Description: Patrice Dyson is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Bel Alton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: KT, KT, JF, and CF need the doctor part of the health inventory completed. BH needs an updated shot record that shows 4DTP shots, a Hib shot after a year of age, an MMR shot, and a Varicella shot. AF needs an updated shot record that shows a 4th DTP shot. ZH, JF, and CF need immunization records. ZH needs both parts of the health inventory completed. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: KT, KT, BH, and KF need evidence of having had a lead blood test. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider didn't have a handbook available to show her discipline policy and she stated she doesn't have a pet policy. Provider needs to have evidence that all families have received the discipline policy and she needs to create a pet policy and have evidence that the parents have received that. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no evidence in the children's files that the families have received the consumer pamphlet or have been told how to obtain the consumer pamphlet. Provider needs to be sure the parents have this information. Specialist will send a pamphlet to provider to copy for the families. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.05.01E | Corrected |
| Findings: The water temperature measured 130 degrees on the specialist's thermometer. Provider needs to adjust the water heater so that the water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.05.04C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The blind cord in the morning room needs to be tied up. Provider tied it up during inspection. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.09.01B(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider needs to create a screen time policy that is in line with the regulations in this chapter and have evidence that all the parents have received it. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.10.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider did not have an emergency disaster plan. She completed the training in 2013. Specialist will send her a template for the disaster plan. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has not done fire drills each month and disaster drills twice a year. She is reminded to do those drills and to record them. She did do a fire drill for June 2021. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Since provider didn't have a plan it wasn't updated yearly. She needs to remember to update the disaster plan when she has one. | |||
| 2021-07-16 | Conversion | 13A.15.12.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: The 6 year old has mac and cheese in her lunch box and the lunch box only had a cold pack. The 17 month old had bottles in his lunch box and only a cold pack to keep them cold. Provider must put any items that require refrigeration into the refrigerator. She is permitted to go into the adjoining space on the basement level, that has the refrigerator, even though it isn't approved for child care, to place and retrieve items that require refrigeration. | |||
| 2021-03-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: KT and KT need a parent signature and date on emergency cards. | |||
| 2021-03-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.02B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider's first year of training was due by 8/31/2020. It was not completed until 9/28/2020. Provider is reminded that her yearly continued training is due by August 31 each year. | |||
| 2021-03-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.09.01B(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: 4 children were at a table having breakfast and a computer was set up showing Mother Goose Rhymes. Children are not permitted to have any screen time during meals or snacks. Provider needs to remove the computer at those times. | |||
| 2020-12-15 | Other | 13A.15.05.06C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider has a 10 month old child enrolled. Provider's registration states that a child must be at least 12 months old to be in care and developmentally able to rest on a cot/mat. The child was not in care during this inspection. The provider stated the child does rest on a cot. However since he is only 10 months old the regulations do not permit him to rest on a cot. Provider needs to purchase an appropriate rest furnishing for a child under 12 months of age. Provider ordered a Graco pack n play during this visit. The provider stated the parent had mentioned that she has a pack n play for the child. Specialist told the provider to have the parent bring her pack n play for the child when he returns to care for him to use until the provider's arrives. Provider is to send pictures of the child using the pack n play and to send pictures when her pack n play arrives. | |||
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