Licensed Child Care Center
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Destined For Greatness Learning Center Inc.
Smyrna, DE
· Kent County
24 EAST NORTH STREET,
Smyrna, DE 19977
Quick Facts
Capacity
41 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
399918
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in SMYRNA DE, with a maximum capacity of 41 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure teacher do not verbally deny food as a behavior management tool. Review positive behavior supports with one teacher. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure routine cleaners are inaccessible to children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove broken equipment from the playground and cut low hanging branches. Ensure there is a shaded area on the playground. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the diaper changing area is on a surface that is non porous and disposable convers are used. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure over the counter medications are labeled with the child's name and accompanied with an MAR. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the center has a complete first aid kit. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase emergency water for the center. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Label the bottles in the infant room. | |||
| 2026-09-14 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post a schedule in the three year old classroom. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 14U - Notification to OCCL | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure OCCL is notified within five business days of the transfer of the early childhood administrator. Per discussion with the owner, she is now the administrator for the location and the previous administrator has transferred to Destined for Greatness Learning Center V. This was discussed with the owner. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a release of employment history with accurate information and corresponding service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an emergency card and transportation permission. One child needs parents right to know acknowledgment. Two children need an infant feeding schedule. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean. The floors between the rubber mats in the hallway and the pre-k classroom need to be cleaned. Ensure electrical outlets and power strips are covered. The power strip in the one-year-old classroom needs covers on the unused outlets. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sink in the infant classroom and in front of the bathroom are not supplying hot water. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom and the kitchen to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the infant classroom read 42 degrees F and the thermometer in the kitchen was not operating. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the ventilation fan in the bathroom is operable. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the wooden barrier along the fence in the older child outdoor play area. Remove the two broken red chairs. Ensure the gate is self-closing and self-latching. The gate in the older child outdoor play area is not self-closing and self-latching. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish the fall zone material with nine inches of pea gravel under all equipment when the children's feet leave the ground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent. Dispose of the ripped nap mat in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. A crib was observed with a loose bottom sheet. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant are available to be used on items/equipment as required. The two-year-old classroom did not have soap/water. This was corrected when soap/water was supplied. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hands are washed after diaper changes. A staff member was observed not washing her hands nor the child's hands after changing the child's diaper. This was discussed with the staff member and corrected when both sets of hands were washed. Ensure the diaper changing area is cleaned with soap and water and disinfected after each diaper change. The diaper changing area was not cleaned by the staff member after changing a diaper. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase additional water for proper shelter-in-place supplies. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure indoor spaces include the five required areas with sufficient materials. The three-year-old classroom needs language/literacy and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play materials and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs language/dramatic play materials. The pre-k classroom needs manipulatives/ math/ problem solving materials and science materials. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-09-11 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. The infant classroom was missing a schedule. This was corrected when on was posted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Document the training of the staff member trained in the day-to-day operations when the administrator is absent. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs to obtain CPR and first aid certification and four references. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is documented to include exact hours worked in each classroom or area. One staff did not sign in or out of the opening classroom. This was corrected when the staff member documented her arrival and departure from the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Complete the Parent's Right to Know Notice Log with current enrollment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean and in a safe condition; floors, walls, and toilets must be cleanable and in good repair. Repair the broken cabinet door in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the broken/missing toilet seat in the bathroom. Repair the toilet that does not flush in the bathroom. Remove the hanging fabric from the bench in the book area in the one-year-old classroom. Remove the ripped rug in the Pre-k classroom. Replace the trash can in the outdoor play area to ensure it is covered. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the kitchen and the infant classroom to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the ventilation fan in the bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the broken equipment from the outdoor play area; broken infant jumper, infant rocker seat, chairs, toys, swing, etc. Remove the broken cinder block. Relocated the little tikes climber at least six feet from the fence. Replenish the fall zone materials. Repair the gates to ensure they self-close. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 54U - Pools and Swimming | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Discontinue the use of the portable wading pool. This was discussed with the administrator and corrected when she agreed to comply in the future. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the ripped nap cots from the Pre-k classroom. Ensure the fitted sheets are fitted tightly to the crib mattresses in the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase additional equipment to provide sufficient quantity. The three-year-old classroom needs science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and building materials. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase an eye patch or dressing, pen and note pad, plastic bags, roll gauze, safety pins, and a triangle bandage or sling for the first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase an emergency water supply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-12 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. This was corrected when the application was submitted on September 10, 2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-11 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete. Child #4 needs blood lead screening results. Child #9 needs current Health appraisal. Send corrections to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure floors/carpets are clean. The carpet in the library/circle area in the Two's classroom needs to be cleaned. Send a picture of cleaned carpet to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-11 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure state business license is current. Send picture of current business license to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-20 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the trash cans are working and covered. The trashcan in the bathroom was not working. Also, clean the walls near the bathroom door on the outside and inside of the bathroom doorway. Submit picture by 11/30. Ensure the lights are working correctly. Repair broken lights. Submit a picture by 11/30. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-11-20 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper pail is working. The diaper pail in the bathroom isn't working. Please submit picture of correction by 11/30. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Two staff members need a professional development plan. One staff member needs annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal. Two children need blood lead screening results. Seven children need development plans. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sinks inside the bathroom, outside the bathroom, and in the infant classroom do not have hot water. Send confirmation to OCCL once the hot water has been restored. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the freezer is at 0 degrees F or colder. The three thermometers in the freezer read 10 degrees F or higher. Send confirmation to OCCL once the freezer reads 0 degrees F or colder. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replenish the fall zone areas with nine inches of pea gravel. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 67U - Transportation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the traveling first aid kit contains bandage tape, band-aids, an eye patch, finger splint, first aid guide, gauze pads, gloves, instant cold pack, pen & note pad, plastic bag, roll gauze, safety pins, scissors, thermometer, triangle bandage, tweezers, water, liquid soap, emergency medication, emergency numbers, poison control number, vehicle insurance on file, and a fire extinguisher. At the visit, Owner Barksdale stated the center's SUV was not at the center. When asked, Owner Barksdale stated she used her personal car to transport the school-age children to school that day and stated she did not take the required items. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post a lesson plan in the two-year-old classroom and infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-09-05 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post a schedule in the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure an early childhood aide is at least 16 years of age or 15 years old if attending a high school's early childhood education program and enrollment documentation is on file at the center. Staff #1 stated Child #11 (a 13 year old) was a volunteer who comes one to two days a week for 8 hours to read to the children and assist staff. This was discussed with Staff #1 and Administrator Barksdale and corrected when Child #11 was moved to the school-age classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Document the hours the administrator is present and functioning in the role to ensure the administrator is present at least 50% of the hours of operation. Submit the administrators attendance for the rest of the month of July. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff. Staff #2, an ECAT without eligibility determination and Staff #3, an aide who is not 18 years old were observed supervising a group of six one-year-old children. This was corrected when Staff #1, an ECT with eligibility determination entered the classroom with Staff #3. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a staff member is fingerprinted and the licensee has received an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff #2 was observed working in the one-year-old classroom. Staff #2 was fingerprinted on July 10, 2023, but the center has not received eligibility determination. This was corrected when Staff #2 left the center and Administrator Barksdale agreed not to allow her to return until eiligibility is received. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need to complete first aid and CPR. Three staff members need a professional development plan. One staff member needs to complete annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. Eight staff members need to complete the training titled Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff members needs two references. One staff member needs four references. Two staff members need eligibility determination from the Criminal History Unit. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a service letter or two documented attempts. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs the date of enrollment, hours and days she attends, an emergency card, a health appraisal, immunization record, blood lead screening results, parents right to know acknowledgment, screen time permission, and transportation permission. One child needs an immunization record and blood lead screening results. Two children need a health appraisal and blood lead screening results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure toilets are in good repair. The toilet seat is missing from one toilet. Repair the toilet seat. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the broken equipment, a broken plastic char and a ripped bouncer seat, from the outdoor play area. Replenish the pea gravel with 9 inches of pea gravel in all fall zone areas. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace the ripped crib mattress in the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair or remove the loose bookshelf in the preschool classroom. Purchase sufficient quantity of equipment for the two-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post the monthly evacuation drill/fire prevention checklist. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 67U - Transportation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the first aid kit for traveling is complete. Purchase a thermometer, triangle bandage, safety pins, water, and liquid soap. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the completed lesson plan is posted and contains required topics. The lesson plan in the one-year-old classroom was not posted for the current week. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-12 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the daily schedule is posted. A schedule was not posted in the one-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a covered trash can for the infant classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-11 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Supply soap and paper towels at the handwashing sinks in the bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-11 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure soap and water is available to clean areas and equipment. A soap/water solution was not available at the diaper-changing area in the bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-11 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase two non-porous diaper mats to replace the ripped mats in the infant classroom and bathroom. Ensure the foot-activated diaper trash can's lid remains on the trash can. This was corrected when the lid was placed back on the trash can. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-03-20 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is documented. A staff member did not sign out of the pre-k classroom when she left the classroom. This was corrected when the staff member signed out. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-03-20 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child attendance is documented with exact arrival and departure times. There were nine children present in the pre-k classroom; however, only six were signed in. This was corrected when the three children were signed in. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-03-20 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. An infant was observed asleep in a lounge chair. This was discussed with staff and corrected when the infant was placed in the crib. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-03-13 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are fingerprinted within five days of turning 18. A staff member turned 18 on December 7, 2023, and has not been fingerprinted or determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit. This was discussed with Owner Barksdale and she agreed the staff member will not return until she s been fingerprinted and determined eligible. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-11-01 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classroom capacities are maintained at all times. Ten children were observed sleeping in the three-year-old classroom, which measures for nine children. Ten children were observed sleeping in the one-year-old classroom, which measures for six children. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply. Discontinue the use of air fresheners and burning of candles during the hours of operation. An air freshener and a burning candle were observed. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit the updated general liability insurance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Train an Early Childhood Teacher in the day-to-day operations and document the training on the orientation record. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained. An intern who has not been employed for a month was observed alone with a group of 10 three to five-year-olds. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom. Upon arrival, a qualified staff member left the two-year-old classroom to answer the door. This left an aide alone with a group of six children age two through three-years-old. This was corrected when a qualified staff member re-entered the classroom. Ensure infants and toddlers are cared for in an area separate from older children. Two three-year-olds were observed in the two-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the three-year-olds were moved into the preschool classroom. According to attendance records, a staff member was alone with up to eight children, infant and one-year-old, from 8:29 am to 9:03 am. At the time of the visit, there were four infants present with one teacher. An aide was observed alone with four one-year-olds. This was corrected when | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are fingerprinted before the start of employment and are supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with 10 children age three to five-years-old. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with six children age two and three-years-old. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with four one-year-olds. Submit the eligibility letters for the three staff members. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs CPR and first aid certification. Three staff members need administration of medication certification. Five staff members need a professional development plan. Five staff members need annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect. Six staff members need orientation. Four staff members need a job description. Six staff members need two references. Five staff members need drug/alcohol statements. Five staff members need eligibility determination. Six staff members need a health appraisal with TB results. Five staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters. Three staff need service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Two staff were signed into the three-year-old classroom; however, only one was present. This was corrected when the staff member signed out. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. One child needs the hours and days he attends. Two children need date of enrollment. Three children need health appraisal, immunization records, and blood lead screening results. Two children need a health appraisal with immunization records. Two children need blood lead screening results. Two children need screen time permission. Eight children need a development plan. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials are stored out of children's reach. Antibacterial wipes were observed in an unlocked cabinet in the two-year-old classroom. Multiple cleaners were observed in the bathroom in children's reach. This was corrected when the items were removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 48U - Heating and Cooling | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fans and cords are inaccessible to children. A fan was observed in the Pre-k classroom. This was corrected when the fan was made inaccessible. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean. The rug in the three-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned or removed. The rubber mats/rugs in the hallway an infant classroom need to be cleaned on the top and underneath. Cover the electrical outlets in the three-year-old classroom and in the power strips in the Pre-k classroom. Purchase a covered trash can for the bathroom. Repair the gate to the one-year-old classroom to ensure the exit route is not obstructed. Repair the tile in the bathroom. Discontinue the use of air fresheners. This was corrected when the air fresheners were removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a thermometer for the freezer in the kitchen and the refrigerator in the infant classroom. Ensure food served is free from spoilage and food that must be refrigerated in stored in the refrigerator. Hamburger meat, frozen pizza, and frozen broccoli were observed sitting on the counter. This was corrected when the items were placed in the refrigerator/freezer. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the broken toys/equipment and trash from the outdoor play area. Replenish the fall zone materials. Repair the gate to ensure it can self-close and self-latch. Move the octopus merry-go-round to the fall zone material. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 55U - Riding Toys | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove the broken bike from the outdoor play area. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. Cribs must be placed on their lowest setting. One crib was not on the lowest setting and a second crib had two mattresses. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase science equipment/materials for the Pre-k, three-year-old, and two-year-old classrooms. Repair the broken door on the kitchen set in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the yellow table leg in the three-year-old classroom. Remove the rug in front of the door leading to the outdoor play area. Repair the chipping paint in the two-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase a non-porous surface for the diaper-changing areas in the bathroom and the infant classroom. Purchase a foot-activated, covered trash can, used solely for diapers for the bathroom and infant classroom. Remove the diaper-changing station from the one-year-old classroom because there is not a sink within five feet. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Obtain a Medication Administration Record for one child. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Purchase roll gauze and a thermometer for the first aid kit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Post an evacuation route in the one-year-old, infant, and Pre-k classrooms. Ensure monthly evacuation drills and fire prevention checks are conducted and post most current. Send two for the month of September. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-09-12 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. This was corrected when the application was submitted on September 9, 2022. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-27 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Six staff need training hours with 2 in health and safety. Four staff need administration of medication certification. Two staff need CPR First Aid. Six staff need a professional development plan. Five staff need annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. Two staff need orientation, job description, references, declaration, drug and alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal and TB, and release of employment history. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-27 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure parents of enrolled children and any tours give complete the Parents Right to Know Notice log. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-27 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Two children need health appraisals and one needs immunizations. One child needs hours and days attending, One child needs date of enrollment, hours, and days attending. Three children need transportation permission. One child needs emergency card information. Five children need development plans. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-27 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance records reflect exact arrival and departure times of children and staff into and out of rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2021-09-27 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Conduct radon testing in every child used area, ensure hazardous materials are labeled and stored inaccessible to children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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