Licensed Child Care Center
Learning Ladders Child Development Center
Prince Frederick, MD
· Calvert County
Bugeye Square Unit 1,
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Quick Facts
Capacity
40 children
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
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (443) 968-9452
Licensed Child Care Center
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Open
License Number
253923
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Learning Ladders Child Development Center is a Licensed Child Care Center in Prince Frederick MD, with a maximum capacity of 40 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's files, several emergency cards were missing information such as physician phone numbers, addresses and the forms were not updated within a year. However, due to the Licensing Specialist being at the Center when children were being picked up, the Director was able to correct the non-compliances while on-site. However, one form was not able to be corrected. Please have the parent of RB complete an emergency card since it could not be found. Please send a copy of the completed emergency form for RB to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that seven children did not have any evidence of having any blood lead testing. Please notify the respective parents so that they may arrange blood lead testing for their child. Evidence of notification to the seven parents may serve as the correction or the actual blood lead test results may serve as the correction for this non-compliance. Please forward these to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was found that six children were missing the appropriate immunizations. Two children in the sampling did not have any evidence of having immunizations. Please notify the respective parents so that they may contact their physician and obtain the proper immunizations for their age and/or provide their current immunization record. Please forward a copy of the updated immunization records for the identified children to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: The Director's medical was last completed in January of 2018. She should have had another medical by January of 2023. Please have a new medical completed as soon as possible and send the completed medical to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-07 | Full | 13A.16.12.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection of the kitchen, cereal, raisins and instant mashed potatoes were in their original packaging, but open. When informed of this regulation and the open items, the Director immediately placed them in clean, non-absorbent and tightly closed containers and labeled them. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2023-12-07 | Other | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, this Licensing Specialist found a 20 month old child sleeping in a crib with a fleece blanket. Another fleece blanket was found in an unoccupied crib and a fluffy blanket was found hanging over the side of another currently unoccupied crib. This LS questioned the teacher, AC, who is IT and PS qualified about the blankets being in the cribs. She reported that she did not know that was an issue, despite her having taken Safe Sleeping training. Another IT qualified teacher came into the room and removed the blankets while this LS was talking to AC. LS suggested that the blankets be sent home with the respective parents. LS also discussed this with the Director who seemed surprised by the blankets since this has been discussed in the past. Please write a letter of correction as to how to prevent this from happening in the future and submit it to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-05-05 | Monitoring | 13A.16.05.06 | Corrected |
| Findings: The temperature in the large activity room is below 65 degrees F again. When the thermometer is on the floor, as well as in the Licensing Specialist's bag with the cover on it, the thermometer only reads between 63 and 64 degrees F. By the end of the inspection, the room temperature read 65 degrees F according to the Licensing Specialist's thermometer and the thermostat on the wall read 73 degrees F. Please adjust the temperature setting so that the room is maintained at 65 degrees F or above. | |||
| 2023-05-05 | Monitoring | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, a tube of Desitin was found unsecured laying on the floor of the bathroom. It was accessible to children. When this was brought to the attention of the Director, she secured it in a location that is out of reach of children. It should remain in a secured location. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2023-05-05 | Monitoring | 13A.16.10.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: In the Purple Panda room, currently consisting of four two (2) year olds and two children under the age of two (2) years old, contains an electrical outlet strip that has unused and uncapped outlets. All outlets shall be plugged or capped. During the inspection, the Center Director capped all of the unused outlets. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Other | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The staffing patterns that are posted and have been provided to OCC are dated 01/28/22. They are inaccurate, out of date and contain staff that are no longer employed at the Center. This non-compliance remains from the last inspection dated 02/28/2023. Director was asked by the LS to complete accurate and current staffing patterns while this LS is on-site today. Director completed new staffing patterns, provided the LS with copies of the staffing patterns and posted them outside of each classroom. Therefore, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Other | 13A.16.03.05D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, it was noted that no substitute log was available for the Infant room. It should have been, at least, completed for the last inspection and during today's inspection, both for Aide AB substituting for the Director, LW, in the Infant room teacher role. When asked about it, the Center Director reported that a toddler reached from his crib, ripped it off of the wall and destroyed it. While on-site, LS requested that the Director complete the substitute log and post it on the wall in the Infant room. The Director did so, therefore, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Other | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival to the Center, the LS observed Aide AB in the large activity room. When this LS entered the Center with another teacher, this LS observed Aide AB retrieving his child who was alone without a staff member in the infant room. His child is 17 months old and should not be left alone at any time. Director stated that she thought it was acceptable since it is their own child. Center Director should write a letter of correction for this non-compliance stating how the Center will become in compliance with this regulation in the future. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Other | 13A.16.08.08A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival to the Center, the LS observed Aide AB in the large activity room. When this LS entered the Center with another teacher, this LS observed Aide AB retrieving his child who was alone without a staff member in the infant room. His child is 17 months old and should not be left alone at any time. Director stated that she thought it was acceptable since it is their own child. Please write a letter of correction for this non-compliance stating how the Center will become in compliance with this regulation in the future. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Discussed the importance of having a clear method of ascertaining the whereabouts of each child all day. The center stopped using a paper method and is now using bright wheel app. The app didn't have the children assigned per room and it seems confusing as to which staff is responsible for which children. This was discussed at length with the director. For example the panda room had no children listed on bright wheel and all of the children who were actually in the Panda room were listed on the app in the baby bee hive room. This system needs adjusted to be accurate at all times, or the staff need to use a more accurate method to keep accurate track of each child while in care. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 2 emergency forms for OB and AB that are incomplete. Please immediately ask parent to add the missing information and forward written corrective action within 30 days. The director has a copy of the HRR which Lic Spec. completed on site. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 children missing the doctor portion of the health inventory. Please immediately follow up with parents and request the information. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. The director has a copy of the HRR to refer to in order to follow up with each parent and address all issues. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: There were 8 children who appeared to be missing their required lead testing. The director started following up with parents about the missing lead tests. The director has a copy of the HRR to refer to and to be sure she addresses all issues. Forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 6 children who appear to be behind on their required immunizations. The director started following up with parents on site. The director has a copy of the HRR form of which to refer. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.05.08I | Corrected |
| Findings: There were no paper towels in the children's bathrooms at any of the 4 sinks or at the hand washing sink used by children and staff outside of the kitchen or at the older infant/toddler room hand washing sink or in the staff bathroom. Children were observed to wash hands but had no paper towels for drying hands. Lic. Spec. located a large box of changing table covers in a storage closet that were cut for use and distributed to the hand washing sinks on site. The director didn't realize the paper towels were so low. There was a partial roll of paper towels in the 1 infant room only. The director ordered paper towels during the inspection. Please be sure that there children and staff have adequate supplies at all times. Note: the director has been out on maternity leave and only returned this week, her new baby was born 10/8/21. There were disposable paper hand drying items made available during the inspection and paper towels are expected to be delivered by Monday. Non-compliance corrected on site. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: The center needs to be cleaned thoroughly. Lic. Spec. observed rugs that need to be vacuumed, and walls, floors, counter tops, cabinets, and the kitchen and hallway refrigerators that need cleaned immediately. The staff state that they are cleaning toys and materials in the classroom daily. The director explained that she was doing most of the cleaning but she just returned to work on Monday after being off on maternity leave. The director plans to clean. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.05.11D(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed a couple of large bags of trash in the classroom upon arrival. The staff have to take the trash to the dump. The center cancelled the trash service. The trash didn't get taken last night. The trash needs to be emptied and removed from the building daily. Please forward written corrective action as to how this will be avoided in the future. The large bags of trash were removed from the building and taken to the dump by 4:30 pm thereby correcting this non-compliance. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director was unable to locate training she believes she completed between 2/20 and 2/2021. Please immediately either locate the training or retake training for the past training year. Please forward copies of training certificates within 30 days. The director understands that she also needs an additional 12 hours by 2/2022. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no evidence located on site that the director completed the basic health and safety update- child care and covid-19. The director states she took the course but was unable to find the certificate. It was recommended that the director review her emails for her certificate and if not located she should completed the training again, and then forward a copy of the certificate to the OCC within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.06.09B | Corrected |
| Findings: This regulation should require 12 hours of training for each training year based on the year of hire. There are teachers-JF, SF, AH and SV with no evidence on file that they completed the required training timely. Please forward evidence of each of these staff persons training within 30 days. The director has a copy of a training tracking and knows which staff needs training. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aides MG and AM and CW had no evidence on site that they completed the required 6 hours of training within their training year. Please immediately advise staff to complete the training needed. The director has the training list to refer to as to which aides needs what. Please forward copies of training certificates that indicated the training was completed within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.08.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon walking into the infant room at about 1:38 pm there were 4 infants present and 2 staff but 1 staff person was laying on the floor next to a 1 year old child. The staff had a blanket on her legs and was asleep. The Lic Spec. said something to the teacher in the room, the sleeping staff wasn't facing the other staff person. The Lic. Spec. was standing right beside the sleeping staff and Lic. Spec. wasn't quiet, the staff didn't wake up for a few minutes. It is unclear how long she was asleep. The staff can't check on sleeping children to be sure they are breathing correctly and safe while sleeping. The staff was unable to provide attention as needed to each child when sleeping. When Lic. Spec. walked into the Panda room after 2pm both staff were laying on the floor, but didn't appear to be asleep and 1 staff immediately sat up. It is unacceptable for staff to rest like this. It is expected that staff are constantly providing adequate supervision at all times. Discussed this with the director and she plans to remind the staff about their responsibility. The director did immediately speak to the staff. The director states she can't fire staff as she has no...See Remarks for more | |||
| 2021-12-02 | Full | 13A.16.08.03C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: This morning, upon arrival at the center 1 staff was alone with as many as 2 infants, 1 toddler, 2 school agers, and 3 preschoolers in a classroom. This group size is incorrect due the infants in the group. The group size and staffing was incorrect for at least 15 minutes. There was no other staff available until about 7:30 am. The director was running late this morning. Discussed the importance of maintaining the correct staff child ratios at all times. Maintaining proper staff child ratios is one way to help be sure that all of the children's needs are properly met and to help avoid accidents and injuries. While the staffing was corrected on site, it seems likely that this situation could happen again. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days as to how the staffing will be maintained correctly at all times. | |||
| 2020-11-24 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.03D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed a group of 7 children resting of which 2 children were older infants but not toddlers. There were 2 staff present. The director wasn't present when the inspection started, she had an appointment. She explained that she had the 2 infants go to the preschool room from the infant room. That left 1 infant in the infant room with 1 staff person. When the director had to leave the infant room the director reports that the youngest infant was awake and the 2 older infants were ready to rest, so the director thought it would be better to move the infants for rest time to the preschool room. Both the director and SV had an appointment today and they were both gone for about an hour. The infants should NOT have been combined with the preschoolers. There was a staff substituting in the infant room while the director and SV were out. The group size would have been correct if the 2 infants were left in their room. The director also stated that when she moved the 2 infants the group size was 6, but then her own 5 year old son came from the school age room to the preschool room to rest. Discussed that it is not wise to mix groups due of germs and not maintaining separate groups. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | Other | 13A.16.02.01E | Corrected |
| Findings: The old license was posted but the one issued in January was not posted. The director posted the new license during the inspection. Please be sure the most current license is posted. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | Other | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Lic. Spec. observed cleaning products in a cabinet where the latch wasn't working. The hazards were immediately removed and relocated to be inaccessible. Please be sure that all hazards are kept inaccessible at all times. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no written individual needs information present for 3 children. Please immediately request parents of the 3 children, BW, KJ and JW complete and provide the center with their child's written individual needs information. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: The children's emergency forms for NT, SR (corrected on site), BW, AB and CB are missing the child's doctor's contact information. There is one other emergency form for CW that wasn't signed by the parent. Please immediately ask the parents of these 5 children to add the missing information to their child's emergency form. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04D | Corrected |
| Findings: The parent part of the health inventory is missing or incomplete for KJ, JW and BW. Please immediately ask the parents of these 3 children to complete the parent part of the health inventory and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are several children missing the completed medical portion of the health inventory. Please immediately ask the parent's of: JW, JB, KB, CB and AB to provide you with the completed medical portion of the health inventory. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: There are children who appear to be missing required immunizations. There is no record on site for any immunizations for KB, and there is no indication that this child has a religious objection. There are several other children who appear to be behind on their shots. Please refer to your copy of the Health Record Review form to determine the children who appear to need shots. Please immediately ask the parents of the children who appear to be missing or behind on shots to provide you with a copy of their child's current immunization records. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04K | Corrected |
| Findings: The daily reports of food eaten on site were not being maintained for the 4 toddlers. Please immediately start recording the amounts of food and liquids consumed each day for all of the children under age 2. The children KB, MH, EW and LR need this information documented. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 5 staff missing a completed medical form. Please immediately obtain a completed medical for: CK, AM, SF, AH and new hire MG. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.09B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a teacher who completed her last 4 hours of training late, in December. SF was to complete 12 hours of training by October. (Discussed also that there wasn't 12 hours of approved training on file for PR. The staff attempted to print her on-line training and was locked out of her account. Her training was due by November. Please immediately forward at least 9 hours of approved continued training for PR.) | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.12B | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 5 aides who did not complete the required aide training within 6 months of being hired. 4 of the 5 aides have now completed the training. Only 1 aide, CK still hasn't completed the training. Please be sure that she does complete the training ASAP and forward a copy of the training certificate upon completion. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.09.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: There were no primary staff assigned to work with the 4 toddlers. Please immediately schedule and plan the primary staff to work with each toddler and document the staff and staff shifts that staff will work with each toddler. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Conversion | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no written evidence that the emergency drills were conducted at least 2x's per year as required. Please be sure to conduct and document an emergency drill at least twice per year. The fire drills were conducted and documented monthly! | |||
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