Westview KinderCare - Frederick MD Licensed Child Care Center

5220 Chairman's Court , Frederick MD 21703
(301) 631-1722

About the Provider

Description: Welcome to KinderCare Westview in Frederick, MD! We are very excited to meet with you and your family. We believe in developing the whole child with an emphasis on assisting your child's growth with their social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Here at KinderCare Westview, we believe it takes a village to raise a child, and our parents consider us to be an extension of their families (their village). Your child will not only have a safe, secure and stimulating environment to learn in, but will have support from a team of child development experts who have a true passion for educating and nurturing children. KinderCare Westview is committed to enhancing the educational opportunities for children, families and the dedicated professionals who serve them. Our teachers at KinderCare Westview strive to make learning fun!

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 80496
  • Capacity: 117
  • 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
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations NAEYC
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Infant Programs, Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs, Before and After School Programs, Summer Programs
  • District Office: Region 12 - Frederick County Office
  • District Office Phone: (301) 696-9766 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2021-06-09 Mandatory Review 13A.16.06.09C Corrected
Findings: Provider is missing hours for 6 preschool lead qualified staff. Provider stated issue with how Corporate office indicates hours on training certificates. Provider to submit evidence of missing hours or a letter from training facility correcting how the certificates are indicating hours.
2021-06-09 Mandatory Review 13A.16.06.10C(1) Corrected
Findings: 1 school age teacher completed 6 hours of training dated 2019-2020. Provider must ensure that all lead qualified staff complete 12 hours of continued training per employment year. Please have staff make up missing hours in addition to the 12 hours required for current employment year. Submit evidence to the OCC when this has been completed.
2021-06-09 Mandatory Review 13A.16.08.02B Corrected
Findings: Provider is missing a qualified lead teacher in one infant room. The provider met the requirement for ratio not qualification. LS discussed the requirement to have a lead qualified staff person present at all times for children under the age of 24months.
2020-12-29 Full 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) Corrected
Findings: Center had proof of completion of monthly fire drills, but did not have record of the emergency and disaster situations. Center stated they have completed. Center will maintain a record of at least 2 emergency and disaster situation drills per year moving forward.
2020-12-29 Full 13A.16.10.02E Corrected
Findings: The first aid kit needs fragrance free soap. The flashlight was inoperable due to lacking working batteries. Center replaced the batteries at the time of the inspection to make the flashlight operable. Center will correct and send proof within five working days.
2020-12-29 Full 13A.16.12.04F(3) Corrected
Findings: Room 6C did not have a thermometer in the refrigerator. Rooms 6A and 6B temperatures were above 40 degrees. Center turned the refrigerator temperature setting down during the time of inspection. Center will obtain a thermometer for Room 6C and send evidence of the correction to the OCC within five working days.
2019-05-23 Mandatory Review 13A.16.03.05C Corrected
Findings: Six staff members were missing medical forms in their files. They all had a tuberculosis screening present but not the medical evaluation. Director to contact center administration for copies of the reports or have the staff make appointments to have a medical evaluation completed. One staff member was missing an orientation verification form. Director to conduct an orientation with the staff member. Director to send copies of received documentation to LS.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.03.05B Corrected
Findings: Multiple rooms had incorrect and outdated staffing patterns posted that did not reflect that actual staff assigned to the rooms. Center will review and correct staffing patterns for all rooms. Center will submit current staffing patterns for all rooms to the OCC within five working days. Center will label rooms according to the rooms names on the license.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.08.02A Corrected
Findings: One room had an employee who was not reported to the OCC alone with six two year old children. The staff member had no documentation of being preschool teacher qualified. The center switched the staff from another room in order to become compliant. Center will submit updated staffing patterns to show that all rooms and groups of children are appropriately assigned to a qualified teacher. Center will correct within five working days.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.07.06A Corrected
Findings: Center had a staff member working alone with children who has not been reported to the OCC to verify a child and adult abuse and neglect background check and federal and state background checks. The staff has not been qualified through the OCC to verify he or she meets the training requisites to supervise children as a teacher.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.03.06A(1) Corrected
Findings: Center had two staff working who had not been reported to the OCC. The staff have been working at the center longer than five working days. Center will submit all required paperwork to add the staff, including an original notarized release of information form, to the OCC within five working days.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.07.06C Corrected
Findings: Center had a staff member working alone with children who has not been reported to the OCC to verify a child and adult abuse and neglect background check and federal and state background checks. Center switched staff at the time of inspection so the employee was no longer left alone with the children. Center will not allow the staff member to be alone with children until completing the necessary background checks successfully. The center will submit a Release of Information for the employee to have a child and adult abuse and neglect background check within five working days.
2019-04-09 Complaint 13A.16.03.07A Corrected
Findings: A complaint was made that the center had more children in rooms than was designated on the license. At the time of inspection, the center was using a room that was not approved for children and had a designated capacity of 0 children on the license. Director thought she had submitted the necessary paperwork to add the room for use. Licensing Specialist discussed that this room cannot be used until it is approved and added to the license. Licensing Specialist discussed that the center may only use rooms approved on the license and may not exceed the capacity designated for each room on the license. All changes must be requested and approved by the OCC before implementing the change.
2018-06-19 Full 13A.16.03.04D(3) Corrected
Findings: One child is missing the health inventory parts 1 and 2.
2018-06-19 Full 13A.16.03.04G Corrected
Findings: One child is missing immunizations.

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