Description: Coates, Terrie is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Waldorf MD, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: 1 child's parent was not given a consumer pamphlet. The child's parent signed and dated a copy of the consumer pamphlet during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: 1 child's emergency form needed to be updated. The child's emergency form was updated with the their parent's initials and the date during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Open |
| Findings: The provider does not have vaccination records and blood lead test results at 2 years of age for the same 2 children. Please obtain the vaccination records and lead blood test results for these 2 children and forward copies to the OCC. Additionally, 1 child did not have Part II of the Health Inventory completed. Please obtain Part II of the Health Inventory for this child and forward a copy to the OCC. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.09.01B(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: 3 children's files did not have a written screen time policy. All 3 screen time policies were signed and dated during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Open |
| Findings: The provider has not been consistent with her fire drills or her emergency/disaster drills since 2022. Please forward a written statement to the OCC explaining that you understand and will comply with this regulation going forward. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider was unable to locate her written emergency and disaster plan. Therefore, she had not been updating it annually. The Licensing Specialist shared the emergency and disaster plan with the provider which she reviewed, initialed and dated during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Full | 13A.15.10.01H(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider was missing 2 rolls of gauze and gloves in her first aid kit. The Licensing Specialist observed a flashlight, but it was not working. Please send a photo displaying that 2 rolls of gloves, gloves, and a working flashlight has been added to your first aid kit. | |||
| 2023-08-11 | Other | 13A.15.05.06F | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival to the provider's home on 8/17/2023 the Licensing Specialist observed that a child under the age of 2 was using a blanket in the Pack 'N play while resting. This Licensing Specialist explained to the provider that soft bedding items including blankets shall not be used as a rest furnishing for a child who uses a Pack 'N Play. The blanket was immediately taken out of the Pack 'N Play during the Licensing Specialist's visit. | |||
| 2023-08-11 | Other | 13A.15.08.01C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: On 8/11/2023 the provider greeted the Licensing Specialist from outside of the home leaving preschoolers unattended. The provider stated that she left the main child care space which is in the basement so she could exit the kitchen door on the ground level. The provider explained that she left the basement because she wanted to look down from the deck at who was at her basement door. The provider shared that she didn't recognize the Licensing Specialist or Licensing Specialist Trainee and felt uncomfortable opening up the basement door to strangers. The provider reportedly wanted to protect the child care children at all costs. The provider understands that she must remain inside the home while a child in care younger than 6 years old is present in the home. The provider immediately left the deck to return to the basement where the children were resting and then unlocked the door for the specialists. | |||
| 2023-08-11 | Other | 13A.15.08.01D(1)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: On 8/11/2023 the provider had a 10 month old child resting inside the home and greeted the Licensing Specialist from outside of the home. The provider understands that she must remain within sight and sound while a child younger than 2 years old is resting or napping. The provider immediately left the deck to return to the basement where the children were resting and then unlocked the door for the specialists. | |||
| 2023-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: NP does not have the physician's contact information listed on his emergency form. Please have NP's parent add the physician's contact information and forward a photo of the completed emergency form to the OCC. | |||
| 2023-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the outdoor activity area the Licensing Specialist observed that there was a lawnmower, a bag of snow/ice melting agent and container of insect killer in the shed which was unlocked. Please secure the shed door with a lock and forward a photo to the OCC. | |||
| 2023-01-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the bathroom the Licensing Specialist noted that there was a spray bottle filled with a disinfectant cleaner and two air freshener products accessible to the children in care. These potentially harmful items were relocated and made inaccessible to the child care children during the inspection. Going forward please make sure products such as these are stored in a secure location. | |||
| 2022-03-23 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: Child EM has an unapproved emergency card, but nothing else in her file. That form was signed on 03/21/2022, but the Provider states that she started on 03/22/2022. Provider states that her parent is supposed to bring the required paperwork this afternoon, 03/23/2022. When asked about an upcoming doctor's appointment, the Provider said that she "thinks that she has one". Please provide the necessary paperwork to OCC and keep it in her file for the correction of this noncompliance. Even though child CM has been admitted since August of 2021, she still does not have any immunizations on file. Please obtain these as soon as possible in order for the child to remain in care. EM needs to have Health Inventory Part I and Part II and GC needs to have Health Inventory Part II. Please have these completed and submit to OCC for the correction of this part of the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-03-23 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Open |
| Findings: During a review of children's records, it was discovered that 1 1/2 year old KM, 3 year old CM and two year old GC have not had any blood lead testing, Three year old PO and two year old XW have only had one blood lead test. Children should have a blood lead test at 12 months and at 24 months. Please notify the parents so that they can schedule the blood lead testing for their respective children so that they will have two blood lead tests. Provide proof of email notification to the parents or provide blood lead test results to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
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