Description: 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. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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