Kidz Korner - Havre De Grace MD Licensed Child Care Center

3 N. Earlton Road Ext , Havre de Grace MD 21078
(410) 939-2231

About the Provider

Description: Kidz Korner exists to provide a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for little children. Our focus is to provide a stimulating early care and education experience which promotes each child's social/emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our goal is to support children's desire to be life-long learners.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 160945
  • Capacity: 42
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: Region 11 - North Central Office
  • District Office Phone: (410) 569-2879 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.03.05B Corrected
Findings: LS observed an outdated staffing pattern posted in the hallway of the program that still had staff listed that were no longer employed with the program. The LS had not received updated staffing patterns since the departure of two staff CM and MM which the director confirmed "had left about 4 weeks ago".
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: LS conducted a complaint inspection in which it was alleged that too many children were being left with not enough staff. It was alleged that 5 infants and 6-7 children were in a room with one staff member. LS observed two staff on the Associated Parties list that were no longer employed at the center since about 4 weeks ago according to the director. One of these staff people was the infant teacher that had left the program.
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.07.06A Corrected
Findings: LS conducted a complaint inspection in which it was alleged that to many children were being left with not enough staff. It was alleged that 5 infants and 6-7 children were in a room with one staff member. LS observed an infant left unattended in a bouncy seat that was seated inside a crib. LS also observed an uncleared aide that was in the building supervising a group of children and also holding an infant. LS immediately told the director, that the unapproved individual had to leave immediately. The program director stated that another staff member was two minutes away and then RC showed up. About 10 minutes later LS observed 2 school age children unattended in the hallway. The children then left. LS asked the director who took the school age children to the bus and she confirmed it was Shelbie ( the uncleared individual). The director stated that she did not have a choice. LS also observed the preschool teacher walk out of the classroom more than once, leaving the children unattended. She walked one child to another section of the building(the school side) and a child from the preschool room, walked out of the classroom behind her into the hallway.
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(1) Corrected
Findings: At the time of the complaint inspection, LS was left in the classroom with 6 children while the teacher RC went into the infant room to check on the infant that was left unattended. The director RG was supposed to be in the infant room. The other infants that were present were left in the preschool room. LS observed RC walk into the infant room to check on the 6 month old infant that was left unattended and left the other children in the classroom with the LS
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) Corrected
Findings: LS observed a staff in an Infant room with 6 infants alone. RG stated that typically her and Shelbie cover in the infant room which Selbie is uncleared to work at this time by the OCC. LS also was left in a classroom with infants, toddlers and preschoolers in which RC was supposed to be supervising. Ls watched teacahing staff walk in and out of the classroom leaving the room unattended on several occasions. LS observed RC walk a child that had just arrived to the other side of the building leaving her preschool room unattended with children in the class, a preschooler than left the classroom to follow her. She then walked back to the classroom and brought that preschooler back with her.
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) Corrected
Findings: LS observed a staff in an Infant room with 6 infants alone. RG stated that typically her and Shelbie cover in the infant room which Selbie is uncleared to work at this time by the OCC. LS also was left in a classroom with infants, toddlers and preschoolers in which RC was supposed to be supervising. Ls watched teacahing staff walk in and out of the classroom leaving the room unattended on several occasions
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.02B Corrected
Findings: LS conducted a complaint inspection in which it was alleged that to many children were being left with not enough staff. It was alleged that 5 infants and 6-7 children were in a room with one staff member. At the time of the complaint inspection, LS observed an infant left unattended in a bouncy seat that was placed inside of a crib. The infant teacher that was listed on the Associated Parties list left about 4weeks ago LS observed S.S. in the classroom interacting with children and had not been cleared to work. She was also given an infant by Rachel who was supposed to be in the infant room because her infant teacher CM had left unhappily "about 4 weeks ago. In the preschool room there were preschoolers and toddlers in a room.
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.03A Corrected
Findings: LS conducted a complaint inspection in which it was alleged that too many children were being left with not enough staff. It was alleged that 5 infants and 6-7 children were in a room with one staff member. LS observed on the complaint inspection the program director in an infant room with 6 infants. LS also observed infants and toddlers in the preschool room with an aide. (who was actually sitting in a chair outside of the classroom. The program has open walls and a baby gate that is considered the door.
2023-09-19 Complaint 13A.16.08.03C(1) Corrected
Findings: LS observed a staff member in the infant room with six children alone.
2023-03-09 Full 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) Corrected
Findings: LS observed an infant enrolled in January that does not have a completed Health Inventory.
2023-03-09 Full 13A.16.05.01A(2) Corrected
Findings: LS observed numerous areas in the building where several extension cords were plugged into surge protectors and where ran across the floor and across several rooms. Extension cords were also hanging from the ceiling along with a surge protector some how attached to the ceiling. There was also a hole cut out in the wall that had an extension cord running through a PVC pipe. There was an overloaded outlet in an area approved for child care that had several phone lines and internet cables plugged in.
2023-03-09 Full 13A.16.05.01A(3) Corrected
Findings: LS observed two snap traps in the kitchen. LS asked the director if there were rodents and she stated that there had been in the past but she had not seen any this year.
2023-03-09 Full 13A.16.05.09B Corrected
Findings: LS observed lights that did not have a shatter proof covering in an approved child care space and in a bathroom used by children.
2023-03-09 Full 13A.16.05.11A Corrected
Findings: LS observed snap traps for mice in the kitchen that the program uses.
2022-04-06 Mandatory Review 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: At the time of the inspection, there were 8 staff members who were no longer employees of the program that had not been deleted.

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