Registered Family Child Care Home
✓ Licensed
Smith, Kawanda
Lusby, MD
· Calvert County
Ropeknot Road,
Lusby, MD 20657
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Registered Family Child Care Home
Active License
License Number
21851
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Smith, Kawanda is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Lusby 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. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.01G | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection the refrigerator was not operable. The provider has a repair appointment for 3/3/2026 and is using shelve stable milk and shelve stable food for the children. For correction please let the licensing specialist know when the refrigerator has been repaired. | |||
| 2026-03-03 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection there were cleaning supplies in the bathroom sink cabinet accessible to children. During the inspection the cleaning supplies were moved out of reach of the children. | |||
| 2025-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider has a child who has not been in attendance for a month that is missing a lead test. If the child is to come back into care they must have their documentation of having the lead blood test. Provider is disenrolling the child as of today. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was one child who did not have an emergency form on file during inspection today. The child has a sibling who no longer attends and provider thinks her form is filed with the sibling's paperwork. Provider stated she will look in the stored files for the form at rest time. If form cannot be found, please have parent complete a new form and add to the child's file. Please send copy to LS. | |||
| 2024-01-30 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one child who needs their emergency form updated. There are two children who need their health care provider's information added to their emergency forms. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Please send copies to LS. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: KL is missing health inventory form (part 1 and 2), blood lead test form and immunization record. Please obtain from parent and add to file. Please send copy to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Blood lead test results are missing today for IL, KL and AS. Please obtain from parents and add to files. Send copies to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Emergency form for IL needs to be updated. Please have parent update this form and send copy to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-03-07 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider has been conducting disaster drills at least twice per year, but one a few occasions, the disaster drill has taken the place of the fire drill. Provider is reminded that a fire drill must be conducted at least once per month, in addition to the disaster drills conducted at least twice per year. Licensing Specialist observed provider's fire and disaster drill record during inspection. Provider stated she will conduct a fire drill once a month and will conduct a separate disaster drill at least twice a year. Please send written plan to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2022-03-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: These emergency forms need the following: KC, MB - updated; VD, PD - authorized pick up person added. Send copies to LS. | |||
| 2022-03-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The gate at the top of the stairs was not in place upon arrival. All children in care today were under 5. Provider is reminded the stairs are to be kept inaccessible to children under 5. *Gate was put in place during inspection; this is corrected. | |||
| 2022-03-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed bleach and other sprays in the hallway bathroom cabinet. These items are potentially hazardous to children and should be relocated or a latch should be added to the cabinet. *Items were removed during inspection and this is corrected. | |||
| 2021-03-25 | Full | 13A.15.03.03F | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider did not conduct fire drills for at least 4 months and only conducted one emergency drill last year; therefore there is no record of date/time for required fire/disaster drills. Provider has conducted a disaster drill this year and it was recorded. Provider is reminded to record date and time of each required fire/disaster drill. Send copy of record log to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2021-03-25 | Full | 13A.15.06.02D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider's 1st Aid and CPR expired in April 2020. Provider completed a current course in March 2021, so this has been corrected. | |||
| 2021-03-25 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider did not conduct fire drills for approximately 4 months and only conducted 1 emergency/disaster drill last year. Provider is reminded fire drills are to be conducted at least once per month and emergency/disaster drills are to be conducted twice per year. Please send evidence that fire and emergency/disaster drills have been conducted. | |||
| 2021-03-25 | Full | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed hand sanitizer, air sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes on the TV stand in the child care area. All of these items were low enough to be accessible to children. All potentially hazardous items are to be kept inaccessible to children. Provider relocated these items to an inaccessible location during inspection; therefore this has been corrected. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-06-04 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-03-26 | Full | 13A.15.03.03F | Corrected |
| Findings: The fire drills and emergency disaster drills were not recorded as required. The Licensing Specialist reviewed the recording requirements for each type of drill with the provider. A partial drill record was observed during the inspection. The provider states the drills were completed. The provider also stated she understands this practice needs to be implemented immediately. | |||
| 2019-03-26 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: Please have the parent of one of the 2 yr. old children provide an updated copy of her child's immunization record. Please send a copy of the updated record to the Office within 30 days of today's inspection. The provider knows which parent needs to submit the updated immunization record. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency card was missing the emergency pick up person listed. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.03B | Corrected |
| Findings: No paper towels in the bathroom. Please add paper towels to bathroom. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: Indoor trash was in garbage bag, but had not been placed in refuse disposal container. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.03E(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Child was diapered on diapering pad with no absorbent material on top of waterproof changing pad. The diaper changing pad was on the couch. Diapers to be changed on diapering table with restraining straps or a changing pad on floor or a waterproof covering on the floor. Please send statement about how the diapers will be changed. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.03E(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Diaper changing pad was not cleaned with soap & water followed by an approved sanitizing agent. Wipes are not acceptable for cleaning diaper pads. | |||
| 2018-03-28 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: The deck was approved for children's use. On today's inspection, the gate at top of the stairs did not have a locking device. Will need to add locking device. Will need to relocate the glider and storage chest from the front of the fence to prevent children from possibly climbing on equipment and going over deck fence. Outdoor trash cans need to be removed from deck when children using deck. Deck floor needs to be swept to remove gum balls which could cause tripping accidents. Make sure the gas grill is non-functional during child care hours. | |||
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