Description: Dee's Childcare is a Child Care Center in Mineral Springs AR, with a maximum capacity of 33 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant/Toddler; Preschool; School Age. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Level 2 Better Beginnings;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.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 100.109.1.b - The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff members and applicants for employment in a Prior to employment and every two (2) years child care facility thereafter |
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 100.110.1.b - The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.Direct care staff or staff with routine contact with children Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter |
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 100.110.2.b - Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff and applicants for employment in a child care facility Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter |
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 300.306.4.02 - All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.All staff shall have fifteen (15) hours of job specific training each year, including child development training, for the ages of children they work with. This shall be training focused on their job responsibilities, such as “Hands on Routine Care” for infants, or “Basics of Assessment” for preschool staff. See Division website for a list of courses, that the Division maintains contracts for, which meet the above requirements. |
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 600.602.1.b - Facility Records shall be maintained on site and include:Transportation rosters, if applicable (maintained for one (1) year); |
| 2026-03-09 | Facility Visit | 1300.1301.9 - Any child who is less than six (6) years old or weighs less than sixty pounds (60 lbs.) shall be restrained in a child passenger safety seat. Any child who is at least six (6) years or weights at least sixty pounds (60 lbs.) must be restrained by a safety belt. (Act 470 of 2001). Conventional school busses are exempt from this requirement except for the transportation of infants and toddlers. (See #1302.2) Child passenger safety seats shall be used in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines. |
| 2025-07-08 | Facility Visit | 300.301.2.d - The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of ChildrenAges of Children: 4 years Number of Staff: 1 Number of Children: 15 |
| 2023-05-16 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-01-23 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-01-10 | Facility Visit | The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of ChildrenAges of Children: 18 months – 36 months Number of Staff: 1 Number of Children: 8 |
| 2022-11-28 | Facility Visit | All detergents and cleaning supplies shall be kept out of the reach of children. (This does not include hand soap in children’s or staff bathrooms.) |
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