Lil Caterpillars East - Lawton OK Child Care Center

3217 E GORE BLVD , LAWTON OK 73501
(580) 248-8950

About the Provider

Description: Lil Caterpillars East is a Child Care Center in LAWTON OK, with a maximum capacity of 150 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years, 6 Years and Older. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Rated 2 Stars.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: K830054758
  • Capacity: 150
  • Age Range: 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years, 6 Years and Older
  • State Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Daytime Hours
  • Transportation: Children's Schools, Field Trips
  • District Office: Oklahoma Dept of Human Services - Child Care Services
  • District Office Phone: (405) 982-1373 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: Myeisha Finley

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type/Purpose Corrections
2021-09-03 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: I will write them down immediately after the drill.
Correction Date: 2021-10-03
Description: 340:110-3-279(g)(1)(C)(i) - Monthly. Monthly drills include:

Monthly fire and tornado drills were not conducted in August 2021.

2021-09-03 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: I will have them completed within 30 days.
Correction Date: 2021-10-03
Description: 340:110-3-281.2(c)(9) - Physical environment. The requirements listed in (A) through (E) of this paragraph are met.

Physical environment checklist (A) and equipment inventory (D) not completed within the last 12 months.

2021-04-30 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Staff has already submitted renewal on 4/5/21.
Correction Date: 2021-05-30
Description: 340:110-3-281.3(b)(4) - Professional development plan. The program maintains a current plan, when required, per OAC 340:110-3-284(d) and:

Staff PDL expired 1/2021.

2020-10-07 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: The director is taking more training hours and will have the director renew her credential's.
Correction Date: 2020-10-31
Description: 340:110-3-284.1(b)(C) - has a current bronze or higher level certificate per OAC 340 Appendix EE - Oklahoma Director's Credential;

Director credentials expired on 9/28/20

2020-10-07 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: We will correct them and get the staff on the registry.
Correction Date: 2020-10-31
Description: 340:110-3-284(b)(3) - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. Prior to or within 12 months of employment, teaching personnel obtain and maintain a current Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate, per OAC 340 Appendix FF Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.

1 staff has expired pdl and 4 staff employed over a year are not on the registry.

2020-10-07 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: The director is taking more training hours and will have the director renew her credential's.
Correction Date: 2020-10-31
Description: 340:110-3-284(d)(8)(A) - The director obtains at least the required number of professional development clock-hours to maintain a current Oklahoma Director's Credential per OAC 340 Appendix EE - Oklahoma Director's Credential. However, informal professional development clock-hours are limited.

Director is lacking 10 hours of training.

2020-10-07 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: We will correct it and the staff will complete training hours.
Correction Date: 2020-10-31
Description: 340:110-3-284(d)(8)(B) - Teaching personnel obtain at least the required number of professional development clock-hours to maintain a current OPDL certificate per OAC 340 Appendix FF - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. However, informal professional development clock-hours are limited.

1 staff is lacking 12 hours of training.

2019-11-20 Permit
Full Inspection
Plan: We conducted the drills. I will correct it and make sure that we are documenting the drills every month.
Correction Date: 2019-11-22
Description: 340:110-3-279(f)(1)(B) - tested at least monthly. Documentation is maintained per OAC 340:110-3-281.2(c).

Smoke detector test was not documented in October.

2019-11-20 Permit
Full Inspection
Plan: We conducted the drills. I will correct it and make sure that we are documenting the drills every month.
Correction Date: 2019-11-22
Description: 340:110-3-279(g)(1)(C)(i)(I) - fire drills conducted by evacuating and meeting at pre-determined locations; and

Fire drill was not documented in October.

2019-11-20 Permit
Full Inspection
Plan: We conducted the drills. I will correct it and make sure that we are documenting the drills every month.
Correction Date: 2019-11-22
Description: 340:110-3-279(g)(1)(C)(i)(II) - tornado drills conducted by sheltering in pre-determined on-site locations.

Tornado Drill was not documented in October.

2019-09-27 Permit
Full Inspection
Plan: Both staff have updated their pdls. We are waiting for the registry to update our pdls.
Correction Date: 2019-10-28
Description: 340:110-3-284(b)(3) - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. Prior to or within 12 months of employment, teaching personnel obtain and maintain a current Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate, per OAC 340 Appendix FF Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.

2 staff have expired pdls.

2019-07-16 Permit
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed
2019-05-10 Permit
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed

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