Description: GATHERING LAMBS is a Licensed Child Care Center in DOVER DE, with a maximum capacity of 52 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 year through 5 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with the children. One staff with no qualifications submitted was alone with eight two and three-year-olds. This was corrected at the visit when a qualified staff entered the classroom. Ensure toddlers are cared for in an area separate from the older children. All children ages one to five were playing in one area of the playground. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 40N - Outdoor climate and space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fall zones are sufficient for all playground equipment. Fall zones are needed around the castle and both slides. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure current lesson plans are posted and have all required daily and weekly components. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Three children need a current health appraisal with immunizations. One child needs the parent right to know, screen time permission and development plan. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Repair the wall in the book are in Room 1. Ensure all hazardous materials (hand sanitizer and clorox wipes) are out of the reach of children. This was corrected at the visit. Portable wading pools are prohibited. This was discussed and agreed to comply. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 60N - Administration of medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all medication information and parent permission is on file for each medication. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need a professional development plan, three staff need annual review of abuse and neglect, four staff need an orientation, two staff need a job description, three staff need two references, three staff need an adult health appraisal with TB, two staff need a service letter, one staff needs an application or resume, two staff need current CPR and first aid certification and two staff need current CPR certification. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Train at least a teacher in day-to-day operations. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
| 2019-05-08 | Non Compliance | 38N - Indoor space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the center provides at least 35 square feet per child. Follow all room capacities at all times. According to documentation submitted, on 4/29/19, Room three exceeded capacity by one child from 9:33 to 9:37 am and 3:15 to 3:20 pm and Room four exceeded capacity by two children from 12:10 to 12:40 pm. On 4/30/19, Room one exceeded capacity by one child from 3:49 to 4:08 pm and Room three exceeded capacity by one child from 8:25 to 9:06 am. On 5/1/19, Room three exceeded capacity by one child from 9:05 to 9:35 am. | |||
| 2019-05-08 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: According to attendance documentation, the center was not following staff-to-child ratios and maximum group size. On 4/29/19 at 8:16 am there were ten children signed into the one-year-old room with one teacher and at 4:12 pm there were nine children with one teacher. On 4/29/19, there were 11 children signed into the three-year-old room with one teacher from 9:33 to 9:37 am. On 4/30/19 there were 11 children signed into the three-year-old room from 8:25 to 9:06 am. On 5/1/19 in the one-year-old room, there were seven children signed in with one teacher at 7:53 am and nine children signed in with one teacher at 8:05 am. From 8:28 to 8:34 am there were up to 14 children signed in with two teachers. On 5/1/19 in the three-year-old room there were 11 children signed in with one teacher from 9:05 to 9:35 am. On 5/1/19 in the two-year-old room, a staff with no qualifications was alone from 12:32 to 12:56 pm and there were no staff signed in from 12:56 to 1:33 pm. On 5/2/19, in the one-year-old room, there were seven children and one teacher at 7:52 am and eight children with one teacher from 7:54 am to 8:00 am. On 5/2/19, from 1:54 to 2:26 pm a staff with no qualifications was alone in the four-year-old room. | |||
| 2019-05-08 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: According to attendance documentation on 5/3/19 from 4:33 pm until 5:24 pm there was not a teacher present in the building. | |||
| 2019-04-25 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are accurately documenting staff attendance on the attendance records. One staff was not signed in on the attendance record and one staff was signed in, but not present in the building. This was corrected at the time of the visit. | |||
| 2019-04-25 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements are followed, and direct supervision of children is provided at all times through the assignment of qualified staff. Ensure toddlers are cared for in an area physically separate from old children except during the first and last 90 minutes of the day. On April 25, 2019, a staff member who is qualified as an intern and not allowed to be alone with a group of children, was alone in the one-year-old room with seven one-year-olds during naptime. Another staff member who is qualified as an intern and not allowed to be alone with a group of children, was alone in the three-year-old classroom with five three-year-olds. This staff member also did not have a background check for the center due to being under the age of 18. According to attendance records, on April 24, 2019, 18 children, the youngest being one-year-old, were in a classroom with three staff from 8:31 am to 9:06 am. Submit one week of attendance records for all classrooms to OCCL by May 7, 2019. | |||
| 2018-08-20 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Remove or repair the balance beam where the screw is protruding. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
| 2018-08-20 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Develop and post current dated lesson plans for all classrooms. | |||
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