Description: Reach for the Stars is open Mon-Fri. from 6 am - 6pm and accept children ages 6 wks - 12 yrs. We accept POC. Located on Rt 40 between North East and Elkton. Secured premises, oversized playground, pre-k curriculum, before/after care for Leeds Elem
We offer secured entrance to classrooms by means of passcode. All classrooms have emergency exits to the outside. We have a oversized playground with a back porch to ride bikes/cars. All staff are certified in first aid and CPR and go thru state and FBI criminal background checks as well as abuse & neglect background checks.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-23 | Full | 13A.16.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: All of the required information for some of the children was not on file. Some emergency information forms were missing source of health care , parent's signature and date, and work telephone numbers. Appropriate lead test was not present for some of the children and evidence of immunization was not available for a child. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Some of the emergency information forms was missing parent's work telephone number, source of health care and telephone number, parent's signature and date. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Four childrenn under age 6 did not have evidence of lead screening or test. | |||
| 2021-09-23 | Full | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Six clock hours of continued training was not provided for all aides. | |||
| 2020-08-31 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The operator failed to notify the Office of Child Care when several rooms sustained water damage during a rain storm on August 4, 2020. Notice was sent to all providers requesting OCC be notified if their program got any water damage. | |||
| 2020-08-31 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The building sustained flooding during the rain storm around August 04, 2020. The rooms on the right side of the building from the entrance had water damage. Director stated one room had at least one inch of water on the floor. | |||
| 2020-08-31 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director did not complete the required 12 clock hours of continued trainings for the required time period of 11/2018 - 10/2019. He completed 3 clock hours of training 3/2020. | |||
| 2020-08-31 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Director could not provide documentation of an aide having completed 6 clock hours of training for the required time period of 12/2018 - 11/2019. | |||
| 2020-08-31 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.11.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Due to COVID-19 health guideline, providers are required to document each child's temperature before entering the building. Director did not have written documentation of temperatures taken. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.12.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The center food for morning and afternoon snacks. Verbal information from staff , actual observation and written menus showed two of the four major food groups were not always served at snack time. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Foods that were actually served to the children was not recorded. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was not a medical report on file for two staff members. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.12.01E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: When the menu food items were not served, center did not record the foods that were actually served. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency and disaster plan was not practiced by staff and children. Some of the staff members were not aware of the plan. | |||
| 2019-08-22 | Full | 13A.16.05.11A | Corrected |
| Findings: Floors and carpet throughout the center has visible unclean areas. | |||
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We enjoyed a wonderful 4 years at Reach for the Stars before the prior owners- Patt and John Frederick returned to the center. The Frederick's were involved in a domestic dispute that resulted in Patt shooting John and being charged with attempted murder. She plead down to assault and thus her record was expunged and she can now be a "volunteer" at the center. Parents were given no notice of her return and when we complained they decided that it was Tracy, the director, that complained and fired her. We withdrew our children the same day- we just cannot trust the judement of these people. They may say they are not staff but the letter to the parents stating Tracy was fired came under the signature of Steve- the on paper owner, and the Fredericks (his grandparents).
The teachers at this center were wonderful and I hope that they are all able to relocate to other centers/in-home because the new management is not desirable.