Maureen Burton Group Child Care Home

Regulation: 3280.66(c)

Description: Toxic plants not permitted

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 10/1/25 a neighboring YEW bush - grew into the playground fence of the facility.

Correction Required: Toxic plants are not permitted in a child care space.

Regulation: 3280.131(a)/3280.182(1)

Description: Health Information/Initial and subsequent health assessments

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 7/25/25 The file for child #1 did not contain a current health assessment.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent of an enrolled child, including a child, a foster child and a relative of an operator or a facility person, to provide an initial health report no later than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility. A child's record must contain initial and subsequent health reports.

Regulation: 3280.166(4)

Description: Bottles labeled

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 7/25/25 the bottle for child #1 was not labeled with the child's name.

Correction Required: Disposable nursers and bottles shall be labeled with the child's name.

Regulation: 3280.24(a)

Description: Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 7/25/25 the current certificate of compliance was not posted in a conspicuous location used by parents.

Correction Required: The facility's current certificate of compliance shall be posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. The operator shall provide the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.

Regulation: 3280.52(b)

Description: Similar age levels

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 7/25/25 staff person #1 was observed working alone on the lower level classroom with 1 infant, 1 YT and 4 preschool aged children. Staff person #2 was on the second level and not present in the classroom.

Correction Required: When children are grouped in similar age levels, the following maximum child group sizes and ratios of staff persons apply: Infants 1:4 with a maximum group size of 12; Young toddlers 1:5 with a maximum group size of 12; Older toddlers 1:6 with a maximum group size of 12; Preschool children 1:10 with a maximum group size of 12; Young school-age children 1:12 with a maximum group size of 12; Older school-age children 1:15 with a maximum group size of 15.

Regulation: 3280.94(a)(5)

Description: Evacuation routes posted

Noncompliance Area: During the inspection on 7/25/25 an evacuation route was not posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility. ( Evacuation route was missing from the lower level classroom area).

Correction Required: The primary staff person or designated staff person who is responsible for compliance with this chapter shall conduct fire drills and ensure that evacuation routes are posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility.

Regulation: 3280.102(a)

Description: Clean and good repair

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 8/29/24 exposed bolts (missing thread covers) were observed on the gate in the playground accessible to children.

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.

Regulation: 3280.151(a)/3280.192(3)

Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 9/29/23 staff person #1 was observed working with the children and did not have a current health assessment on file at the facility.

Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem. A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis.

Regulation: 3280.192(2)(iv)

Description: Transcript, diploma and letters

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 9/29/23 the file for staff person #1 did not contain verification of education.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity.

Regulation: 3280.192(5)

Description: Two written references

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 9/29/23 the file for staff person #1 did not contain two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person.

Regulation: 3280.131(e)/3280.131(e)(2)(i)

Description: ACIP recommended immunization record /Exemption documentation from parent/guardian

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 09/30/2022, the file for child #1 did not contain a record of influenza vaccination.

Correction Required: The facility may not accept or retain an infant 2 months of age or older, a toddler or a preschool child at the facility for more than 60 days following the first day of attendance at the facility unless the parent provides written verification from a physician, physician's assistant, CRNP, the Department of Health or a local health department of the dates (month, day and year) the child was administered immunizations in accordance with the recommendations of the ACIP.Exemption from immunization for religious belief or strong personal objection equated to a religious belief shall be documented by a written, signed and dated statement from the child's parent or guardian. The statement shall be kept in the child's record.

Regulation: 3280.134(a)

Description: Child's hands washed

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 10/1/2021, the children's hands were not washed before sitting down to eat snack.

Correction Required: A staff person shall ensure that a child's hands are washed before meals and snacks, after toileting and after being diapered.

Regulation: 3280.152

Description: Adult Hygiene

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 10/1/2021, staff person # 2 did not wash their hands before serving the children snack.

Correction Required: A facility person shall wash his hands before meals and snacks, and after toileting and after diapering a child.

Regulation: 3280.32(a)/3280.192(4)

Description: Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

Noncompliance Area: During a renewal inspection on 10/1/21, the file for staff person # 1 is missing a current FBI Clearance. FBI Clearance on file was dated March 4, 2016, which is more than 60 months old.

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. Facility Person #1 may not work at the facility.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/7/19, file of child #1, #2, #3, and #4 did not include child service reports.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the services to be provided to the family and the child, including the Department's approved form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and development in the context of the services being provided. The operator shall complete and update the form and provide a copy to the family in accordance with the updates regarding emergency contact information at 3280.124(f).

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/17/19, a health report of child #4, who is a young toddler, was not updated at least every 6 months. Last health report on file was from 3/18/19.

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

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/7/19, local traffic authorities were not notify annually of the location of the facility and program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility. Last letter to local traffic authorities was dated 1/20/09.

Correction Required: An operator shall notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the day care facility.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/7/19, the financial agreement of child #4 was not updated at least once in a 6-month period. Financial agreement was last updated on 1/4/19.

Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 11/7/19, first aid kit did not include tweezers.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, the armchair in the child care space was ripped, exposing the filling which was hazardous to children in care.

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: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18 observed only three age-appropriate rest equipment for infants. At the time of inspection observed 1 infant, 4 young toddlers, 2 older toddlers and 1 preschooler. Certification representative didn't observe age-appropriate rest equipment for toddlers and preschoolers.

Correction Required: Individual, clean, age-appropriate rest equipment shall be provided for preschool, toddler and infant children as agreed between the child's parent and the operator. The rest equipment shall be labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, an agreement of child #3 and #4 didn't specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, an agreement of child #3 and #4 didn't specify the date of the child's admission.

Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the date of the child's admission.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, file of child #1 didn't include emergency contact form and agreement, file of child #5 didn't include an agreement form.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information is required for each enrolled child. Emergency contact information shall reference who shall be contacted in an emergency. An operator shall establish and maintain an individual record for each child enrolled in the facility.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, emergency contact information of child #2, #3,#4 and #5 didn't include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child ma 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: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18 observed that every child care space didn't have a posting of a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.

Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, staff #3, who was caring for children, didn't have an individual record.

Correction Required: An individual record is required for each facility person.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, observed that group child day care homes regulations under which the facility is certified and instructions for contacting the appropriate regional day care office were not posted in a conspicuous location.

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: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18 observed that a location for children to be sheltered away from the facility in the event of an emergency is within five miles, not within walking distance.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for shelter of children during an emergency including shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises.The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises. The evacuation routes and evacuation plans to exit the building may be the same as those required by 3280.94 (f) and (g) (relating to fire drills).

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, the facility's emergency plan did not include a method of notifying parents that an emergency had commenced, that an emergency has ended and how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

Correction Required: The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to contact parents as soon as reasonably possible when an emergency situation arises. The facility shall have an emergency plan that provides for a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, first aid training certificates of staff person #1 and #2 didn't include information about the training entity that conducted first aid training. Certification representative wasn't able to determine whether the first aid training was on the list of the currently approved curriculum. First aid training certificate of staff person #2 didn't include the date when the training was completed.

Correction Required: Competence in first-aid is demonstrated by the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid. First-aid training shall be renewed on or before expiration of certification or every 3 years, as applicable. Completion of training shall be documented by the signature and title of a representative of the training entity and shall include the date training was completed. Documentation shall be retained in the facility person's file.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18 observed diaper rash cream on the table used by children and located in the kitchen. This area was accessible to the children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be stored in an original labeled container or in a container that specifies the content. Toxics shall be kept in a locked area or in an area inaccessible to children, and shall be stored away from food, food preparation areas and child care spaces.

Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on 9/21/18, hot water temperature in the bathroom located in the basement and used by children was 120F.

Correction Required: Hot water temperature, in areas accessible to children, may not exceed 110 F.

Noncompliance Area: DURING RENEWAL INPSECTION ON 10/12/17, FACILITY OWNER DID NOT HAVE THE REGULATIONS 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.