Description: Creative Scholars is a Licensed Child Care Center in Laurel MD, with a maximum capacity of 26 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-08 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed no evidence of children records accessible for staff or agency representative to review. Informed by childcare teacher records are kept on an application on the web and parents have access to sign in and pick up children through the application. The center is required to have written records available for staff and agency representative to observe while on site. Informed by director , these forms were taken home to be reviewed and were not available to OCC for review. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Children records were removed from the office and not available for LS to review. The written records were not available although the director states she has a web site that the staff can pull the information from the app. on their telephones. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed no evidence of any emergency forms on file or at the facility for all children in attendance to be reviewed by the LS.. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of a staffing pattern to reflect the staff in the approved rooms 107 1nd 110.. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.04.01B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 20 children in care with an enrollment of 23 children . At least nine of the children observed were under 2 years of age according to the staff presenting the absence of the director.. There was no evidence given to ls. to verify age of any children on site. At the time of the site visit observed children grouped by ages in room 110. The red table had the older 3/4 year old children in the room. the green table had the 3 year old children and the blue table had 5 under 2 years of age. OCC will do a follow up visit to ensure compliance of the capacity and other non compliances have been corrected | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.04.02D | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed no evidence of attendance or enrollment for children on site. The age group in question (infant and toddlers) has no approval from the office of childcare for the facility. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.06 | Corrected |
| Findings: Due to the dust on the vents which will prevent the adequate exchange of air to protect the child's comfort and health, the vents must be cleaned. LS observed vents in the bathroom and the center in need of cleaning. Discussed the condition of the vents with both the director/Owner and the childcare teacher in charge. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.08B | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed the bathrooms in the daycare area without ample supplies and toilet supplies for the children to have access to while in care. Corrected while on site. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed fixture for toilet paper in need of repair or replacement to ensure toilet paper does not roll on the dirty floor. Observed hard, brown sticky substance on the floor in the bathroom while on site. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.11D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed bathroom trash container without liners in the containers. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.03F | Corrected |
| Findings: Unknown staff to OCC. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Unapproved staff in rooms 107 and 110. Inappropriate supervision given to the children in care while on site.. L.S. had to remind staff of possible harm of the children under two who was standing on top of the table and sitting in the high chairs inappropriately. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival , observed in room 110 , children in high chairs, eating and the staff working with older children with art work at the table. Individualized attention was not maintained at the beginning. After our entrance, the smaller children were taken out of the high chairs and placed at the table. Observed children standing up on the tables and had to inform staff , the child needed attention because she may fall from the table and be injured. Staff informed child to sit down. | |||
| 2022-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed staff unknown and unapproved by the office of childcare and by observation inappropriate care was not being done.. | |||
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