Description: JACOBS LADDER IN-HOME CHILDCARE is a Licensed Child Care Family Home in FORT SMITH AR, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-04-12 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-10-27 | Facility Visit | 100.109.2.c.Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check including the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry, conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years. (A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees.)Staff members and applicants for employment in a Licensed Home Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 300.303.7.a.All caregivers, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed. 1. Introduction (eight (8) clock hours):Proper supervision of children; Behavioral guidance practices; Safe sleep practices for infants; Shaken baby syndrome; which includes prevention (Carters Law, Act 1208); Appropriately responding to a crying, fussy, infant or child; Emergency procedures in the event of severe weather, or fire, including evacuation procedures and routes, and location, and use of fire extinguishers; Mandated reporter training; Administering medication; Caring for children with special needs or care plans; Transportation and car seat safety; Policies regarding release of children to authorized individuals; Prevention and control of infectious diseases; Building and physical premises safety, including the identification of, and protection from, hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; Nutritional and physical activities; Prevention and response to food sensitivities and allergic reactions; Basic child development; and The handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants. |
| 2021-05-25 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-02-26 | Facility Visit | 300.303.7.a.All caregivers, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed. 1. Introduction (eight (8) clock hours):Proper supervision of children; Behavioral guidance practices; Safe sleep practices for infants; Shaken baby syndrome; which includes prevention (Carters Law, Act 1208); Appropriately responding to a crying, fussy, infant or child; Emergency procedures in the event of severe weather, or fire, including evacuation procedures and routes, and location, and use of fire extinguishers; Mandated reporter training; Administering medication; Caring for children with special needs or care plans; Transportation and car seat safety; Policies regarding release of children to authorized individuals; Prevention and control of infectious diseases; Building and physical premises safety, including the identification of, and protection from, hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; Nutritional and physical activities; Prevention and response to food sensitivities and allergic reactions; Basic child development; and The handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants. |
| 2020-12-02 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-11-12 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.3.Each child under twelve (12) months of age shall have a separate well-constructed baby bed or play pen with a waterproof mattress or pad which shall be clean, dry and in good condition. Sheets and covers are required and shall be kept clean and dry. Bassinets shall not be used. (Please note that the CPSC does not recommend the use of playpens in licensed child care.) 300.301.1.e.ONENumber of Children: 10 - Ages of Children: 3-up 300.301.5.b.The caregiver shall be responsible for children in care at all times and shall exercise prudent supervision.Doors to rooms where children are sleeping or playing within the home shall remain open and sleeping children shall be visually monitored and periodically checked to insure they are breathing normally. |
| 2020-10-23 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-06-17 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-10-23 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-07-17 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.3.Each child under twelve (12) months of age shall have a separate well-constructed baby bed or play pen with a waterproof mattress or pad which shall be clean, dry and in good condition. Sheets and covers are required and shall be kept clean and dry. Bassinets shall not be used. (Please note that the CPSC does not recommend the use of playpens in licensed child care.) |
| 2019-04-12 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-11-29 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-07-19 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-04-13 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
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