Description:
Our experts designed our classrooms - and every activity and lesson - to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.
You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills.
Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!
Kimberly Campagna, Center Director
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-11 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe all of the required information on each child's form. Facility must submit evidence of corrections via email immediately. | |||
| 2023-05-11 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe a health assessment provided by the child's parent for every child enrolled. Facility must submit evidence of a health assessment Part I completed by the child's parent via email immediately. | |||
| 2023-05-11 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Open |
| Findings: LS did not observe evidence of a lead test or an appointment to obtain one for every child born on or after January 1, 2015. Facility must submit evidence via email immediately of a lead test or an appointment to obtain one from a health care provider. | |||
| 2023-05-11 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Open |
| Findings: LS did not observe Staffing Patterns posted in a location where they may be reviewed by the office and parents. Facility must post all Staffing Patterns immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-27 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: It was reported that a staff member hit a child on the head with a book as a means of disciplining the child for hitting other children with a book. The staff member has been terminated from employment. | |||
| 2023-01-27 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: It was reported that a child care teacher hit a child who with a book as a means of discipline. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: Children were dropped off at Fulton Elementary School and left unattended. Bus driver failed to ensure children were received by an adult at the school. The operator must ensure that all bus drivers are aware of each school's opening and closing times and drop off and pick up procedures. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06C | Corrected |
| Findings: A substitute bus driver was used who has not provided evidence of successfully passed Federal and State criminal background checks and a review of child abuse and neglect records for this location. Driver was not associated with this location and unknown to the Howard County OCC. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Children were dropped off at Fulton Elementary School and left unattended. Bus driver failed to ensure children were received by an adult at the school. The operator must ensure that all bus drivers are aware of each school's opening and closing times and drop off and pick up procedures. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.06A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Only the bus driver was present on the bus. A second person was not present. | |||
| 2022-05-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe all required information on all children's emergency form. Facility must submit evidence of corrections by Thursday May 26, 2022. | |||
| 2022-05-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The operator failed to notify OCC within 5 days of the addition of a new employee. Director submitted paperwork during inspection. LS did not receive a current original, notarized Release of Information. Employee must complete a Release of Information by Friday May 20, 2022. | |||
| 2022-05-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The Operator did not notify the Office of Child Care within 5 working days about the ending of employment of several staff. Director submitted a Staff Change form during inspection. | |||
| 2022-05-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.08A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed an approved diapering area with a sink that is being used for dishwashing. Facility must remove all dishes and ensure that a hand washing only sign is displayed and staff fully understand that dishwashing is not permitted in the same sink that is approved for diapering only. | |||
| 2021-11-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Facility did not follow appropriate procedures to ensure that the whereabouts of each child in attendance is known at all times. LS reviewed the Child Supervision Record and the Parent sign in/sign out and observed several discrepancies. The staff are not maintaining accurate records. The teacher signed children out before the parent arrived for pick up. Several sign out times were approximately 15-18 minutes off and the child's sign out was an hour off. | |||
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