Description: KINDERCARE (HILLOCK LANE) is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 68 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 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 | 65N - Positive behavior management | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member stated she has pinched her own three-year-old child while she has worked at the center and while her son has been in care at the center. Staff are to use positive behavior management techniques at all times, including with their own children who are in care at the center. Review positive behavior management policy with all staff. Forward documentation of review to OCCL. | |||
| 2019-08-09 | Non Compliance | 63N - Food, water, and nutrition | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children have water available when outdoors. This was discussed with staff and administration at the visit and agreed they would follow procedure in the future. | |||
| 2019-08-08 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member who has not been qualified was left alone with four children. This room was out of appropriate staff/child ratio. Staff/child ratios must be maintained by having qualified staff physically present and working with children. This was corrected when a qualified teacher arrived in the classroom. | |||
| 2019-08-08 | Non Compliance | 27N - Staff qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member who is not qualified to be left alone with children was the only staff member in a classroom with four children. This was corrected at the visit when a qualified teacher arrived in the classroom. | |||
| 2019-08-08 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure attendance records accurately reflect the name, number, and location of children present in care at the center at any given time and the staff that are responsible for each group of children. There was confusion regarding the care of one child between the two toddler classrooms while outside and once they entered the center. One toddler class did not have the attendance record available and updated at the visit. This was corrected when the attendance documentation was updated at the time of the visit. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 67N - Documenting children's progress | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Document developmental goals and activities planned to achieve those goals for five children. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 43N - Toilet facilities | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Clean the toilet bases in the school-age, preschool 3's, and PreK rooms. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 48N - Food service and preparation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Label food in the refrigerator that is not in its original packaging with the date. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 27N - Staff qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Keep copies of staff qualification documentation sent to Delaware First. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 42N - Sleeping accommodations | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Label nap equipment in the transitional room. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete staff files. Obtain signed declaration forms for two staff members. Obtain state required forms for health appraisals for three staff members. Obtain service letters/document attempts to obtain for six staff members. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Post a schedule and lesson plan in the school-age and transitional rooms. Post a lesson plan in the PreK room and Toddler/Infant room. Document a music activity in the preschool 3's room. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 33N - Annual professional development plan | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete current professional development plans for eight staff members. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 40N - Outdoor climate and space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Repair the base of playground shaded area which poses a tripping hazard. Clean out standing water in sensory table. | |||
| 2019-06-11 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Obtain complete child files. Obtain health appraisals for three children. Obtain parent's right-to-know for one child. | |||
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