms. Appel and the afterschool program. Ask about the rumors as far at hitting is concerened. Other than that most of the teachers are wonderful !