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KINDERCARE #974

Norman, OK · Cleveland County
1205 WEST BOYD ST., Norman, OK 73069
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Quick Facts

Capacity
120 children
Age Range
0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years
Type of Care
Year Round, Daytime Hours
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5

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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
K830004322
Issued By
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Licensor
Serena Shoemaker
District Office
Oklahoma Human Services - Child Care Services

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About the Provider

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Welcome to the Norman KinderCare. Here at our center, we are dedicated to making our program the right place for children. We are a three star center, which is the highest rating a center can receive in the state of Oklahoma. Our teachers strive to further their education so they can offer the best early childhood education for children and their families in the Norman area.
Additional Information: Rated 5 Stars.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Thursday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Friday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type/Purpose Corrections
2026-06-30 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2026-06-30 340:110-3-287(a)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Teacher was terminated. All teachers have been retrained on transitions/CSR's and child supervision records.
Description: SERIOUS: Supervision - Not being maintained.
2026-05-29 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2026-05-06 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2026-04-13 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2026-04-10 340:110-3-297(a)(2)(B)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: We will retraining on diaper changing procedures.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Health Protection & Disease Control - Diaper changing procedures.
2026-04-10 340:110-3-297(a)(1)(B)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: We will retrain on diapering and toileting frequency.
Description: Diapering & Toileting - Frequency.
2026-03-18 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2026-01-13 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2025-11-20 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-10-15 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-10-02 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2025-09-10 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-09-02 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-07-15 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2025-05-21 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-05-13 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2025-05-07 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2025-04-24 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No qualifying director currently employed as of 4/10/25.
2025-04-23 340:110-3-284.1(b)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Director in place at location since 05/05/25.
Description: Personnel - Director.
2025-04-23 340:110-3-286(a)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: All staff members have been informed that ratios must be maintained at all times. Ratios are posted in all classrooms as well. We will go over ratios at our next staff meeting on June 16th, 2025.
Description: Ratios - Not being met.
2025-04-23 340:110-3-287(a)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Teachers are trained upon hire over supervision regulations and guidelines. Teachers will be retrained on supervision guidelines on June 30th.
Description: Supervision - Not being maintained.
2025-04-23 340:110-3-280(d)(3)(C)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: We have discussed a system on incident reports. They will be turned in and put into the child's file going forward.
Description: Reporting - Injuries.
2025-04-23 340:110-3-281.4(b)(2)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: I have worked with and will continue to work with teachers to ensure they know how to put information into the app for diaper changes, eating, and sleeping activities. We will also discuss at our next staff meeting.
Description: Records - Child.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One teacher employed longer than 12 months has an expired PDL certificate as of February.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Fire extinguishers expired 2/28/25 and have not been retagged.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Impact material under large outdoor play structure slide is about 1 inch depth.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One teacher was verified as a Master Teacher and does not qualify, director position listed twice.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: SERIOUS: Self-reported incident occurred on 3/14/25 involving a school age child sleeping inside classroom for 10-15 minutes while the rest of the classroom was outside at recess.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Poster/tape glue and crayon marks on walls and shelving in 5 classrooms; sinks in school age classroom had built-up soap residue inside bowl, balancing beam in toddler room had dirty residue, chairs in toddler room had white residue.

1 trike has a broken seat; 1 plastic trike has quarter-sized hole in handle bar; 1 yellow scooter has missing platform.

Paper towels were not available in school age classroom

Lesson plans for this week were not posted in school age, 4 year old and older, and both 2 year old and older classrooms.

One teacher employed longer than 12 months has an expired PDL certificate as of February.

Fire extinguishers expired 2/28/25 and have not been retagged.

Impact material under large outdoor play structure slide is about 1 inch depth.

One teacher was verified as a Master Teacher and does not qualify, director position listed twice.

SERIOUS: Self-reported incident occurred on 3/14/25 involving a school age child sleeping inside classroom for 10-15 minutes while the rest of the classroom was outside at recess.

2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Poster/tape glue and crayon marks on walls and shelving in 5 classrooms; sinks in school age classroom had built-up soap residue inside bowl, balancing beam in toddler room had dirty residue, chairs in toddler room had white residue.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: 1 trike has a broken seat; 1 plastic trike has quarter-sized hole in handle bar; 1 yellow scooter has missing platform.
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Paper towels were not available in school age classroom
2025-03-17 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Lesson plans for this week were not posted in school age, 4 year old and older, and both 2 year old and older classrooms.
2025-03-06 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: One teacher employed longer than 90 days obtained unapproved Pediatric CPR/FA.
2025-02-20 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: One teacher employed longer than 90 days obtained unapproved Pediatric CPR/FA.
2025-02-20 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: Director does not have a current Oklahoma Director's Credential (application submitted on 1/15/25).
2025-02-20 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: One teacher has an expired PDL certificate as of 8/9/24; another teacher has an expired PDL certificate as of 7/9/24 (documented on 7/24/24, 11/8/24, & 1/23/25 - Repeated).
2025-02-20 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: Exit route between 2's classrooms leading to the egress door was blocked by a large mobile shelf.
2025-02-20 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: One teacher employed longer than 90 days obtained unapproved Pediatric CPR/FA.

Director does not have a current Oklahoma Director's Credential (application submitted on 1/15/25).

One teacher has an expired PDL certificate as of 8/9/24; another teacher has an expired PDL certificate as of 7/9/24 (documented on 7/24/24, 11/8/24, & 1/23/25 - Repeated).

Exit route between 2's classrooms leading to the egress door was blocked by a large mobile shelf.

2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Toddler teacher was observed stating, "I told you to lay down on your cot! I'm tired of dealing with you!" when Licensing entered the classroom.
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Exit route between the 2's classrooms leading to the egress door was blocked by a large mobile shelf; exit route in 3's classroom to egress door was blocked by large red bulletin board paper roll; windows in classroom do not open.
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: One teacher has an expired PDL certificate; Another teacher has an expired PDL certificate that is a repeated non-compliance (documented on 7/24/24, 11/8/24, and today).
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Toddler teacher was observed stating, "I told you to lay down on your cot! I'm tired of dealing with you!" when Licensing entered the classroom.

Exit route between the 2's classrooms leading to the egress door was blocked by a large mobile shelf; exit route in 3's classroom to egress door was blocked by large red bulletin board paper roll; windows in classroom do not open.

One teacher has an expired PDL certificate; Another teacher has an expired PDL certificate that is a repeated non-compliance (documented on 7/24/24, 11/8/24, and today).

One staff member present today has incomplete/closed background results.

Director does not have a director's credential.

Eight staff members have expired CPR/FA certification.

Three staff members employed longer than 90 days do not have evidence of having obtained ELCCT.

2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: One staff member present today has incomplete/closed background results.
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Director does not have a director's credential.
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Eight staff members have expired CPR/FA certification.
2025-01-23 Follow Up
Full Inspection
Description: Three staff members employed longer than 90 days do not have evidence of having obtained ELCCT.
2024-12-18 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2024-12-17 340:110-3-282(a)(1)(C)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: Background was completed during visit. Expectation was set with CD [center director] again that teacher could not work in building until background is complete.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: SERIOUS -Background Investigations - One teacher present in the Infant A classroom on 1/22/25 did not have complete criminal history results on file.
2024-12-17 340:110-3-286(a)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: CSR supervision record training will be re-done on 2/17/25.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: SERIOUS - Staff/child Ratios and ages and number of children - Multiple classrooms were out of staff/child ratio during the early morning hours on 1/21/25, 1/22/25, and 1/23/25.
2024-12-17 340:110-3-284(d)(4)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: Teachers will not be in the classrooms and signed in, even if not in ratio, with children until fully trained on Safe Sleep.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: SERIOUS: Personnel - One teacher present on 1/22/25 in the Infant A classroom did not complete Safe Sleep training prior to working with infants.
2024-12-17 340:110-3-287(a)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: Grievance upheld. "All new hires are trained on their 2nd day of employment on Child Supervision and Active Supervision. Teachers all also trained to only allow one child in the bathroom at a time in the PK classroom unless they are able to stand and monitor the children in the bathroom. Management will observe that this is happening while walking the center."
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision - Children are not being properly supervised while toileting.
2024-12-17 340:110-3-288(c)(2)(C)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Teacher did training of positive guidance with staff member observed speaking inappropriately.
Description: SERIOUS: Discipline - Teachers yell at the children.
2024-12-17 340:110-3-297(c)(2)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Diapers are checked hourly and when child shows signs of wet or soiled diapers. Teachers will be retraining 2/13/25.
Description: Diapering & Toileting - Child is wet upon pickup and smells of urine.
2024-12-06 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Three persons present today have closed background results.

No person holds the 'Director' position under the program's Direct Care Organization account; three people remain unverified; one master teacher's position doesn't list 'Master Teacher' as job title.

Director employed longer than 90 days does not have a current Oklahoma Director's Credential.

Three persons have expired PDL certificates.

Five staff do not have ELCCT.

2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Three persons present today have closed background results.
2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No person holds the 'Director' position under the program's Direct Care Organization account; three people remain unverified; one master teacher's position doesn't list 'Master Teacher' as job title.
2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Director employed longer than 90 days does not have a current Oklahoma Director's Credential.
2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Three persons have expired PDL certificates.
2024-11-08 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Five staff do not have ELCCT.
2024-08-20 Periodic
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Posted lesson plans reflected last week's date (week 2 of July) in all classrooms except infants.

An adequate amount of play equipment for all interest areas was not available in old school age classroom today.

One teacher being used to meet staff/child ratios in a classroom today does not have evidence of having been fingerprinted nor submitting an online Criminal History Review Request to OBI.

No person has CPST since 4/1/24 when the person who had it for the program was terminated.

One teacher has an expired PDL certificate.

2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Posted lesson plans reflected last week's date (week 2 of July) in all classrooms except infants.
2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: An adequate amount of play equipment for all interest areas was not available in old school age classroom today.
2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One teacher being used to meet staff/child ratios in a classroom today does not have evidence of having been fingerprinted nor submitting an online Criminal History Review Request to OBI.
2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No person has CPST since 4/1/24 when the person who had it for the program was terminated.
2024-07-24 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: One teacher has an expired PDL certificate.
2024-06-28 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2024-06-24 340:110-3-288(c)(2)(D)(i)
Determined During Course of Investigation Complaints
Plan: All staff have been retrained on our child guidance & discipline policies. Teachers who implemented this are no longer employed with KCE.
Description: Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: SERIOUS: Discipline - School age children are required to write sentences as a form of discipline.
2024-06-11 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: 4 year old classroom (D room) has pungent chemical odor.
2024-06-07 Other
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2024-06-07 340:110-3-287(a)
Substantiated Complaints
Plan: Pending. Due by 07/13/2024. Received 8/20/24. "We will have a staff meeting where we will be retraining on transitions and name to face/supervision with all staff. Management will be called for the next 30 days each time a class transition outside and inside to make sure they are following protocol and safety of all children."
Description: SERIOUS: Supervision - Supervision is not being maintained.
2024-03-28 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (39 of 39 requirements met)
2024-03-08 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2023-12-18 Follow Up
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2023-12-12 Complaint
Partial Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed (4 of 4 requirements met)
2023-12-06 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Lesson plans were not posted in the 2's classroom that had one toddler present.

No toilet paper in the 3's classroom dispenser between 2 toilets.

Paper towels and soap not available in the 3's classroom at the hand washing sink.

2023-12-06 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Lesson plans were not posted in the 2's classroom that had one toddler present.
2023-12-06 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No toilet paper in the 3's classroom dispenser between 2 toilets.
2023-12-06 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: Paper towels and soap not available in the 3's classroom at the hand washing sink.
2023-08-14 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed

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