Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Higher Learning Academy
Wilmington, DE
· New Castle County
2002 RODMAN RD,
Wilmington, DE 19805
Quick Facts
Capacity
51 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 5 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1507396
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
HIGHER LEARNING ACADEMY is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 51 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 5 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 and 4 need CPR/FA, Staff #5 needs training hours and application or resume. Staff #8 needs upon hire- orientation form, OCCL training, references, declaration and drug/alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Children #1 and 6 need an enrollment date. Children #5, 7, and 8 needs updated health appraisals and immunizations. Child #5 needs an MAR for their Epi-Pen. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean or replace carpet in the two year old classroom and fix hole in the bottom baseboard of the wall and send a picture to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace outdoor fence and ensure fence has 2 exits. Send a picture of repaired fence with exits to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Place science materials in the younger and older one year old room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 5U - Authority to Inspect Granted | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure OCCL has immediate access to the center- this includes access to information, files, documents, and video recordings needed to determine compliance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash cans in the bathroom are foot operated. Send picture of fixed foot operated trash cans to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Place literacy items in the older one year old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-22 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Send in notarized renewal application. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-12 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fragrances, incense, burning of candles are prohibited. Fragrance oil and diffuser were observed in the younger 1's room. Remove diffuser and send a picture to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-12 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace ceiling tiles in the boys bathroom and hallway. Send proof of communication with the landlord regarding this issue to OCCL and work on replacing the tiles. This will be our last time citing for this non-compliance, or there will be further enforcement action. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-12 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Place diaper changing covers in the boy's bathroom. There were none upon arrival. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-12 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure melatonin "sleep spray" is not used. Sleep spray was observed in the younger 1's classroom and is classified as medication and should not be used. Remove spray from classroom and send a picture to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-12-12 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough emergency water/snacks. Send a picture of emergency water to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash, including diaper trash, is covered at all times. Both bathrooms and the one year old room did not have the trashcan covered. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure paper towels are available in the bathrooms. Send a picture. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Music items needed in the new one year old room. Send a picture. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace ceiling tiles in the boys bathroom. Ensure disposable covers are used for diapering. Send a picture. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all prescribed medications stay in the original container and the medication logs are filled out. Send medication logs for the Nystatin and medication form for Child #1 and 2. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are current and posted. The one year old room was completing theirs at the time of the visit. Another one year old room did not have a lesson plan posted. Both rooms were corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-11-19 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Pre-K room schedule was not posted. This was corrected at the visit. Screen time may not be used for one-year-olds. A video with music was playing in both one year old classrooms. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classroom capacity is maintained in the Pre-K room. The max number of children is 11, but 12 children were present. Review capacity for all rooms and send a signed acknowledgment from all staff. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: While waiting for the results of the background check, a staff member must be supervised at all times. A staff member was observed alone with children and has not been determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit. Please submit an update to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance is accurate. 10 children were signed into the ones room, but several were in another room upon arrival. Send attendance for 1 week for older and younger ones. Attendance documentation shows staff not signed out. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Bleach was accessible under the sink in the boys bathroom and cleaners were accessible in the one year old classroom. Remove them or put locks on the cabinet and send pictures. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash is covered at all times. Trash was uncovered in the ones room and both bathrooms, where they are also used for diapering. Send pictures. Ensure no trash is stored on the floor. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Clean the intake ventilation fan in the boys bathroom and order/install replacement ceiling tiles. Send pictures or receipts. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: One year old classroom needs music, sensory, and manipulative materials. Send pictures. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash is covered at all times. Trash was uncovered in the ones room and both bathrooms, where they are also used for diapering. Send pictures. Ensure no trash is stored on the floor. Disposable covers are needed for all changing areas. Send pictures. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough emergency water available. Send a picture. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Nutrigrain bars and water were served for breakfast. Ensure all meals meet required components. Send planned menu for the week of 10/28/2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-23 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Lesson plan was not current in the two's room. Pre-K lesson plan is missing a healthy habits and music activity. Ensure staff are trained in what classifies as social-emotional activities. Send one week's plans for infants, ones, and twos. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit for Staff #1: Review of abuse/neglect and safe sleep, orientation form, health and safety training, application/resume, job description, 4 references, service letter attempt with release of employment history, employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement, adult abuse registry check. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are signing out when leaving the classroom. Two staff in the threes room weren't signed out and one child in the Pre-K room wasn't signed in. Send one weeks attendance to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all children are signed in. One child in the Pre-K room wasn't signed in. Send one weeks attendance to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove or repair broken shelf near the literacy area that is coming apart. Send pictures to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure afternoon snack contains two of the required components. Animal crackers and water were served. This will be checked at a follow-up visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-16 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there are sufficient manipulatives, art, and construction materials in the three year old classroom. Send pictures to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classroom capacity in the three-year-old classroom is maintained. Agreement with OCCL regarding classroom capacities was with the one and Pre-K rooms. The three-year-old room was over its capacity with 15 children present. The room capacity is 10 children. Review the center's measured capacity space and send a confirmation of understanding to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. Staff #1 was observed changing a child's diaper in the bathroom but is not DEEDS qualified or determined eligible to work with children by the Criminal History Unit. Submit Staff #1's out of state results to CHU and send eligibility letter by 8/28/2024. Staff #1 submitted her out of state request receipt, dated 8/19/2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete: Annual review of safe sleep for Staff #3, 5, and 7. Professional Development plan for Staff #3. Annual review of child abuse and neglect for Staff #1-8. Orientation form for Staff #1-8. OCCL's Health and Safety training for Staff #1 and 5. Job Description for Staff #3. Release of Employment for Staff #2, 3, 5, and 8. Service letters for Staff #1-8. References for Staff #3-8. Adult abuse registry for Staff #4-8. Employee declaration for Staff #4. Date of Hire for Staff #6 and 8. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff sign in and out for their lunch breaks. All staff did not sign in and out. Send one week's of attendance for all classrooms reflecting lunch and bathroom breaks to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure nap cots are 18 inches apart. Cots in the one year old classroom were too close together. Separate nap cots and send a picture to OCCL of spaced out cots during nap time. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-08-21 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit updated lesson plans for the three and pre-k rooms. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-27 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure proper staff to child ratios are maintained. The two-year-old room had 1 teacher and 9 children present. Upon arrival 11 children and 1 teacher was present in the Yellow Room (1 yrs). Upon arrival there are not enough staff to sustain operations as there are 5 teachers and 46 children present, with no one to prepare meals or provide lunch and bathroom breaks. - Close a classroom to ensure proper ratios are maintained and send a written plan stating how you are able to provide efficient staff to operate child care and maintain proper ratios to OCCL, in order to re-open the room. Chadae Young was at the front desk upon arrival. - Ms Phylis Young arrived around 10:50 am to help with the operations of the facility and 1 child in the two-year-old room was picked up to maintain ratios. - Send plan by the end of the day. This was corrected when the facility was suspended on July 1, 2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-06-27 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure TV's are not placed on top of the shelves and accessible to children. Remove TV from shelf and send a picture to OCCL. Not in the way of the children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-27 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace refrigerator and send receipt or invoice to OCCL. CACFP will be contacted if receipt is not presented. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-27 | Non Compliance | 54U - Pools and Swimming | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Wading pools are prohibited. Remove wading pool and review regulation 54 and send a signed acknowledgment to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-27 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Update infant feeding schedule for Child #1 and Child #2. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. All staff need eligibility letters in their files and 2 documented attempts at sending the service letter. Staff #3 needs CPR/FA, orientation form, health appraisal, release of employment, and 2 documented attempts for the service letter. Staff #4 needs a health appraisal. Staff #7 needs CPR/FA and 2 more refences. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-21 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure kitchen refrigerator is 40 degrees or below. Current temperature read 60 degrees. Replace refrigerator or take a picture showing 40 degrees to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-05-21 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure any changes to the menu are documented and families are notified. The posted menu did not match what was for breakfast, and the provider did not inform families of the change. Review Regulation 71 and send a signed acknowledgement to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit updated liability insurance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure accurate ratios and group size are maintained. Upon entry, all classrooms except the infant room were present in the three's room. There were 35 children and 6 teachers present. The youngest was one year old. Review Regulation 27 regarding max group size and child ratio's and send a signed acknowledgement to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete: Service letters/attempts at sending service letters for Staff #1-9. Eligibility letters for Staff #1-9. Release of employment for Staff #3. Health appraisal and TB for Staff #3,4, and 7. Employee Declaration for Staff #3. References for Staff #3, 4, 7. App/Resume/or Data Sheet for Staff #3 and 9. Orientation for Staff #3. CPR/First Aid for Staff #3 and 7. Start Date/Date of Hire for Staff #3, 4, and 7. All paperwork must be witnessed by program administrator. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Submit MAR log for Child #1. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's attendance is accurate. Two children were not signed in, in the fours/fives room. Send 1 week attendance to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure garbage is covered in all classrooms. The infants, ones, threes, fours/fives rooms did not have lids on the trashcans. Send a picture of trashcan lids for all rooms to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Fix vent fan in the girls bathroom and send a video of fan in use to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 71U - Meals and Snacks | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure updated food menu is posted and updated, and menu is followed. Posted menu was not updated and cereal, milk, fruit, was not on today's menu. Send updated menu to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plan is posted and updated. The infants, ones, pre-k, rooms did not have updated lesson plans. The two's room did not have accurate social-emotional components, and the three's room did not have music and food components. Send updated lesson plans for all rooms to OCCL, with accurate components. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-04-25 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure schedule for all classrooms are posted. Send schedule for all classrooms to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall have an organized system of business management and have sufficient staff. During the visit on January 18, 2024, there was not sufficient staff available within the center to allow for appropriate lunch breaks, bathroom breaks, preparing meals, or opening the door for visitors. Submit an updated staffing plan to show sufficient staffing schedule within the center by January 26, 2024. The staffing plan shall include which ages of the children each staff member will be working with at all times. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a current copy of liability insurance is up to date for the center. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: An Early Childhood Intern may not be alone with infants. An Early Childhood Intern was alone with 9 children including two infants. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure ratios for all classrooms are met at all times. A staff member was alone with 9 children including 2 infants. Two Staff who were not determined eligible in the system were alone with 11 children. Send two weeks attendance documentation for all classrooms by February 15, 2024. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before the start of employment. Two staff were present and working and not determined eligible. This was corrected when LS Brady sent staff home. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Staff Files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid, and 1 Reference Letter. Staff #2 needs CPR/First Aid, and 18 hours of professional training, as well as OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course, 3 Letters of Reference, a Health Appraisal with TB results, Staff #3 needs CPR/First Aid Staff #4 needs CPR/First Aid. and 18 Training hours including OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety Course, and 1 Reference Letter. Send to OCCL when complete. Staff #5 needs a full file. Staff #6 needs CPR/First Aid. Staff #7 needs a Full File. Staff #8 needs a Full File. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 35U - First Aid and CPR Training | Completed |
| Corrective Action: No staff at the center have current hand-on- CPR training. Ensure there is certified staff member on site at all times. Send copies of CPR/First Aid for all staff. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff sign in and out of each classroom when leaving the classrooms and during transitions. . Send two weeks worth of attendance to OCCL showing staff signing in and out of the classroom. Infant Teacher was observed cooking and was not signed out on the attendance document, as well as the 1 year old assistant teacher was observed taking two children to get their diaper changed, leaving an unqualified staff member alone with 9 children including two infants. Send two weeks worth of each classrooms attendance to OCCL showing staff signing in and out of the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all child files are complete. Child #5,6,7,14 need updated Health Appraisals. Child #3,6,7,14 need immunizations. Child # 1,2,3,4,6,7,11, 14 need blood lead level results. Child #13 needs transportation permission. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all Cleaning Chemicals are locked. Both the girls and boys bathrooms had cleaning chemicals accessible to children in care. This was corrected at the visit when the administrator removed the cleaning chemicals from under the bathroom sinks. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all classroom have labeled rest equipment. All rooms in the center except the Infant room need labeled sleep equipment along with a chart if sleep equipment is labeled by number. Send a picture of the the list of children assigned to the numbered sleep equipment for each classroom. (Provider only corrected labeled equipment without providing a list of the children assigned to each cot). | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure First Aid Kit is complete. First aid kit did not include roll gauze or triangular bandage. Send a picture to OCCL when First Aid Kit items are complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all bottles are labeled in the infant room. Send a picture of the labeled bottles to OCCL when complete. This was corrected at the visit when the Infant Teacher labeled the bottles. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: None of the classroom in the center had current lesson plans posted. Send 2 weeks worth of lesson plans to OCCL for each classroom in the center. Send pictures to OCCL of current Lesson Plans being posted outside of each classroom that are labeled for each age group served at the center. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 76U - Activity Schedule | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure screen time activities, such as watching television, are prohibited for children under the age of two. On January 18, 2024, LS Brady and LS Hackett observed the television on in the one-year-old room where infants and one-year-olds children were present. Submit two weeks worth of lesson plans to OCCL that include age-appropriate activities for one-year-olds to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Infant Daily logs are completed and available and filled out for each infant in care. Send one weeks worth of infant daily logs to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 78U - Interactions with Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Two infants were observed sitting in Bumbo seats on the floor of the one-year-old-classroom for a period of more than 30 minutes. They did not have an activity offered to them., Send two weeks worth of lesson plans for the infant room including age-appropriate activities for all infants in care. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 79U - Interactions with Toddlers | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure staff members interact with Toddlers as required. During the visit on January 18, 2024, LS Brady and LS Hackett did not see staff members offer or provide activities for children in care. Send two weeks worth of lesson plans for all Toddler classrooms including activities to be offered while children are in care. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 80U - Interactions with Preschool and School-Age Children | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure staff members interact with pre-school age children and provide and offer age-appropriate activities such as those found in the Delaware Early Learning Foundations. On January 18, 2024, LS Brady and LS Hackett did not observe staff offering age-appropriate activities to pre-school children while in care. Send two weeks worth of lesson plans to OCCL including activities offered throughout the day to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-01-18 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration. Send to OCCL when complete. Ensure 2024 Business License is current, and posted in the center. Send a copy to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a Health appraisal. Also two attempts need to be made for each place of employment. Send to OCCL when complete. Staff #2,3, need service letters submitted to previous employers before needing 5 references if service letter are not returned. Proof of service letters being sent out twice must be kept in staff files before allowing 5 references. Send to OCCL when complete. Staff #4 needs to complete OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety class. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Child #16 needs a current Health Appraisal and blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Child #18 needs blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Child #19 needs a current Health Appraisal, Immunization, blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. Child #7 needs blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair the hole in the wall behind stall in the boys bathroom. Send a picture when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all opened food items in the kitchen are labeled with prep or expiration date. Remove any spoiled foods. Send pictures when corrected. Refrigerator in the kitchen was at 45 degrees. Lower temperature and send pictures of thermometers to OCCL. Thermometers are needed in the fridge by one's room. Send a picture to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is sufficient materials available. More dramatic play items are needed in the middle room and dramatic play and manipulatives in the one-year old room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Diapering cans were not foot-operated in either bathroom. Repair or replace and send a picture to OCCL when complete. Disposable gloves are required. Send pictures to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure written lesson plans are current and posted for easy reference. On June 22, 2023, lesson plans were posted for the months of May 2023 for the Pre-K classroom and June 2023 for the one-year-old classroom. Submit lesson plans for all classrooms for the week of July 24, 2023. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-07-21 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Replace the safety gate at the one-year- old room doorway so it is not a pressure gate. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infant crib sheets are tightly fitted. Send a picture to OCCL when complete. Send a picture to OCCL when fitted sheets come in. No Head Bands are permitted in infant cribs. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before hire date. Send eligibility determination letters to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. LS Brady provided owner with missing items for staff files. Staff #1-7 need complete files. Several items missing for all staff. Send all corrections to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 31U - Owner's File | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure owner's files are complete. Send to OCCL When complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Parent Right to Know Log is filled out for all enrolled children, and anyone who tours the center. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child Files are complete. Child #1 needs enrollment, hours, and days attending. Child #2 needs immunizations, and blood lead screening. Child #4 needs hours, and days attending. Child #6 needs hours attending. Child #7 needs blood lead screening. Child #10 needs date of enrollment. Child #11 needs a Health Appraisal, Immunizations, and blood lead screening. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance is accurate for each room. The three year old room had 14 children signed in and 7 children present. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-05-16 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Refrigerator in the infant room has a thermometer. Send to OCCL when complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-07-21 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Sufficient staffing needed to conduct all functions- answering the door/infant diaper changes. Submit a staffing plan to ensure this is corrected. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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