Description: FRESH START CHILD CARE ACADEMY is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure sinks supply hot and cold water. At the time of the visit, the bathroom sink did not supply hot water. Repair the sink. | |||
| 2020-02-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files contain all required documentation. Obtain parent permission for outings for one child and a development plan for one child. | |||
| 2020-02-06 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Submit a completed Parent's Right to Know Log. | |||
| 2020-01-17 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure non-prescription medication is stored securely and out of children's reach. At the time of the visit, lotion, body spray, and Vaseline, which belonged to staff members, was accessible to children in the toddler classroom and in the preschool classroom. This was corrected at the time of the visit. Review the requirements for storage of prescription and non-prescription medication with all staff members. | |||
| 2019-10-24 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the walls are cleanable and wipeable. Repair the chipping paint and drywall on the corner of the wall in the preschool classroom. Repair a broken cabinet door in the infant classroom. Repair the damaged phone outlet in the back preschool classroom. | |||
| 2019-08-28 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One child was not signed in the toddler classroom and one child was not signed in the younger-toddler classroom. Ensure child attendance is accurately documented at all times. | |||
| 2019-08-28 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff responsible for child care are not given other duties that interfere with direct supervision. At the time of the visit, the staff member assigned to the preschool classroom was also responsible for answering the center phone and was observed on the phone. | |||
| 2019-08-28 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Repair chipping paint in the preschool and infant classrooms to ensure the walls are cleanable and wipable. | |||
| 2019-08-28 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Seven children including 2 one-year-olds were present in the younger-toddler classroom. Ensure proper staff-to-child ratio is maintained at all times. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: At the time of the visit, eight children were unsupervised in the toddler classroom for a period of several minutes when the staff member assigned to this classroom went to get breakfast. This was corrected at the time of the visit when the staff member returned to the classroom. In the preschool and toddler classrooms, older children were combined with toddlers. A staff member arrived at the center and took the toddlers into the infant classroom, however this staff member was unqualified to be alone with children. Ensure all classrooms are staffed and proper staff-to-child ratio is maintained through the assignment of qualified staff members physically present in the classroom, and ensure that older children are cared for separate from infants and toddlers unless it is the first or last 90 minutes of care or there are 12 or fewer children present. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files contain all required documentation. Obtain an annual professional development plan, annual review of safe sleep, and annual review of child abuse and neglect for two staff members. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the center is maintained in a clean and safe condition free from hazards and insect infestation. At the time of the visit, several trash can, including a can used for diapers, had not been emptied at the end of the previous day. As a result, gnats were present in the hallway, toddler classrooms, and in the office area. Review the requirement for trash cans to be emptied daily with all staff and eliminate gnats from the center. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff responsible for child care duties are not responsible for other duties. At the time of the visit, a staff member responsible for supervising the toddler classroom left the classroom to get the breakfast cart and the breakfast oatmeal. Submit a staffing plan showing how breakfast service will be staffed. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 44N - Sanitation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: At the time of the visit, diapering trash cans had not been emptied from the previous day. Ensure diapering trash cans are emptied, cleaned, and disinfected daily. Review this requirement with all staff members. | |||
| 2019-08-13 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff and child attendance is accurately documented at all times. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the building and documentation of staff and child attendance was not present in the toddler classroom, however one staff member and eight children were present. Review proper documentation of staff and child attendance with all staff members. | |||
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