Licensed Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Little Leaders In Training Academy
Wilmington, DE
· New Castle County
800 W 4TH ST,
Wilmington, DE 19801
Quick Facts
Capacity
96 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
1018612
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
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About the Provider
LITTLE LEADERS IN TRAINING ACADEMY is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 96 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. PD Plan for Staff #1, #3, #8, and #9. Administration of Medication for Staff #1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #10, and #12. OCCL health and safety for Staff #3 and #5. Employee declaration for Staff #5 References for Staff #5. Adult abuse for Staff #3 and #5. CPR and First Aid for Staff #2, #4, #5, #7. Date of Hire for Staff #3 and #4. Health appraisal for Staff #5. Service letters for Staff #3 and #5. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are signed into the classroom upon arrival. -Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are completed. Complete emergency cards for Child #2 and #5. Health Appraisal for Child #3, #6, #9, and #10. Immunizations for Child #3, #6, and #10. Blood lead screening results for Child #3, #6, #9, and #10. Parent permissions for Child #5. Developmental plans for Child #3, #6, and #8. Transportation permission for Child #5. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Enaure children are signed into the classroom upon arrival. -Corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the light switch in the girls' bathroom is replaced. -The light switch was broken. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure monthly fire drills and fire prevention are completed. The last completed fire drill was in August. -Send October's fire drill and fire prevention log to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-10-06 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infant bottles are labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs health appraisal with Tb. Staff #2 thru #9 need CPR and Frist Aid. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children files are complete. Child #2 and #9 need blood lead screening results. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children under the age of two do not use Styrofoam. -Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure ceiling tiles in the two-year-old classroom are replaced and free of water damage. Ensure the baby gate is mounted to the wall. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the refrigerator in the kitchen is below 40 degrees. Moved all food to other refrigerator. -Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure paper towels are in the boys' bathroom. -Corrected at visit | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Remove trash and hazards from the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure equipment is sturdy and hazard-free. Remove the play pool table out of the school-age room. -Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-04-02 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure infant bottles are labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-09 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Change batteries in the smoke detector in pre-k classroom. Smoke detector was chirping. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure liability insurance is submitted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure maximum group size and ratios are met at all times. At the time of visit, the 2-year-old classroom had 13 children with 3 staff members, including 1-year-olds. (CAV) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff members have been determined eligible by Criminal History prior to working at the facility or being present at the facility. (CAV) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Send documentation of the following to OCCL: PD Plan: Staff #1-#9 Orientation: Staff #2 & # 3 OCCL Health and Safety: Staff # 4 Job Description: Staff # 3 References: Staff # 4 Employee Declaration/ Drug Alcohol Statement: Staff # 3 & #4 Adult Abuse Registry: Staff # 4 Health Appraisal with TB: Staff #3 & # 4 TB test only: Staff #2 Two Service Letters: Staff # 2, # 3, & # 4 CPR/FA: Staff # 2 Administrator of Medication: Staff # 4 Date of Hire: Staff #2, #3, & # 4 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff members are accurately signing in and out of attendance. Send one week of staff attendance to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Please ensure children's files are complete. Send the following documents to OCCL: Date of enrollment and days/hours of attendance: Child # 1 & # 9 Current Health Appraisal: Child # 8 & # 9 Developmental Plans: Child # 1, # 6, & #10 Infant Feeding Statement: Child # 10 Emergency Card Info, Immunizations, Parents Right to Know, Screen Time Permission, Transportation, and Medical Permission: Child #9 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all attendance records are accurate in all classrooms. Send one week of attendance for 2-year old and 3-year-old classrooms to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cleaners are labeled in preschool (CAV) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure facility is free of bug infestation. Clean insect devices in kitchen and near guinea pigs' cage. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all food is not spoiled, labeled with contents, and expiration dates. Remove all expired food from shelves and fridges. Send picture of cleaned refrigerators. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure toys are hazard-free on the playground. Remove all broken toys and trash from the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. A child was observed wearing a bib while asleep. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is enough equipment for all children enrolled in the two-year-old classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the non-absorbent mat is clean and cleanable and diaper procedures are posted. Diaper changing mat in boys' bathroom is torn. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are current and posted (CAV) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 77U - Infant and Toddler Care | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure daily logs with sleep checks are completed for each child. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-10-07 | Non Compliance | 8U - License Renewal | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure application is submitted 60-days prior to expiration. Send application to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 16U - Insurance Coverage | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure liability insurance is current. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure a positive behavior policy is posted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classroom maintain maximum group size. At the time of the visit the two-year-old room was observed with 14 children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff#1 needs CPR and Frist, job description, 4 references, adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 needs review of annual sleep safe and child abuse and neglect. Staff #3 needs a completed file. No file was reviewed. Staff #4 needs CPR and First Aid, PD plan, 2 references, health appraisal with TB, release of employment, and service letter. Staff #5 needs annual review of sleep safe and child abuse and neglect. Staff # 6 needs training hours and review of sleep safe and child abuse and neglect. Staff #7 needs PD Plan. Staff #8 needs orientation, OCCL health and safety training, application, job description, references, adult abuse check, release of employment, and service letters. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, two staff members did not sign into the two-year-old room. One staff member did not sign out of the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Hours and days of attendance for Child #2,#3, #4, and #9. Date of enrollment for Child #4, #8, #9 Emergency Card for Child #4, #8, #9 Health appraisal for Child #2 and #3 Immunizations for Child #3 Screen Time permission for Child #4, #8, #9 Parents right to know for Child #4, #8, #9. Development plan for #1, #3, #5 Transportation for Child #4 Infant feeding for Child #4 and #9 | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children are being signed in and out at arrival and departure. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are cleanable and clean. Vent in walkway by three year old room needs to be cleaned. Wall in two-year-old room needs to be smoothed and painted. Ensure all outlets are covered. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure food is not stored on the floor. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure trash and broken toys are removed from playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure parent permission is on file when using swaddler infant room. Ensure cribs are on the lowest setting. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure diaper changing procedures are hung up. No diaper changing procedure hanging up in boys' bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the first aid kit is complete. Frist aid kit is missing a pen and note pad and tweezers. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all infant feeding bottles are labeled. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-10-18 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are completed with all opportunities for toddler classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all child-to-staff ratios are met throughout the day. -During the visit, 9 children were present with 2 teachers. the youngest child was an infant. - During the visit, a school-age child walked themself back to the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are completed. Training hours for staff #1, 3, and 4. Health and Safety for Staff #1, 3, and 4. Orientation for Staff #1. Review of Abuse and Neglect for Staff # 1, 2, and 3. Job Description for Staff # 1 and 2. References for Staff #1. Health Appraisal with TB for Staff #1, 2, and 3. CPR and Frist Aid for Staff # 1 and 2. Administration of Medication for Staff # 3. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all children's files are completed. Date of enrollment for Child #1 and 3. Hours and Times attending for Child # 2,5,6, and 7. Health Appraisal with immunizations for Child #6. Parent right to know and screen time permission for Child #4. Updated monthly feeding schedule for Child # 2 and 8. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all attendance records have arrival and departure times for all children present in the room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all indoor areas are safe and set up for care. All surfaces must be cleanable: New gates must be painted, and walls needed to be painted in three-year-old room and one-year-old room. Replace missing ceiling tiles. Outlet covers are needed in the infant room and one-year-old room. Clean floors in the two-year-old room. Fix the broken handle on the kitchen set in the four-year-old room. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all bathrooms are cleaned. Clean the girls' bathroom in the hallway. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure playground is hazard free. One broken storage bin needs to be removed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-04-12 | Non Compliance | 73U - Program Goals and Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Lesson plans must be completed and dated. Send a week of lesson plans to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Parent's right-to-know log is completed. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Days and hours of enrollment for Child # 2,3,6,7,8,9 Date of enrollment for child #7 Complete emergency card information for Child #6, 7,10. Health appraisal with immunizations for child #2,3,4,6,7 Parent right to right for Child #9. Developmental plans for child # 2,4,7,8 Infant feeding schedule for child #7. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all food is labeled with contents and expiration date. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure there is a covered trash can in school-age room-Corrected at visit. Clean school-age bathroom toilet and floor. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Repair of Remove sandbox on the playground. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-28 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all Lesson plans are updated and have weekly food/ healthy habits. -All Lesson plans had no dates (no open room). | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-27 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. A PD plan is needed for all staff members. An annual review of abuse/neglect, sleep safe, an orientation, a health appraisal with TB, a release of employment history, and service letters is needed for staff #1. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-02-27 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Enusre all walls are repaired and cleanable. Three-year-old room wall needs to be painted and cleanable. Wall in hallway between girls' and boy's bathroom needs to be repaired and painted. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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