Description: LITTLE SPROUTS LEARNING ACADEMY is a Licensed Child Care Center in SEAFORD DE, with a maximum capacity of 132 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-17 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member’s job description does not describe the duties she performs. Submit the updated job description for Staff #1 to OCCL by June 30, 2020. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 64U - Child Accident and Injury | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A child hit her mouth on the merry-go-cycle at the center and first aid was applied. However, a staff member failed to notify a parent immediately regarding a serious injury, which OCCL defines as any impact to a child’s head. A center staff member notified the child’s parent more than two hours later. | |||
| 2019-12-11 | Non Compliance | 23U - Center Policies-Parent/Guardian Handbook | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Update parent handbook to include the new policies. | |||
| 2019-12-11 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A service letter is needed for staff #1. ( corrected at visit) | |||
| 2019-12-11 | Non Compliance | 34U - Annual Professional Development Plan | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure professional development plans are completed 3 months from hired date. ( corrected at visit) | |||
| 2019-12-11 | Non Compliance | 45U - Hazardous Materials | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete radon test for each classroom children are cared for. | |||
| 2019-10-22 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure proper staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements are maintained as required. According to attendance records dated 9/3/2019, to 9/13/2019, seven staff members who are not qualified to be alone with children were documented as being alone with children in multiple classrooms on multiple days. Additionally, a staff member was documented to be alone with over 15 children in the school-age classroom. Provide staff and child attendance records from 10/28/2019 to 11/1/2019 for all classrooms by 11/2/19. | |||
| 2019-10-22 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Per attendance records, an assigned staff member that at least meets the qualification of an early childhood teacher was not present in the building during opening hours. Ensure a staff member who is qualified as at least an early childhood teacher and is trained in the day-to-day operations of the center is present when the early childhood administrator or the early childhood curriculum coordinator is not present. Submit a staffing plan by to OCCL by October 31, 2019, showing a qualified person is present during all hours of care. | |||
| 2019-10-22 | Non Compliance | 22N - General qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was employed for over 30 days without being fingerprinted for the center. According to attendance records, this staff was alone with children. Ensure all hired staff have a background check and eligibility determination before being alone with children. The licensee shall review all staff files to ensure staff have been fingerprinted and determined eligible if left alone with children. | |||
| 2019-10-22 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Attendance records showed multiple staff members were signed into two classrooms at the same time. Attendance records must be recorded for each classroom. If children are combined with another group of children, an attendance record for that classroom is to be kept. Provide documentation of the opening and closing classrooms showing attendance for children and staff by 11/2/19. | |||
| 2019-10-21 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member escorted children to the bathroom for diaper-changing. The staff member did not have a Delaware First certification. Ensure that only qualified staff members who have a Delaware First certification escort children to the bathroom for diaper-changing. This specialist spoke to the owner and she agreed to comply. | |||
| 2019-10-21 | Non Compliance | 47N - Diapering | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was observed changing children’s diapers on her lap. Ensure staff members follow diaper-changing procedures at all times. This was corrected at visit when Ms. Hudson said she would speak with Staff #1 about proper diaper-changing procedures. | |||
| 2019-06-17 | Non Compliance | 36N - General safety practices | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The center has mice. The center is working with an exterminator to rid the mice from the center. The center staff must move the furniture, equipment, etc. in the classrooms and clean up any mice droppings that are observed. The center must clean the kitchen thoroughly to ensure there are no mice droppings. The center moved to a new location on June 24, 2019. | |||
| 2018-12-12 | Non Compliance | 42N - Sleeping accommodations | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure crib sheets to be tightly fit on the crib mattress. | |||
| 2018-12-12 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete files are needed for four staff. First aid and CPR certifications are needed for four staff. | |||
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