Ducklings Early Learning Center
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Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2025-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: Children in the Jitterbugs classroom did not have cots specifically assigned to them. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Rest equipment will be labeled with children's names. |
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| 2025-11-18 | Renewal | 3270.134(a) - Child's hands washed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.134(a) Description: Child's hands washed Noncompliance Area: Staff person did not wash child's hands after their diaper was changed in the infant classroom. Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All children will wash their hands after being diapered. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.106(a) - Clean, age appropriate | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.106(a) Description: Clean, age appropriate Noncompliance Area: In the Honeybees classroom, the cots were not labeled with children's names and there was no cot chart present showing which mat belongs to each specific child. Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Cot chart for the Honeybee's classroom will be posted immediately. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1) Description: Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: Teacher in the Doodlebugs classroom could not accurately identify all the children specifically assigned to them in their care group. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will review with staff that each teacher will know which children are in their primary care group. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.166(4) Description: Bottles labeled Noncompliance Area: Bottle of child in the Crickets classroom was missing label with child's name. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Bottle was labeled immediately with child's name. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.66(a) - Locked or inaccessible | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.66(a) Description: Locked or inaccessible Noncompliance Area: Lock on the cabinet on the diaper changing table in the Ladybugs classroom was left unlatched leaving containers of diaper cream accessible to children. Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Cabinet was locked immediately. Teachers will ensure that the lock on the diaper table is latched after each use. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.77(a) Description: No peeling paint or plaster Noncompliance Area: There was chipped paint found on the lower left wall in the Dragonflies B classroom. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will have painter correct chipped paint areas when children are not in care. Facility will not have chipped or peeling paint on any indoor or outdoor surfaces in the facility. |
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| 2024-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.81 - Glass | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.81 Description: Glass Noncompliance Area: Crickets classroom had a glass door that did not have a visual strip or other visual identification. Correction Required: A visual strip or other visual identification shall be placed on glass located in a traffic area, a child care space or a play space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Director will place window clings on the door in the Cricket's classroom. |
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| 2024-08-02 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: While reviewing video footage during complaint investigation, Cert Rep observed two children left unsupervised in the bathroom area in the Doodlebugs classroom while the 2 staff were setting up for nap in the classroom area. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children will be supervised by teachers at all times, including in the bathroom area. In toddler classrooms with two supervisors- One teacher will remain at bathroom door when the restroom is in use and periodically checking in on children to assist with potty training while the other teacher will supervise the group of children in the classroom. |
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| 2023-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.133(5) - Original label | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.133(5) Description: Original label Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 12/4/23, child #1 and #2 had expired EpiPens. Child #1's EpiPen was dated 3/2023 and child #2's EpiPen was dated 12/2022. Correction Required: Medication shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's or health professional's instructions on the original label. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Parents will be contacted for replacement EpiPens. |
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| 2023-12-04 | Renewal | 3270.75(b) - Inaccessible to children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.75(b) Description: Inaccessible to children Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection conducted on 12/4/23, the first-aid kit in the Dragonflies B classroom was placed in an area accessible to children. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must be inaccessible to children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We will move the hook for the first aid kit higher so that it is out of reach of children. |
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| 2023-06-06 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b)/3270.113(c) - No physical punishment /No ridicule or threaten harm | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b)/3270.113(c) Description: No physical punishment /No ridicule or threaten harm Noncompliance Area: On 5/31/2023, a Staff member thought they heard a child get slapped and reported the incident to management. Management reviewed video footage and confirmed there was a slap and immediately terminated the employee. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider followed the center's zero tolerance policy for mistreatment of a child and terminated employee immediately after confirming mistreatment of a child. |
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| 2023-01-18 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2022-08-08 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(c) - No ridicule or threaten harm | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(c) Description: No ridicule or threaten harm Noncompliance Area: STAFF (ALSO PARENT OF CHILD) OBSERVED STAFF #1 YANKED HER CHILD FROM THE FLOOR BY HER UPPER ARM. CHILD HAD BEEN UPSET. CHILD DID NOT APPEAR INJURED BY THIS TREATMENT. DIRECTOR AND LE VIEWED THE VIDEO OF THIS INCIDENT WITH THE PARENT. Correction Required: A facility person may not single out the child for ridicule, threaten harm to the child or the child's family and may not specifically aim to degrade the child or the child's family. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) PROVIDER HIRED NEW PROBATIONARY TEACHER, REQUIRED TEACHER TO TAKE STATE TRAINING ON CHILD ABUSE, MANDATED REPORTER , AS WELL AS DUCKLINGS ELC EAST GOSHEN HANDBOOK FOR REVIEW. AFTER TEACHER COMPLETED TRAINING, SHE WAS PLACED IN A CLASSROOM WITH TWO TEACHERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING PROBATIONARY PERIOD. DURING CLASS, TEACHER LIFTED A CHILD TO THEIR FEET IN A MANNER NOT CONSISTENT WITH DUCKLINGS POLICY. THE CHILD WAS UNINJURED; THE TEACHER WAS TERMINATED THE NEXT DAY. DUCKLINGS ELC EAST GOSHEN WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL STEP, WHEREBY EITHER THE OWNER, DIRECTOR, OR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE CHILD ABUSE SECTION OF THE DUCKLINGS POLICY AND READ THE ENTIRE POLICY TO THE NEW HIRE, REQUIRING THE NEW HIRE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POLICY AS WRITTEN BY INITIALING A COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE AND PLACING IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT FILE. |
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| 2022-05-11 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.183(b) - No information disclosed | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.183(b) Description: No information disclosed Noncompliance Area: Staff member #1 admitted to violating confidentiality by speaking with a parent about their child's health while another parent was able to hear the conversation. Correction Required: A facility person may not disclose information concerning a child or family, except in the course of inspections and investigations by agents of the Department. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) On May 11, 2022, staff meeting held to review health privacy policy with all staff that reviews rule stating that a facility person may not disclose information concerning a child or family, except in the course of inspections or investigations by agents of OCDEL. |
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| 2022-05-04 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b) Description: No physical punishment Noncompliance Area: On 5/3/22, staff member #1 was observed by other staff picking a child up off the floor with one hand by the wrist because the child did not want to walk. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Family was notified of incident. Staff member was terminated |
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| 2022-03-08 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1) Description: Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: On 1/24/22, a young toddler walked out of the caterpillars classroom and was later found alone in the staff lounge by staff. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Issued written warning to Lead Teacher and verbal warning to Assistant teacher. - Added door chime to outer door. - Moved sleep mats for clearer view of door from changing table. - Implemented "Code Blue" intercom call that indicates a child is out of the class, all teachers check hall and externally for child through windows in their respective classrooms, Director and Owner sweep hallways, bathrooms and gym for child - Required breakroom to be locked unless staff members are inside. - Reviewed new policies with staff on 2/21/22 and reviewed regulations. |
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| 2022-03-08 | Unannounced Monitoring | 3270.77(a) - No peeling paint or plaster | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.77(a) Description: No peeling paint or plaster Noncompliance Area: During the unannounced visit on 3/8/22, peeling paint was observed on the walls of the butterflies and fireflies classrooms. Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Patch and paint damage surfaces. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.107 - Refrigerator | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.107 Description: Refrigerator Noncompliance Area: On 12/22/21 during the inspection, the refrigerator in the Honeybees room read 52 degrees. The refrigerator in the Caterpillars room read 48 degrees. The refrigerator in the Crickets room read 49 degrees. Correction Required: A facility shall have an operable, clean refrigerator used to store potentially hazardous foods. The refrigerator shall be capable of maintaining food at 45° F or below. An operating thermometer shall be placed in the refrigerator. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) We will keep a log for 5 days of each classroom to ensure it is below 45 degrees. Refrigerator settings have been turned up to the coolest setting in affected classrooms. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.124(b)(6) - Insurance coverage information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(b)(6) Description: Insurance coverage information Noncompliance Area: On 12/28/21 during the file review for the inspection, the emergency contact information for child #1 did not contain the health insurance policy number. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Health insurance policy number updated by parent on current emergency contact. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.131(d)(5) - Immunization record | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.131(d)(5) Description: Immunization record Noncompliance Area: On 12/28/21 during the file review for the inspection, there was no influenza vaccine and no exemption letter for child #2 Correction Required: A health report shall include a review of the child's immunized status according to recommendations of the ACIP. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Family was notified to provide exemption letter for file on 1/6/22 and exemption letter was provided. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a)/3270.151(c)(2) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Mantoux TB Noncompliance Area: On 12/28/21 during the file review for the inspection, the TB screening for Staff #5 (start date 12/1/21) was dated 8/31/20, greater than 12 months prior to the start date. 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. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility person #5 will schedule TB test for completion of health assessment. Staff will be removed from care until TB screening and results are submitted and in the file. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.166(4) - Bottles labeled | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.166(4) Description: Bottles labeled Noncompliance Area: On 12/22/21 during the inspection, there was a bottle in the refrigerator in the Waddlers room that was not labeled with a child's name. Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Bottles will be labeled with child's name. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.27(f) - Emergency plan | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.27(f) Description: Emergency plan Noncompliance Area: On 12/22/21 during the inspection, the emergency plan had not been submitted to the local municipality and county emergency management agency. Correction Required: The operator shall send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Sent emergency plan via email to safe schools planning coordinator on 1/7/22. Mailed emergency plan to East Goshen. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) - Comply with CPSL/CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information Noncompliance Area: On 12/28/21 during the file review for the inspection, staff #1 (hire date 6/8/20) did not have a DHS FBI clearance as required and must be removed from care. Staff #2 (start date 5/31/21) had a volunteer Child Abuse clearance and must be removed from care. Staff #3 (start date 10/18/21) did not have a full rap sheet showing the disposition of charges and must be removed from care. Staff #4 (start date 8/30/21) had no FBI clearance and must be removed from care. 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. Facility Person #1,2,3,4 may not work in a child care position at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff persons have been removed. Staff #4 submitted FBI clearance prior to working on 1/6. Staff #2 submitted child abuse clearance on 1/6. Staff #3 submitted full rap sheet on 1/4. Staff person will be supervised until reviewed. Staff #1 FBI fingerprint completed on 1/5 and pending results. Staff removed until results are submitted. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.36(b)(5) - HS/GED + 2 yrs | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.36(b)(5) Description: HS/GED + 2 yrs Noncompliance Area: On 12/28/21 during the file review for the inspection, Staff #2 had a high school diploma but did not have 2 years of experience documented to qualify for the stated Assistant Group Supervisor position. Correction Required: An assistant group supervisor shall have a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate and 2 years experience with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person will be qualified as an Aide and not left alone with children until providing 2 years of experience. |
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| 2021-12-22 | Initial review | 3270.94(a)(1) - Every 60 days | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.94(a)(1) Description: Every 60 days Noncompliance Area: On 12/22/21 during the inspection, the fire drill log showed a fire drill on 9/1/21 and the next one on 12/9/21 which is greater than the 60 days required. Correction Required: The Director or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that fire drills are conducted at least once every 60 days. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Conduct fire drills at least every 60 days. |
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