Creative Kidz Childcare

Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator, the facility's liability insurance was cancelled because she no longer had children in care.

Correction Required: The legal entity shall have comprehensive general liability insurance to cover the persons who are on the premises. A current copy of the insurance policy shall be on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The last health assessment reviewed in the file for staff person #1, the only staff person employed at the facility, was dated more than 24 months ago. Based on conversation with the operator, she had an exam in 2018, but did not have documentation.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.

Noncompliance Area: The certificate posted at the facility was from the previous certification year.

Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location.

Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the staff person #1, the operator, they have not completed 6 hours of child care training in their last full anniversary year, 9/9/18 to 9/9/19.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1, the operator, was not able to produce their file at inspection. Based on an offsite review of the file by fax, staff person #1 did not have a copy of their mandated reporter training.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL.

Noncompliance Area: The fencing in the outdoor play space, acting as a barrier to the root cellar doors, stairs and a large grill, was no longer engaged.

Correction Required: If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.

Noncompliance Area: The ceiling in the main room had several small areas of chipped and peeling paint on each side close to the wall, in the middle of the ceiling in front of the half walls and on the back of the ceiling near the bathrooms.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator, one fire drill was conducted in the last 12 months. There was no fire drill log.

Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Staff persons, volunteers and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill and shall exit the facility, weather permitting.

Noncompliance Area: There was no written plan of daily activities posted anywhere at the facility.

Correction Required: The written plan of daily activities and routines shall be posted in a traffic area used by parents.

Noncompliance Area: At approximately 1:30 pm, staff person #1 answered the front door of the facility. Upon entering the facility, child #1 was observed lying behind a cubby and was not able to be directly supervised by staff person #1, the only staff on site. Based on conversation with staff, they were mopping the floor in the back half of the room and could not see the child from there.

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.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #5 did not include an agreement form. The agreement form in the file for child #7 was not signed by the operator.

Correction Required: An agreement shall be signed by the operator and the parent.

Noncompliance Area: The agreement in the file for child # 1 and #7 did not include the child's date of admission.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Noncompliance Area: There was no emergency contact information for child #7 on site at the facility.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information is required for each enrolled child. Emergency contact information shall reference who shall be contacted in an emergency.When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 did not include the address and phone number for the child's physician.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #5 did not include the work address for the child's mother. The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 did not include the work information for the child's mother.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #5 did not include the policy number for the child's insurance.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #5 did not include the address for the individuals designated by the parent to whom a child may be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #1 and #7, enrolled more than 60 days. did not include evidence of a health report.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The last health report in the file for child #5, who just turned two years old this month, was dated more than 6 months ago.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler

Noncompliance Area: A copy of the facility's current liability insurance was not available at the time of the inspection.

Correction Required: The legal entity shall have comprehensive general liability insurance to cover the persons who are on the premises. A current copy of the insurance policy shall be on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The operator did not have a file for staff person #2, who had been transporting SAC children from school since September 2018.

Correction Required: An individual record is required for each facility person.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 did not include evidence of 6 hours of child care training in their last anniversary year.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, the only staff person at the facility, did not include evidence of current first-aid training.

Correction Required: Competence in first-aid is demonstrated by the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid. First-aid training shall be renewed on or before expiration of certification or every 3 years, as applicable.

Noncompliance Area: The operator could not produce clearances for staff person #2, who was transporting SAC children from school alone,

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information .

Noncompliance Area: At approximately 2:55 pm, child #6, arrived from school, placing staff person #1 out of ratio with 6 children, a combined group of one young toddler, two older toddlers, two preschoolers and one young school-ager. The operator contacted the parent of child #3 to come to the facility to pick up the child. The facility was out of ratio until approximately 3:02 pm, when a parent picked up child #3.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in mixed age levels, the age of the youngest child in the group determines the staff:child ratio and maximum group size in accordance with the requirements at 3280.52(b).

Noncompliance Area: There was a large grill, a television, a book case and a large plywood sign observed in the outdoor play space, making it impossible for children to use it. The space is the facility's only gross motor space,

Correction Required: A facility shall provide outdoor or indoor play space to be used for large muscle activity which includes running, jumping, climbing and riding.

Noncompliance Area: The fencing in the outdoor play space had been removed, making root cellar doors and wooden stairs accessible in the play space.

Correction Required: If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.

Noncompliance Area: There were several uncovered outlets in a power strip in the front of the room.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Noncompliance Area: There were a handful of cleaning products on a shelf in one of the facility's bathrooms, making them accessible to the children in care. All of them included instructions to "Keep out of the reach of children."

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: A written record of all fire drills was not available at the time of the inspection.

Correction Required: A written record shall be kept of the date, the time of day, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, the names of facility persons and the number of children participating in the fire drill.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 did not include verification of a health assessment.

Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 did not include evidence of a TB screening.

Correction Required: An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, holding the title of secondary staff person, did not include evidence of a high school diploma.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 did not include evidence of two written non-family references attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 did not include evidence of training regarding the facility's emergency plan.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, hired provisionally in August 2018, did not include a signed disclosure statement, an FBI clearance or proof of request for the FBI clearance or child abuse clearance or request for the child abuse clearance.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, holding the title of secondary staff person, did not include evidence of a high school diploma.

Correction Required: A secondary staff person shall have obtained a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate

Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator, parents do not receive written information regarding the facility's daily schedule, hours of operation, fees, meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, dismissal policies and pick-up arrangements.

Correction Required: At the time of enrollment, a parent shall receive in writing the facility's general daily schedule, hours for which care is provided, fees, responsibilities for meals, clothing, health policies, supervision policies, night care policies, dismissal policies, transportation and pick-up arrangements.

Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #3 did not include all persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: The agreement form in the file for child #1 through #3 did not specify the date of the child's admission.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #2 did not include the work phone number for the child's mother. The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include the complete work address and phone number for the child's mother.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the home and work addresses and telephone numbers of the enrolling parent.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #2 did not include the address for the individual designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #4, enrolled more than 60 days, did not include evidence of a health report.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The files for child #1 through #4 did not include the date of admission for the child.

Correction Required: A child's record must contain the dates of application, admission and withdrawal of the child.

Noncompliance Area: The file for child #3 did not include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff prior to admission.

Correction Required: A child's record must contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan could not be located at the time of the inspection.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan

Noncompliance Area: Based on conversation with the operator, they do not provide to the parent of each child a letter explaining the emergency procedures.

Correction Required: The operator shall provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining the emergency procedures. The operator shall also provide to the parent of each enrolled child a letter explaining any subsequent update to the plan.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 included evidence of 3 hours of child care training in the last full anniversary year.

Correction Required: A staff person shall obtain an annual minimum of 6 clock hours of child care training.

Noncompliance Area: There was a bottle of hand sanitizer on the front desk, making it accessible to children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center was not posted in the facility.

Correction Required: The telephone number of the nearest hospital, police department, fire department, ambulance and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's first-aid kit did not contain tape.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.

Noncompliance Area: Based on review of the fire drill log and conversation with the operator, only one fire drill had been conducted since opening the facility.

Correction Required: A fire drill shall be held at least every 60 days. Staff persons, volunteers and children in attendance shall participate in the fire drill and shall exit the facility, weather permitting.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's emergency plan did not include a plan for providing shelter-in-place at the facility during an emergency or shelter at a location away from the facility.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for shelter of children during an emergency including shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises.

Noncompliance Area: The barrier in the outdoor play space had fallen down, making an outdoor grill and a raised root cellar entrance, along with a large wooden post, accessible to children, creating a possible burn and tripping hazard.

Correction Required: If unsafe areas or conditions are in or near an outdoor play space, fencing or natural barriers are required to restrict children from those unsafe areas or conditions.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.

Noncompliance Area: The file of staff #1 did not contain documentation of an initial health report or tuberculosis screening and the results of each.

Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem.An adult health assessment must include tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. Subsequent tuberculosis screening is not required unless directed by a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department.

Noncompliance Area: Staff person #1 stated they did not notify local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the programs use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program`s use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility.

Noncompliance Area: The facility did not have documentation safe pedestrian crossways, pick-up and drop-off points and bike routes in the vicinity of the facility were communicated to the families.

Correction Required: Safe pedestrian crossways, pick-up and drop-off points and bike routes shall be appropriately determined in the vicinity of the facility and communicated to the children and parents in writing.

Noncompliance Area: The file of child #1 lacked signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child and administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.

Correction Required: A child's record must contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission.A child's record must contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission.

Noncompliance Area: The file of staff #1 did not contain two written non family references.

Correction Required: A facility person`s record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person`s suitability to serve as a facility person

Noncompliance Area: The facility did not contain the applicable regulations or instructions for contacting the regional office posted in a conspicuous location used by families.

Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location.

Noncompliance Area: Protective receptacle covers were missing from electrical outlets in the following areas: 2 at the front of the building by the door, 1 next to the cubbies, 2 at the computer area, 1 below the water fountain and 2 in the restroom.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Noncompliance Area: 2 gallons of floor finishing product behind an unlocked door leading the the basement and amonia, Comet, Grease Lightening and Mop and Shine cleaning products were in the unlocked changing table in the restroom accessible to children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: A large grill was in the back of the facility by the restroom doors accessible to the children.

Correction Required: 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.

Noncompliance Area: The facility lacked posted evacuation routes.

Correction Required: Evacuation routes shall be posted.