Eagles Nest Child Care Center - Chambersburg PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: ***On 08/10/2020, at approximately 9:30 am, staff person #1 was walking a group of 4 older toddlers and 1 preschool age child back to the classroom from the young toddler playground, child #1 was left outside the classroom unsupervised. Staff person #1 was not aware one of the children was missing from the group.

Correction Required: ***The facility director will use the supervision observation checklist approved by the ELRC Region 6 staff, daily in each classroom. Completed checklists will be maintained on file by the facility director and be made available electronically to the Department Representative and ELRC Region 6 Staff when requested. This will be done for a period of 4 months and 2 weeks from the date this Plan of Correction is accepted by the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning.

Noncompliance Area: **On 08/10/2020, at approximately 9:30 am, staff person #1 was walking a group of 4 older toddlers and 1 preschool age child back to the classroom from the playground, child #1 was left outside the classroom unsupervised. Staff person #1 was not aware one of the children was missing from the group.

Correction Required: **The operator will convene monthly staff meetings for at least 4 months from the date this Plan of Correction is accepted by the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning. At each staff meeting, time will be set aside to review and discuss the facility's previous regulatory non-compliance items documented on inspection summaries issued in the last 6 months, as well as the Department of Human Services' definitions and regulations related to staff:child ratios and supervision of children. An agenda will be prepared for each staff meeting and a log identifying the date and time, and a sign-in sheet for persons attending each meeting will be maintained. The staff meeting agendas, logs and sign-in sheets will be made available to OCDEL-DHS representatives upon request.

Noncompliance Area: It was reported by the operator that on 06/29/2020 at 5:35 am, staff person #1 and #2 were working together in classroom #11 with 1 preschooler and 3 school-age children. Staff person #2 left the classroom to pick up sign-in sheets. While staff person #2 was in the office, staff person #1 entered the office, leaving the 4 children alone in the classroom unsupervised until staff person #2 was able to return to the classroom.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1 lacked updated clearances within 60 months. The file contained a PA Criminal History clearance dated 04/10/2015, a Child Abuse clearance dated 04/19/2015 and an FBI clearance dated 04/13/2015 with no current clearances on file. The file for staff person #1 did not contain an NSOR certificate.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: It was reported by the operator that on 06/29/2020 at 5:35 am, staff person #1 (an Aide) and #2 (an Assistant Group Supervisor) were working together in classroom #11 with 1 preschooler and 3 school-age children. Staff person #2 left the classroom to pick up sign-in sheets in the office leaving staff person #1 unsupervised in the classroom with the children.

Correction Required: An aide or a combination of aides shall be supervised at all times by a staff person qualified at minimum as an assistant group supervisor.

Noncompliance Area: Observed a table in room #7 with loose legs causing the table to wobble.

Correction Required: Furniture must be durable, safe, easily cleaned and appropriate for the child's size, age and special needs.

Noncompliance Area: At 11:00 AM, observed 12 older toddlers in the Little Cafeteria (room #13); emergency contact information was not present in the child care space while the children were receiving care.

Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space.

Noncompliance Area: The gate and outside door leading out of the courtyard of the facility is left open for bus drop off daily from approximately 2:20 pm when the first bus arrives until approximately 4:00/4:15 pm when the last 3 buses arrive. The open gate and outside door leads to a sidewalk directly next to the parking lot and leads to the street. In September 2019, Child #1 ran out of the courtyard through the open gate and open door to the end of the sidewalk near the road before staff person #1 was able to reach him.

Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Noncompliance Area: Observed the door to the Laundry room unlocked; a shelf with insect sprays, paint cans and Clorox toilet bowl cleaner is located to the left of the door which were accessible to children. A table located next to the washer and dryer contained a bottle of laundry detergent which was accessible to children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: On 02/18/2020, observed ceiling tiles missing in Big Cafeteria.

Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.

Noncompliance Area: On 02/18/2020, observed peeling paint on the posts supporting the roof over the sidewalk where preschool and school-age children stand to wait for the bus.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: SECOND CITATION: Observed rest equipment in room #4 (young and older toddlers) and room #6 (preschoolers) with less than 2 feet of space on three sides while the cots were in use. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 01/10/2020.

Correction Required: At least 2 feet of space is required on three sides of a bed, cot, crib or other rest equipment while the equipment is in use.

Noncompliance Area: THIRD CITATION: The file for child #1 (enrollment date 06/10/2013) only contained an initial health report dated 08/07/2013; the file did not contain any subsequent health reports. PREVIOUSLY CITED ON 01/10/2020 and 11/20/2019.

Correction Required: A child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Noncompliance Area: The operator lacked documentation of training regarding the emergency plan for staff person #2 (rehire date 12/02/2019) at the time of rehire.

Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff person #1, with a hire date of 01/20/2020 contained a volunteer criminal history clearance at the time of initial hire. The file lacked documentation of a request for the criminal history clearance for the purpose of child care employment. The file for staff person #2, with a rehire date of 12/02/2019, lacked documentation of fingerprinting for the FBI clearance prior to working in a child care position at the facility. The file contained a receipt for fingerprinting dated 01/15/2020 with results dated 01/16/2020.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). LACKING REQUIRED HIRING DOCUMENTS: Facility Person #1 may not work in a child care position at the facility. A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL.