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Hot Spots Extended Care Program of Sparks Elementary
Sparks, MD
· Baltimore County
601 Belfast Road,
Sparks, MD 21152
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age range (listing information)
5 years to 15 years
May not reflect the ages served today. Please confirm with the provider.
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (410) 683-9468
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
257364
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 3 - Baltimore County
Reviews
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About the Provider
Hot Spots Extended Care Program of Sparks Elementary is a Licensed Child Care Center in Sparks MD, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 5 years to 15 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (September - June)
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (September - June)
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (September - June)
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (September - June)
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (September - June)
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2025-02-28 | Other | 13A.16.06.03F | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing has not received any paperwork for the new substitute. | |||
| 2025-02-28 | Other | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: A new substitute was onsite at this inspection. Licensing does not have any documents pertaining to this employee. | |||
| 2025-02-28 | Other | 13A.16.07.06C | Corrected |
| Findings: A new substitute was present at this center. It was her first day. Licensing has no paperwork for this employee. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Two children in care were missing the annual update on the emergency card. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: One child in care did not have a lead screening. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Open |
| Findings: One sub who has not been used has not completed the staff orientation. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.13B | Open |
| Findings: Staffing pattern was dated 10/21/2024 and shows staff Morgan and Michael, upon arrival there was Bethany who is a teacher and Erin who is an aide in the Cafeteria. A substitute log had not been completed for them for today. The last sub log entry shows an entry date of August 2024. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.07.06A | Open |
| Findings: The aide was observed leaving the cafeteria with children and walking the children into the gym by herself. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Open |
| Findings: The aide was observed leaving the cafeteria with children and walking the children into the gym by herself. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.08.02A | Open |
| Findings: The aide was observed leaving the cafeteria with children and walking the children into the gym by herself. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.08.02B | Open |
| Findings: The aide was observed leaving the cafeteria with children and walking the children into the gym by herself. | |||
| 2024-12-03 | Full | 13A.16.08.03A | Open |
| Findings: The aide was observed leaving the cafeteria with children and walking the children into the gym by herself. | |||
| 2024-03-04 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2023-12-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The center had a staff person who had not been cleared from OCC. ROI was received on 12/11/2023 into the office. | |||
| 2023-10-05 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A biting incident happened on Monday, October 2, 2023 and was not reported to OCC within 24 hours. The incident along with an email was sent to OCC on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Emergency cards were missing annual updates, daily pick up person, pediatrician information and two emergency cards had the children's birthdates wrong. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children were missing the second page of the health assessment. The second page of the health assessment was a school assessment not OCC page 2. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children were missing the lead screening. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: The following staff did not have staff orientation in the staff files- MM, SP, PL,, ZM, and DS. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.05.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The annual fire inspection has not been completed since February 25, 2021. The Quality Assurance manager has stated that she has made several attempts to contact the fire department to no avail. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Several staff were missing the staff orientation. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency and disaster plan had not been completed at all for the year 2022. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.11.04A(1)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Child CG has a prescription for medication but the medication was not on site at this inspection. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.11.04E(1)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: One child, WH, had expired over the counter medication. | |||
| 2023-01-06 | Conversion | 13A.16.12.01A(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a limited amount of dry food in the cabinets at this inspection. At this inspection there was one box of cereal in the panty, nothing else. In the refrigerator there were carrots, milk, juice, salad dressing, salsa and a few apples. | |||
| 2022-11-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.13B | Corrected |
| Findings: At this inspection there was a staff member that was absent. The center had additional staff that OCC does not have paperwork on and the substitute log had not been completed. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Open |
| Findings: Staffing Pattern was not posted. Director stated that the gym is used for sports and it must of fallen off of the cabinet. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Director states that two people on the associates party are no longer employed with the center and the other staff are floaters. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Open |
| Findings: The director was leaving the cafeteria to admit other children who where coming into the before care program. | |||
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