Description: Our goal at SMCA is to develop intelligent Christian students who have a Christ-honoring attitude in every area of their life and a heartfelt devotion to loving one another. Since all truth extends from God and the person of Jesus Christ, all truth must be obtained from a Christ-centered position. In teaching our students, we seek to show them how discovering our world can help us to know our God. In seeking to meet our goals, we understand the utmost importance of a caring and loving learning environment; as such, we seek to provide our students with a campus and faculty that will meet their various daily needs. In all of these things, we hope to develop students who are both learned and compassionate, ready to face the world of tomorrow. Review the student handbook for more on being a student at SMCA.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | Full | 13A.17.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: AW and LH did not have evidence of having completed a staff orientation form. Both employees completed a staff orientation form during the inspection. The school has their own staff orientation form. The Licensing Specialist recommended that the OCC's Staff Orientation Verification form be utilized unless all required elements are included on the school's staff orientation form. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Full | 13A.17.07.06B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff member, MD has been approved by the school to be a substitute for all grades. The OCC was not aware that staff member, MD is occasionally a substitute in the preschool classrooms and was observed to be alone in the K4 (3-year-old) classroom at the time of the inspection. While on site, the Licensing Specialist received a written statement from the principal stating that she will no longer be using MD as a substitute in the preschool unless she has been cleared by the OCC. Please have staff member, MD submit a completed notarized Release of Information form and complete a criminal background check with the OCC's authorization number as well as SMCA's authorization number before she is used again in a child care group. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Full | 13A.17.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the E7/E8 (4-year-old) classroom the Licensing Specialist noted that there were several hazardous products including Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, Expo cleaner, and the school's cleansing agent on top of a filing cabinet which could possibly be reached by the children in care. All the hazardous, cleaning products were relocated and made inaccessible to the children in care during the inspection. | |||
| 2023-09-26 | Full | 13A.17.12.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist observed that plates, cups, and silverware were not in a sealed container and were located on the top of the children's cubbies in the K2 and K3 (4-year-old) classrooms. All single service items were put into Ziploc bags during the inspection to ensure that they are protected from contamination. | |||
| 2022-09-27 | Mandatory Review | 13A.17.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: DS was hired on 9/29/2021, JM was hired on 8/29/2022, BR was hired on 8/1/2004, and LH was hired on 8/2/2022. The Office of Child Care did not receive a 1203 showing that these employees started working at the beginning of this school year which began on August 29, 2022. The operator shall forward a copy of a 1203 to the Office of Child Care displaying that DS, JM, BR, and LH are additions to the school's personnel list. In the future, please be to sure to notify the Office of Child Care within 5 business days when there has been an addition of a new employee. | |||
| 2022-09-27 | Mandatory Review | 13A.17.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: There were several containers of Clorox wipes accessible to children stored on a bookshelf in the K2 room (4 year olds) and in the bottom drawer of a plastic storage cart in the E7/E8 rooms (2nd-5th graders). In the K3 room (3 year olds) there were several bottles of sanitizing spray in a storage cabinet. During the inspection the cleaning products that were observed in rooms K2, E7/E8, and K3 were relocated and made inaccessible to the children in care. In the back right corner of the cafeteria (K and 1st graders) there is a kitchenette with cabinets and drawers that are full of hazardous janitorial supplies. The operator shall either relocate these harmful supplies and products, install safety latches on all of these drawers and cabinets or put a barrier in place. Please send photos to the Office of Child Care displaying the corrective action taken. In chapel rooms H6/H8 (5-6 year olds) there was a spray bottle filled with a cleaning solution stored in each of the two plastic caddies, one on a desk and the other on the floor. Please store the cleaning solution so it is inaccessible to the child care children and send a photo to the Office of Child Care once relocated. | |||
| 2021-09-30 | Full | 13A.17.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Although several "new" staff members were listed on the personnel list and provided to OCC on 09/01/2021 and on 09/15/2021, they did not provide corresponding notarized releases of information or criminal background clearances. The LOC has 5 business days to provide notification of the addition of new employees to the LOC along with criminal background check and signed notarized releases to examine child abuse/neglect records. Please write a letter of compliance for this regulation. | |||
| 2020-11-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.17.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The LOC had multiple staff members listed on the AP list who were no longer working there. This seems to have been the case since school began in September. LOC is reminded to notify the OCC Licensing Specialist within five days of the staff person leaving. | |||
| 2020-11-13 | Mandatory Review | 13A.17.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: No emergency escape plan was posted and could not be located for the Chapel. During their After Care Program, the Chapel is used for child care. Please develop and post an accurate escape plan in the Chapel as soon as possible. | |||
| 2019-09-16 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
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