Kuddly Bear Child Development
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Quality Care! The center offers an educational preschool program, yet has a "home-like" country setting. Owners and staff genuinely care about children's/family education and overall well-being. I would highly recommend this center!
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About the Provider
Teachers are MSDE credentialed and CPR & F/A ceritifed
Hours of Operation
- Monday 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 5:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed one (1) emergency card that was not complete; specifically the physician's information. Director to submit evidence that the emergency card has been completed, obtained, and is accessible in the child files. | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2024-05-09 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed an emergency preparedness plan that had not been approved. Facility to submit the approved emergency preparedness plan to OCC. | |||
| 2024-05-09 | Full | 13A.16.10.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a non working flashlight in the first aid kit. Facility to submit photographic evidence that there is a working flashlight in the first aid kit. | |||
| 2024-05-09 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed the staff area that had personal items, such as scissors, purses, and bags, that were accessible to children. Facility to place a barrier at the entry of the space and make items inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2023-06-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: One teacher is missing training from 2021-2022 but said she took the 45 hour school age course recently. When she gets the certificate, it will be sent to LS for correction and will make up for last year's missing training and for her 12 hours for this year. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-10-20 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Monitoring | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one staff person who does not have a medical on file. It will be sent to LS for correction. Another staff does not have center's copy of prints on file, however she stated she was reprinted today and the copies will be put in her staff file when they come. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Monitoring | 13A.16.06.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the inspection, the director was not present. Staff reported that she has been sick and not present in the last few weeks. | |||
| 2022-08-10 | Monitoring | 13A.16.11.04F(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 2 staff who currently have the medication administration training, one is the director. At the time of the inspection, no one was present who has the medication training, and staff reported that the director has not been present due to illness for a few weeks. Two staff are registered for the MAT on 9.17.22. Certificates will be sent to LS after this. | |||
| 2022-06-29 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: Center's copy of the CBCs are missing for several staff members. Director will get them from CJIS or have them reprinted and will send a statement that this has been completed. | |||
| 2022-06-29 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A medical with TB is missing for one staff member. Director will get this for the file and send a copy to LS for correction. | |||
| 2022-06-29 | Full | 13A.16.11.04F(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: When LS arrived, no one in the center who had MAT was present. This was corrected during visit, director arrived at center. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The children's records are stored in the owner's house and are not accessible to the staff. LS asked staff for the records during the visit and staff did not know where they were kept. Director will move all records to the center and let LS know when this has been done. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Emergency forms are on site but there is one child who has an epi pen and her emergency form was not signed or dated by the parent. This would enable staff to take that child to the hospital in the case of an emergency. There was also no information on the back of the emergency form regarding the child's allergy. This will be corrected and sent to LS. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: There is not a current staffing pattern posted. This will be updated and director will email LS a copy and let her know when it is posted. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff files are not on site in the center and therefore cannot be reviewed by LS. Staff files will be stored in the center starting immediately and director will send LS an email that this was completed. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 unreported staff present and working at the center during the time of the visit. Director will send LS a personnel list and new hire paperwork to add these 4 staff. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Two staff have left several months ago and it was not reported to OCC. Director will send a personnel list to LS deleting these two staff. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.04.01B | Corrected |
| Findings: It was reported by staff that there have been as many as 24 children in care at one time, including up to 5 school age children. Center is licensed for 20 children. It was also confirmed that a child started at the center before he turned 2 and the center is not licensed for toddler aged children. A plan of correction will be submitted as soon as possible. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.04.02D | Corrected |
| Findings: A child started before he was 2 years old, and the center is not licensed for children under 2. A staff person confirmed that when she started last summer the child was already in care although he didn't turn 2 until December 2021. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The front door to the center is rotting at the bottom and is being held together by duct tape. Staff report that it has been that way for several weeks. When inside, you can see through to the outside. This will be replaced or repaired within 30 days and a photo will be sent to LS. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.08F | Corrected |
| Findings: There are three bathrooms however one is being used for storage and the staff are using the same bathroom the children use. A plan of correction will be submitted as soon as possible. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.03C(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are four staff who have been working on site and they have not been reported to OCC. Two of the staff reported that they have not been printed yet for OCC. No ROI for any of the staff have been cleared by OCC. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff on site reported that the director is not in the center at least half of its operating hours. A plan of correction will be submitted as soon as possible. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: Due to several staff working on site without completed background checks, this puts the children in care at risk. | |||
| 2022-05-09 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Of the reported staff, only one is preschool qualified and she is not at the center all of the operating hours. Director will show she has a school age and PS teacher with the group of children as needed. | |||
| 2020-11-06 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-05-12 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-05-23 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2018-07-11 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: The teacher in question admitted to telling a child they would put them in the bathroom if they didn't quiet down during rest time. The teacher stated they did not put the child in the bathroom and the teacher understands what was said was not appropriate. Further action will be determined by the director. | |||
| 2018-07-11 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The teacher in question admitted to telling a child they would put them in the bathroom if they didn't quiet down during rest time. The teacher stated they did not put the child in the bathroom and the teacher understands what was said was not appropriate. The teacher will be required to complete additional training involving developmentally appropriate practices and how to use appropriate discipline strategies when responding to challenging behaviors in children. Further action will be determined by the director. | |||
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