Description: RDCA - Northwest Child Care Center is a Licensed Child Care Center in Bethesda MD, with a maximum capacity of 170 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialists observed the janitor's closet opened and personal belongings in the almost all the classrooms accessible to child in care. During the inspection, facility closed the closet and the corrected the personal belongings. | |||
| 2021-04-06 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-08-19 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-07-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.09.02C | Corrected |
| Findings: Complainant alleges that staff are not paying attention to the kids. The children are not doing any educational activities. The staff are sitting around on their phones and eating whenever they want. The kids in the 12-18 and 18-24 months classrooms are not being taken care of. Licensing Specialist observed infant and toddler activity plans that have not been reevaluated since March 2019 in the 12-18 classroom and 18-24 months classrooms. Facility shall ensure that activity plans are reevaluate at least every 3 months. | |||
| 2019-04-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Self-reported complaint states that child was left on the playground for approximately 20 seconds and confirmed with video footage. Facility indicated that teacher was terminated. Facility shall review supervision regulations and center policy with all staff members. | |||
| 2019-04-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: Self-reported complaint states that child was left on the playground for approximately 20 seconds and confirmed with video footage. Facility indicated that teacher was terminated. Facility shall devise a plan on how the center will maintain the safety and security of all children. | |||
| 2019-04-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: Self-reported complaint states that child was left on the playground for approximately 20 seconds and confirmed with video footage. Facility indicated that teacher was terminated. Facility shall review supervision regulations and center policy with all staff members. | |||
| 2019-03-25 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: A self-reported complaint states that a child was grabbed and pushed by a teacher, Lindsay Howard. The child was trying to leave the classroom, and the teacher pushed him inside. The director indicated that the teacher was placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the building. Facility shall review child abuse policy and ensure it meets regulation requirements. | |||
| 2019-03-25 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A self-reported complaint states that a child was grabbed and pushed by a teacher, Lindsay Howard. The child was trying to leave the classroom, and the teacher pushed him inside. The director indicated that the teacher was placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the building. Facility shall review child discipline policy with all staff members. | |||
| 2019-03-25 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: A self-reported complaint states that a child was grabbed and pushed by a teacher, Lindsay Howard. The child was trying to leave the classroom, and the teacher pushed him inside. The director indicated that the teacher was placed on administrative leave and escorted out of the building. Facility shall review child abuse, neglect, mental injury and injurious treatment with all staff members and devise a plan to ensure this does not happen in the future. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Conversion | 13A.16.12.01C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed schedules in all classrooms that listed meals as being served at intervals of more than 3 hours. An operator shall serve meals and snacks at intervals not more than 3 hours. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist did not observe any evidence of at least on child's emergency information as being updated annually. Facility shall obtain and maintain emergency information for each child that is updated as needed but at least annually. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Conversion | 13A.16.05.08A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed an approved diapering area that was being used to temporarily hold toothbrushes. For each group of infants and toddlers, there shall be an approved diapering area with a sink that is used only for diapering and toileting. Corrected at time of inspection. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Conversion | 13A.16.09.02C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed no evidence of each infant and toddler as having written activity plans reevaluated every 3 months. | |||
| 2019-02-27 | Conversion | 13A.16.05.08I | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed toileting room in room # 107 did not have individual paper towels. Each toilet room shall contain individual paper towels. Corrected at time of inspection. | |||
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