Description: 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. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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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. | |||
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