Description: Developing Minds Preschool and Learning Center is a developmental preschool and Kindergarten program for children ages 2-Kindergarten. School year runs September-May. All programs are half day programs. DA lunch bunch program along with some before and after care are available. Developing Minds is part of the Delaware Stars Program where we currently hold star level 4. Delaware Stars is a Quality Rating and Improvement System for Early Care and Education Programs in a joint initiative with OCCL, Department of Education and the University of Delaware.
Developing Minds offers classrooms with centers designed to maximize experience and learning. Academic, social and emotional growth is our focus as we work through the curriculum. Curriculum is thematic. Communication is daily and monthly.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-04 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. Child #1, #2, #7, #8, and #9 need date of enrollment, hours of attendance, and days of attendance. Child #4, #6, #10, #11, and #12 only need hours of attendance and days of week attending. | |||
| 2020-02-04 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Monthly fire drills and inspections needs to be completed monthly. Submit a completed fire drill and inspection form. | |||
| 2020-02-04 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a current lesson plan is posted weekly for each classroom. Ensure all components are on lesson plan. Submit a lesson plan for classroom #A and #B and include healthy habits. | |||
| 2020-02-04 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. Professional development plan is needed for Staff #3, #8, #9, and #12. Annual review of abuse and neglect is needed for Staff #7. Orientation is needed for Staff #3 and #11. Two reference letters are needed for Staff #11 and two additional letters are needed if there is no employment history. Health appraisal with TB is needed for Staff #10, #11, and #12. TB documentation only is needed for Staff #1, #3, and #5. Release of employment history is needed for Staff #1, #3, #5, #10, #11, and #12. Proof of submitting application to Delaware First for a DOE certificate is needed for Staff #5 and #12. An eligibility letter is needed for Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, and #12. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 47N - Diapering | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Replace two foot activated trash cans. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff are signed and out of the classrooms. Ensure children are only signed in when in school. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 48N - Food service and preparation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Replace thermometer in freezer. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 49N - Emergency planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete fire drill monthly. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Three staff members need abuse and neglect forms. Four staff members need a health appraisal and TB results. Four staff members need service letters. Two staff members need job descriptions. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 57N - Child health appraisal | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Two children need immunization records. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Repair frayed carpet in classroom. | |||
| 2019-02-19 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are complete. | |||
| 2018-02-12 | Non Compliance | 67N - Documenting children's progress | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Add goals and activities and experiences to be provided by staff in support of the identified goals to one toddler's individual plan. | |||
| 2018-02-12 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete. -One child needs a current health appraisal on file. | |||
| 2018-02-12 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure personnel files are complete. -One staff member needs a personal data sheet, completed application, or resume on file. -Two staff need references on file. -Two staff need Service Letters on file. -One staff member needs a signed employee declaration form on file. -Two staff need signed drug/alcohol prohibition forms on file. -One staff member needs a current adult health appraisal including results of a TB test or risk assessment on file. -One staff member needs a job description on file. -One staff member needs documentation of a yearly review of child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting procedures on file. | |||
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