Little Hands Child Care Center - Du Bois PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: In the Preschool Room, observed a child's table and chair set. The left side of the table top was no longer secured to the leg of the table. Thus, enabling the table top to be lifted from the leg.

Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

Noncompliance Area: On the left side building outdoor play space, observed a Step 2 Skyward Summit climbing apparatus. Manufacturer's instructions state that the product must only be used with anchor stakes in place and the fall height is 80 inches. Observed that the apparatus was not anchored to the ground. According to documentation on file, the left side building outdoor play space has JM Synthetic Grass playground safety surfacing which meets ASTM standards for a fall height of 8 feet. .

Correction Required: Outdoor equipment that requires embedded mounting must be mounted over a loose-fill or unitary playground protective surface covering that meets the recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The equipment must be anchored firmly and be in good repair.

Noncompliance Area: There was more than six month between the previous and most current and updated health assessment on file for child #1, who was a young toddler at the time health assessments completed.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddlerA child's record shall contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact information on file for child #1 lacked the address of one of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff #1 lacked fire safety training within the past 12 months. The last fire safety training for staff #1 was 6-1-2018.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff #1 lacked a staff evaluation within the past 12 months. The last staff evaluation for staff #1 was completed 3-26-2018.

Correction Required: A director is responsible for written evaluation of staff persons on a regular basis, a minimum of one evaluation every 12 months.

Noncompliance Area: In the preschool room near the sink by the office and in older toddler room in the bathroom, observed two trash receptacles which lacked a plastic liner.

Correction Required: Trash that has been contaminated by human secretions or excrement shall be contained in closed, plastic-lined receptacles.

Noncompliance Area: In the older toddler room, observed two small areas of peeling paint the size of a dime. These were located near the "Quiet Area" sign by the baseboard.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: The facility's current certificate of compliance was not posted.

Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance and a copy of the applicable regulations under which the facility is certified shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents, with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office posted at the same location.

Noncompliance Area: In the toddler room, observed an unlocked desk drawer which contained 3 small bottles of hand sanitizer. The drawer was accessible to the children in care.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: In the Preschool and toddler Outside Play Space, observed a plastic sand toy which had cracked exposing a pinch point.

Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts.

Noncompliance Area: In the infant room, observed a child's play house with a plastic covered bed. This bed which had a small rip in the corner exposing the inner foam. In the infant's Outside Play Space, observed a red car which the infant's can sit on. Various areas of the car had stickers which were starting to peel off.

Correction Required: Toys and objects with a diameter of less than 1 inch, objects with removable parts that have a diameter of less than 1 inch, plastic bags and styrofoam objects may not be accessible to children who are still placing objects in their mouths.

Noncompliance Area: The file for staff #1, with initial start date of 06-07-2003, contained a Child Abuse Clearance dated 06-19-2003 and then on 04-08-2016. The file for staff #2, with initial start date of 04-07-2008-, contained a Child Abuse Clearance on 06-19-2003 and then on 04-08-2016. The Child Abuse Clearances were required to be obtained by 12-31-2015.

Correction Required: The operator shall comply with the CPSL and with Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services). A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL.

Noncompliance Area: In the Preschool Room, observed a small area in the corner of the room next to the table area where the paint had come off and the plaster was coming off the wall.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Noncompliance Area: Observed staff #2, who was changing a child's diaper, place a disposable soiled diaper on the changing table and continue to put a new diaper on the child. The soiled diaper was not discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can.

Correction Required: If disposable diapers are provided by a parent or by a facility, a soiled diaper shall be discarded by immediately placing the diaper into a plastic-lined, hands-free covered can.