Description: Little Creations Child Care Center provides a safe and nurturing enviornment for ages 6 weeks up to 12 years of age. Open M-F 5:30am - 5:30pm.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-17 | 251.04(2)(i)5. | Policy Submitted & Implemented - Child Guidance |
| Description: During the course of a complaint investigation, staff admitted to placing her hand over the mouth of a crying, distraught child to get him to calm down after he fell asleep at the table and she tried to wake him to move him to his sleeping bag. Placing a hand over a child's mouth is not an appropriate child guidance action and staff did not follow the center's written policy on appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing or distraught children. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.05(1)(c) | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training |
| Description: Staff A, B & C have a current CPR-AED certificate, but not from a department-approved course provider. Staff D was missing documentation of having obtained a certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department within 6 months of employment. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.04(6)(a)5. | Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement |
| Description: The center was missing written agreements, signed by parents, outlining the plan for children who come to the childcare center from school, home or other activities and/or go from the childcare center to school, home or other activities. 4 children were observed, during the monitoring visit, getting dropped off at the center by a bus. None of these children had written agreements in their files allowing this. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.04(6)(a)1. | Child Record - Enrollment Information |
| Description: Documentation of emergency contact information was not observed on the Enrollment form for Child #3 and Child #6. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.05(2)(c)1. | Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff |
| Description: Contrary to DCF 251.05(2)(c)1, Staff B, C, and D did not have documentation of the yearly requirement of 25 hours of continuing education in 2017. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.04(6)(b) | Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record |
| Description: The attendance was not current and accurate on the day of the licensing visit when one of the children were not signed in on the attendance record. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.06(4)(d) | Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width |
| Description: Exits and exit passageways shall have a minimum clear width of 3 feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. Both exit passageways out of the center were obstructed by sleeping bags for napping children. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.06(5)(c) | Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule |
| Description: Garbage containers in where food waste has been disposed of are required to have a cover. A garbage container in the older kids classroom containing food waste did not have a cover. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.07(6)(k)2. | Health Examination - Children Over Age 2 |
| Description: Each child 2 years of age or older shall have an initial health examination not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up health examination at least once every 2 years thereafter. Child record #8 did not have documentation of a follow-up health examination at least every 2 years. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.07(6)(k)1. | Health Examination - Children Under Age 2 |
| Description: Each child under 2 years of age shall have an initial health examination not more than 6 months prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up examination at least once every 6 months thereafter. Children #2, 3 & 4 do not have documentation of a follow-up exam within the past 6 months. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.07(6)(L) | Immunization Documentation |
| Description: Immunization records were not observed in the files for Child #1 and Child #7. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.09(1)(c) | Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development |
| Description: Intake for Children Under 2 forms were missing documentation of having been updated every three months to reflect changes in the child's development and routines based on discussion with the parent. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.09(2)(bm) | Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position |
| Description: Each child under age one shall be placed to sleep on his or her back in a crib or playpen unless otherwise specified in writing by the child's physician. One child in the infant room was observed sleeping on a Boppy pillow in a pack and play during the monitoring visit. The child did not have a written physician note on file. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.09(1)(L) | Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs |
| Description: A child under one year of age was observed asleep in a pack-n-play that contained a Boppy pillow, stuffed animals and several fluffy blankets. | ||
| 2018-10-18 | 251.05(4)(f) | Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio |
| Description: When there is a mixed-age group, the staff-to-child ratio shall be adjusted on a prorata basis, according to age. Staff-to Child ratios were not adjusted on a prorata basis in the 2 and older room during the monitoring visit. There was one teacher for 12 children. 15 minutes into the monitoring visit 4 additional children over age 2 arrived at the center and there was only one teacher for 16 children. | ||
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Very Friendly Staff, Children have lots of fun when they are there. Love how the staff does fun activities with the children. Would highly recommend this child care center to anyone looking. (Hard to get into as they are full most of the time)
would never bring my kids back. Poorly run, dirty, just all in all not a good daycare. take my word or find out for yourself.......