Description: Nykisha Harcum is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Sunderland MD, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: One child did not have an emergency form on file during inspection today and one child did not have Part 2 of the health inventory form or the lead testing form. Three children need updated immunization forms. Obtain from parents and add to files. Please send copy to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Three children who meet the birthdate requirement for blood lead testing did not have test results on file during inspection today. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: There were no written parent agreements on file for 3 children during inspection today. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no evidence in the files today that five parents were given information or advised how to obtain information from the office concerning consumer education in child child, filing a complaint, etc. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency form needs health care provider information added and one emergency form needs to be updated. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.03.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no written transportation permission on file for three children. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.05.03E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider is using a mixture of soap, water and bleach to clean the diaper changing mat. LS explained mat should be cleaned first with soap and water and then disinfected with a bleach and water mixture. Provider does have a separate spray bottle with soap and water and stated she will use the soap and water and the bleach and water mixture, separately, going forward. Verbal correction acknowledged by LS at inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.06.02B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider only completed 2 hours of continued training for the 2022-2023 training cycle. Provider completed 22 hours of continued training for the 2023-2024 training cycle. LS used 10 of those hours to make up the 2022-2023 missing training. Provider has now completed 24 hours for the 2 year licensing cycle. This is corrected. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed fire drill record during inspection. Fire drills have been conducted and recorded monthly. Provider stated disaster drills are conducted every month, but provider hasn't been recording the drills. LS cannot determine that disaster drills have been completed since they have not been recorded. Provider is reminded that fire drills are to be conducted and recorded every month and disaster drills are to be conducted at least twice per year and recorded. Provider expressed understanding and stated she will record disaster drills separately. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: NJ needs a daily authorized pick up person added to emergency form. Please have parent add to form and add to file. Send copy to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-01-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed Mrs. Meyer's cleaning product and an insect fogger on the floor during inspection today. Provider relocated the items, correcting this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-24 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: MJ meets the birthdate requirement for blood lead testing and there are no test results on file today. Provider stated child was recently tested and parent is awaiting test results. Please obtain results from parent and add to file. Send copy to LS. | |||
| 2022-01-24 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: There are no written agreements on file today for MJ or AG. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2022-01-24 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no evidence on file today that parents of MJ or AG received consumer education information from provider. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to LS. | |||
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