Description: LITTLE STARS - KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-13 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Two children needed to be signed into the attendance sheets. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member was alone with children prior to completion of fingerprinting and prior to determination of eligibility. Ensure staff members are not alone until eligibility is determined. Submit a staffing plan to OCCL. Submit documentation of fingerprinting for all staff members. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Qualified staff must supervise all children at all times. A child was observed “taking a break” outside of the classroom without direct supervision. 13 children were left unsupervised, when a staff member, left the room to answer the center’s door. Three classrooms were observed without correct staff-to-child ratios. Submit a staffing plan to OCCL indicating correct staff-to-child ratios with qualified staff. Submit documentation of all staff completing Better Kids Care’s online training entitled, “Supervision: Staff: Child Ratios'' by September 7, 2020. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 24U - Staff Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: An Intern qualified staff member must be 18 years old before being left alone with children. Staff #1 is not 18 years old. Submit a staffing plan by September 4, 2020, to ensure Staff #1 is never alone with children. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 73U - Program Goals and Planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children’s individual developmental needs must be met. Child #1’s pull-up was not changed as needed. Ensure all children’s diapers and pull-ups are being changed upon becoming wet or soiled. Submit documentation of all staff completing Better Kids Care’s online training entitled, “Exploring Developmentally Appropriate Practices” by September 7, 2020. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 43U - Children's Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Attendance must be accurately documented. All four classroom’s attendance sheets given to the specialist were not completed for the children or staff. Submit 1-week’s worth of attendance sheets for all classrooms by September 7, 2020. | |||
| 2020-08-24 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Center staff are to follow Phase II Requirements for Child Care. One staff member was not wearing a mask, four staff members did not wash their hands upon entering and leaving the classroom or center, and the center is not maintaining consistent grouping and staffing. Ms. Cahill stated the staff member would be reprimanded for not wearing the mask. Ensure that all staff have read, understand, and agree to follow the Phase II requirements. Submit a plan to ensure consistent groups of children and staff for each classroom. Due to staffing shortages, staff members were denied meal breaks. DE state law requires employees who work 7.5 hours a day to be provided with a meal break during their shift. Ensure staff are given breaks as required. | |||
| 2019-05-10 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff files were missing the following: - Staff #1 needs a health appraisal - Staff #2 needs the employee declaration and drug/alcohol statement. | |||
| 2019-05-10 | Non Compliance | 66N - Program goals and planning | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Lesson plan in the infant room needed to be dated. This was corrected. The lesson plan in the two's room is missing a science activity. Send a copy of the plan for the week of 5/13/2019 with all required components. | |||
| 2019-05-10 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children's files were missing the following items: - Child #1 needs a Health Appraisal - Child #2 needs an information card and health appraisal/note about immunizations. | |||
| 2018-05-15 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One staff member needs an adult Health Appraisal on file. | |||
| 2018-05-15 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One child needs an updated Health Appraisal on file. | |||
| 2018-05-07 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Attendance records do not consistently indicate two classrooms combining in the afternoon, and they show staff being out of ratio and over the maximum group size allowed. On some days, staff did not sign in when covering lunch breaks, showing the room out of ratio. Send copies of attendance records for the week of May 7-11, 2018. Two staff at the center indicated there are times when one staff member monitors both the infant and one-year-old classroom. Staff must physically be present in all rooms with children signed in at all times. | |||
| 2017-05-03 | Non Compliance | 40N - Outdoor climate and space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Fix the bottom of the metal fencing between the 1-year-old playground and 3-year-old playground so the metal is not sticking out. Send a picture or notify specialist when this has been corrected. | |||
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