Description: Welcome To Western Arkansas Child Development Inc.'s Early Childhood Play Centers. We are a (Certified 501(c) (3) Non-Profit Organization) 'Quality Early Learning ChildCare Provider' licensed by the State of Arkansas for over 30 years. Our professionally trained, caring members of staff and management are dedicated to excellence, to providing all children under our care with exceptional discovery and learning opportunities, and a broad based program of developmental services to meet the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional needs of children.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-07 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-06-11 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-04-08 | Facility Visit | 100.109.1.b.The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a child maltreatment background check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff members and applicants for employment in a Prior to employment and every two (2) years child care facility thereafter 100.110.1.b.The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.Direct care staff or staff with routine contact with children Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 100.110.2.b.Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff and applicants for employment in a child care facility Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter 1200.1201.14.All medications and poisonous substances shall be kept in separately locked areas. |
| 2021-03-24 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-10-27 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-02-27 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2020-01-21 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-10-16 | Facility Visit | 1100.1101.27.Children shall be protected from overexposure to the sun. Sunscreen shall be used if needed and as directed by the parent. Suntan lotions and/or sunscreens used for infants/toddlers and preschool children shall be kept out of the childrens reach and shall be administered only with written parental permission. School age children may apply sunscreen to themselves with supervision. Blanket permission may be obtained annually. 500.501.7.Behavior guidance practices used by the center shall be discussed with each child's parents and provided to them in writing at the time of enrollment with a copy signed by the parent maintained in the child's record. 600.604.1.n.The child care facility shall maintain a record for each child in care which shall be on site. Records for children no longer enrolled may be maintained off site. Childrens records shall contain the following information:Documentation of distribution of Shaken Baby Syndrome information to all parents of infants in accordance with Carters Law |
| 2019-08-08 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-06-06 | Facility Visit | 900.902.16.All children one year of age and older shall wear properly fitted and approved helmets while riding on bicycles and when using roller skates, skate boards, roller blades and scooters. Helmets shall be removed as soon as children stop riding the wheeled equipment. Helmets shall meet CPSC standards. (Helmet use is recommended while riding tricycles and other wheeled toys.) |
| 2019-06-04 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-02-28 | Facility Visit | 1200.1201.13.All medications and poisonous substances shall be kept in separately locked areas. 1200.1201.6.a.Fire and tornado drills shall be practiced as follows:Monthly 500.501.5.h.The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:Inflicting physical pain, hitting, pinching, pulling hair, slapping, kicking, twisting arms, biting or biting back, spatting, swatting, etc. |
| 2019-01-10 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-12-18 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-10-30 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
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my little sister is going there and she loves it.
Teachers that go above and beyond what is expected of them are not rewarded. You mean nothing as an employee to this company. It is nothing but a money maker. There is no teamwork and no rewards for doing the job expected of you. Too many people trying to be boss and no managerial skills from the director to try and teach teamwork.
While the kids are some what cared for the employees mean nothing to the company. Treated with no respect, no loyalty , a lot of back stabbing and no TEAM working together. Need some definite leaders to carry the staff and let them know their cared for.
I Have my son going currently n my sister son has been their for 2 years n currently I haven't seen bugs or seen teacher be mean to kids I will say that they have had major changes over this past year all new staff n they are wonderful lady's who love the children n disrespectful children will say whatever they can to get away with being a brat I have see that 1st hand
I will never take my child here. They are mean to the children, the place reaks, and it is infested with huge black ants (that crawl on the children during nap time). No thanks.