Reardon, Kelley - Colchester VT Registered Home

405 Justin Morgan Dr. , Colchester VT 05446
(978) 853-2862

About the Provider

Description: This program is 9.5 hours of structured and play-based curriculum that allows the children to make their own choices throughout the day. The children will have a daily schedule to follow that include arrival routines, learning centers based off the VELS (Vermont Education Learning Standards), fine and gross motor skills, agriculture skills, the children will learn how to work together to be responsible, safe and kind to others. I will use Teaching Strategies Gold to assess the children. A monthly and weekly schedule will always be posted for families. Precious moments preschool mission statement is to serve families by supporting the community where children and adults practice social skills, explore thinking and creative ways and interact positively with all types of environments.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 09/30/2018; Area Description: Fenced Yard, Smoke Free; Special Schedule: School Year Only; 1 Star Registered Home; Sibling Discount Available;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 186744
  • Capacity: 10
  • Age Range: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School Age
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Transportation: School Bus Route
  • Schools Served: Mallets Bay School, Union Memorial School (Colchester)
  • Initial License Issue Date: Sep 30, 2018
  • District Office: Vermont Child Care Consumer Line
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-649-2642 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Type Create Date Due Date Corrected Date Status
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-09 2023-05-23 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.2.5: There shall be at least one (1) easily accessible dry chemical fire extinguisher which has at least a 2-A: 10BC classification. This fire extinguisher shall be maintained in operating condition. It shall bear an official tag, properly signed, attesting to current operating condition.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-09 2023-05-08 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.3.3: Safe Use Zones For all play equipment that is thirty (30) inches or higher from the ground, including climbing equipment, slides, swings and other similar equipment, the FCCP shall ensure that the surface under and around the equipment, included recommended use zones, is of approved resilient material that protects children if they fall. * Materials in the use zone shall consist of wood chips, pea stone, mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, safety-tested shredded or rubber like material or rubber mats designed for protective cushioning; * Materials used in the use zone shall follow the recommendations listed in the most recent publication of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook regarding critical depth of tested materials determined by the height of the highest climbing surface of the equipment; * Materials used in the use zone shall be installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; * If the loose material such as sand, mulch, or shredded rubber is used in use zones, the FCCP shall ensure that the material is raked regularly and replenished to maintain depth and resilience; and * If the resilient material in use zones freezes, the FCCP shall ensure that the children will not play on the equipment until the resilient material has thawed and is once again resilient.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-16 2023-05-26 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.1.5: The registered FCCP shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-08 2023-05-08 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.10.3: All poisonous or toxic materials shall be inaccessible to children.
Violation 2023-04-26 2023-05-08 2023-05-30 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.2.1: The FCCP shall have successfully completed pediatric first aid and CPR prior to being licensed and must remain currently certified.
Violation 2022-06-10 2022-07-08 2022-07-15 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 7.1.3: Orientation of FCCP and New Staff The FCCP shall complete an orientation training session approved by the Division prior to beginning care for children. The FCCP shall ensure staff complete an orientation training session approved by the Division prior to being left alone with children. Trainees shall complete the orientation training within one (1) month of their first date of working with children. The orientation training session shall include: * Basic knowledge of child growth and development; * Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions; * Safety and sanitation requirements including handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of bio contaminants; * Positive behavior management; * Supervision of children; * Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety; * Safe sleep practices; * Administration of medication requirements; * Emergency and evacuation requirements; * Nutrition and food safety including prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; * Recordkeeping; * Transportation and child passenger safety; * Release of children; * Respectful engagement of families; * Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, including information about the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, sexual violence, grooming processes, recognizing the dangers of child sexual abuse, and other predatory behaviors of sex offenders; * Recognition of and response to the symptoms of common childhood illnesses; * Preventing the spread of infectious disease; * Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children; * Inclusion of children with special needs; * Guidelines for volunteers, trainees, and partner staff; * Responsibility to comply with current applicable licensing regulations; * Background check requirements to include changes in situations, restrictions, and exceptions for those prohibited by these regulations; * Staffing requirements to include opening and closing; and * Ensuring children have extra clothes and diapers available.
Violation 2022-06-10 2022-07-08 2022-07-15 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.3.6.1: The FCCP shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.6.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children, staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years.
Violation 2021-05-07 2021-06-01 2021-06-01 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 3.6.3: Emergency preparedness Training: Within 365 days of opening a FCCH, the FCCP shall attend emergency preparedness training which shall include content specifically related to sheltering in place in the event of an emergency in which the FCCP and children present need to remain in the FCCH for an extended period.
Violation 2019-12-16 2020-02-06 2020-02-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.3.5: The FCCP or at least one (1) staff member shall sit with children during meals and snacks.
Violation 2019-12-16 2020-01-30 2020-02-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.8.3: The FCCP shall create and file an incident report for each accident, injury or medical emergency that leaves a visible mark or first aid has been administered, even when medical treatment is not required. An incident report shall include the name of the child, date, description of the injury or medical emergency, how it occurred, adult witnesses, first aid provided and medical care required. The child's parent shall be provided a copy of the report at pick up that day. Serious injuries, animal bites and death must be reported to the Division as specified in the rules in section 3.1 of these regulations.
Violation 2019-12-16 2020-02-06 2020-02-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.2.5: Soft objects, toys or loose bedding shall not be used in infant sleep areas. Soft or loose bedding includes: bumper pads, pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, and bibs. Infants shall not be swaddled for sleep.
Violation 2019-12-16 2020-02-06 2020-02-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 6.2.4.1: The FCCP and/or staff may need to step away from the children to meet basic care needs throughout the day. This shall be time limited; and the FCCP and/or staff shall be able to hear all children of pre-kindergarten age and younger at all times; and shall be able to physically respond immediately.
Violation 2019-12-16 2020-02-06 2020-02-10 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.4.2.3: The FCCP and staff shall ensure that infants sleep in cribs or port-a-cribs. Infants shall not be placed to sleep on soft surfaces, such as a couch or sofa, pillow, quilts, sheepskins or blankets. Infants shall not be placed in car seats, swings, high chairs, jumping chairs or similar equipment for sleep. A child that falls asleep in this type of equipment shall be gently transferred to a crib or port-a-crib as soon as feasible.
Violation 2019-04-10 2019-05-25 2019-10-03 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.1.4: The FCCP shall submit a Vermont Child Care Immunization Report at least once every 365 days to the Vermont Department of Health, Immunization Office as required by 18 V.S.A. SS 1120 - 1129.
Violation 2019-04-10 2019-05-25 2019-10-02 Final
Regulation/Restriction: 5.10.1.2.6: The extinguisher shall be visibly mounted to the wall near an exit door.

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