Description: Mastering Milestones Child Development Center is a Child Care Center in CUSHING OK, with a maximum capacity of 158 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks - 12 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Rated 4 Stars and LED BY THE BEST DIRECTOR with over 28 YEARS of EXPERIENCE and KNOWLEDGE in this field.
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| Date | Type/Purpose | Corrections |
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| 2021-06-24 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
Plan: One 1-year-old child was moved to a 2 -year old only classroom. Both classrooms met ratio before worker left program. Director will discuss ratios and keeping track ratios and children ages at next staff meeting. Correction Date: 2021-07-02 |
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Description:
340:110-3-286(a) - Ratios. Ratios mean the number of teaching personnel required to be physically present with a child or group of children per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix GG - Ratios and Group Sizes. Only teaching personnel count in ratios, unless the requirements specifically state otherwise. The program is required to maintain ratios at all times.
One 1-year-old and older classroom with one teacher had 3 one-year-old children and 5 Two-year-old children. There are too many one-year-olds with one teacher. |
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| 2021-06-17 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
Plan: Teachers use a list of children along with date of birth or ages to keep track of ratio and children in the classroom. Correction Date: 2021-06-21 |
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Description:
340:110-3-287(b) - Know children. Teaching personnel:
Teacher of the Three year old and classroom did not know that there were 2 year old children in their group. They did not now know how many three year old children were in their group. |
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| 2021-06-09 | Follow Up Partial Inspection |
Plan: Teachers will ensure that children are eating at tables for all mealtimes. Correction Date: 2021-06-09 |
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Description:
340:110-3-298(f)(8)(A) - has a designated eating and drinking location, excluding rest equipment and equipment with motion, such as swings; and
Children in the school age building were eating snack of crackers on the floor off of coffee filters. Children in Three year old classroom were eating snack bags on the carpet. |
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| 2021-06-04 | Complaint Full Inspection |
Plan: Program is adding a larger area for impact material around school age playground this weekend. The younger playground will be moved around and remove equipment as needed. Correction Date: 2021-06-08 |
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Description:
340:110-3-301(b)(4) - Use zones and impact-absorbing materials. The use zone and impact-absorbing material requirements per (c) of this Section are met for indoor climbing equipment with a fall height over four feet.
Use zones around three dome climbers do not have 6 ft of clearance around equipment. There is other toy slides under 4ft in these zones or the edging of the mulch. |
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| 2021-06-04 | Complaint Full Inspection |
Plan: Program will ensure that all exits are unblock and open for use at all times. Teacher moved cot during visit. Correction Date: 2021-06-04 |
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Description:
340:110-3-300(q)(1) - Exits and routes to the exits are not blocked by equipment, furniture, or other objects.
The fire exit in the 3 year old room and up was blocked by a cot during naptime. |
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| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-288(c) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Positive discipline training were given with requirement to complete one of the two within 30 days of employment. Care courses: *Learning Outcomes for Discipline in Child Care Course. *Friendly Environments, Safe environments course. |
| Description: Discipline. SERIOUS Non-compliance found during the investigation. Teacher flicked a child on their head for talking off their blanket from their face. Teacher was seen dragging child by one arm across the classroom. Seen on video. Teachers also harshly yelled at children while getting on to them. | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-286(a) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Supervision Requirements were handed out once again. All were reviewed during a mandatory staff meeting on 7/1/21. All teachers were given a classroom child roster that includes names, Date of Birth, and daily enrollment schedule and also gave another copy of the teacher child ratio licensing requirement form to follow and keep on the teacher clipboard at all times for use to maintain teacher/child ratio at all times. I have asked that out Licensing Specialist-come out to our facility to complete a licensing requirement training with all teachers to review the importance of remaining in ratio at all times. |
| Description: Child Ratios. SERIOUS Non-compliance found during the investigation. "Three year old and older room was left out of ratio by Teachers leaving children alone in classroom or in back room during bathroom breaks. There were 10 three year children with 4 four year old children present in the classroom on 06/01/2021 with one teacher multiple times. Seen on video." | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-296(e)(2) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Appropriate positive guidance techniques were discussed with teachers. I explained the importance of not covering the children's faces at nap time. I have contacted resource and referral in request of a positive guidance course for our entire staff. I am currently waiting to hear back with a date to complete this in July 2021. |
| Description: Rest Time. Non-compliance found during the investigation. "Personnel were covering children's faces with blankets for nap time, even when the children tired to remove the blankets. Seen on video." | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-289(i)(4) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Employment handbook cell phone policies were reviewed on 7/1/21. Addition to policy of no cell phones use while in the classroom (unless needed for a field trip, emergency need with evacuation or curriculum use is being implemented and used approved by the director during this time.) I have asked teachers to leave cell phones in their Teacher pocket in the office upon arrival. I explained that they are not counted in teacher/ child when using their phones for personal use such as (social media,... therefore they were unable to be counted as the teacher supervising preschool age during nap time.) I also reminded them of teacher duties: during nap time- Teachers are supposed to be cleaning, sanitizing... in the classroom. |
| Description: Supervision. Non-compliance found during the investigation. "Personnel alone with children and in charge of supervision was on their personnel cellphone during nap time. Seen on video." | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-303(e) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: On 7/1/21 revision were given on the importance of safety with keeping cleaning products out of reach of children at all times. *Friendly Environments/Safe Environments training course is required to be completed by 8/1/21. |
| Description: Hazards. Non-compliance found during the investigation. "Personnel left spray bottle of cleaning solution accessible to children multiple times during a 27 minute period. Seen on video." | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-288(b)(11) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: The positive guidance training will help teachers in understanding the based approach to prevent and manage challenging behaviors more effectively while understanding the goal of positive guidance in developing children's self control while encouraging children to assume responsibility and to assist children in Making thoughtful decisions. I expressed the importance of not using thinking time as a first time tool but to redirect using positive behavior guidance tools. I bought a few items as recommended by our Licensing Specialist, such as : a ticking timer, an oil based timer. This is to be used to help the child during the cool down process and the teacher with the time management skills needed to avoid overlapping appropriate time limits per age of child. |
| Description: Discipline SERIOUS Non-compliance found during the investigation. "Teacher placed children in timeout as a first resort multiple times. Teacher left one 3 or 4 year old child in timeout for 14 minutes. Seen on video." | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 340:110-3-289(b)(1)(C) Substantiated Complaints |
Plan: Daily routines were reviewed and reminded to follow daily schedules daily with teacher led, planned, activities. |
| Description: Learning Program: Non-compliance found during investigation: Teachers did not follow the daily classroom schedule. Children free played from the end of Breakfast to the beginning of lunch. Teachers cleaned for 63 minutes after breakfast, organized toys on shelves, or did tasks outside of the three year old and older classroom. Seen on video | ||
| 2021-05-17 | Other Partial Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2021-02-22 | Periodic Full Inspection |
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| Description: No non-compliances observed | ||
| 2020-02-07 | Periodic Full Inspection |
Plan: Program will either move postings to be easily read from all classrooms required or make duplicates of required postings for each required classroom. Correction Date: 2020-02-10 |
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Description:
340:110-3-281.1(i) - Post in classrooms. Items are posted where personnel and parents can read the items, unless the requirements specifically state otherwise. Two or more classrooms may share the posted items when the classrooms are next to each other and are divided by low height walls or barriers and the items can be read from each classroom.
One two year old classroom and one three year old classroom were sharing classroom postings with two other classrooms. The postings could not be read from these two classrooms. |
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THE BEST PLACE YOU COULD HAVE YOUR KIDS. THEY LEARN SO MUCH AND ALL STAFF ARE LOVING AND CARING.
I TAKE PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP OF MASTERING MILESTONES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS. I EVEN HAVE TEACHERS THAT WERE ONCE A CHILD IN CARE! 29 YEARS AND COUNTING OF TRUE LOVE AND PASSION FOR CHILD CARE. I HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN WITH US FOR MORE THAN 13 YEARS AND HAVE EDUCATED THROUGHOUT OUR TIME TOGETHER - MAINTAINING BACHELORS, ASSOCIATES AND CERTIFICATE OF MASTERIES! WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND DO MAKE MISTAKES AND AS ANYONE WHO MAKES A MISTAKE, YOU LEARN FROM THEM AND CORRECT THEM AND CARRY ON WITH IMPROVEMENTS. ITS CALLED GOALS OF EXCELLENCE! EX-EMPLOEES ARE "EX" FOR A REASON. KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN LOOKING AT CERTAIN REVIEWS! IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT KIM RIDENOUR TO VISIT IN PERSON AND GET TO KNOW MORE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
Excellent service. Great place for kids and families. Director is Superb! Teachers are loving and caring. 28 years of SUPERB CAREGIVING in the COMMUNITY
Very little care from the caregivers and not enough directing from the director. I would not recommend to anyone!
Horrible teachers. The worst place i have ever been in child care. They will yank the children up yell in their faces and all because the kid spilt milk or something in that since. The director lets teacher cuss and say unappropriated things in front of kids. Just out of all horrible. This day care should be shut down