Description: Stellabotta, Mary is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Huntingtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: An almost 6 month old child was first in care at the FCC home on 12/08/2023. However, the parent has yet to provide an emergency form, Health Inventory Part I or II or any immunizations. Providers report that they have given the mother the forms and requested them to be completed. Provider stated she will not allow the child in care again until these documents are submitted. Please provide a copy of these documents to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's records, it was found that an enrolled infant does not have an emergency card. Please have the parent complete an emergency card for him and keep it on file. Provide a copy of this completed emergency card to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's records, it was found that a "drop-in" child's emergency card has not been updated. No date is on the emergency card and it was found that the wrong address is on the emergency form. Please have the parent update their child's information and initial and date the emergency form. Please send a copy of the corrected, dated and initialed emergency form to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's records, it was found that two children are missing Part I and Part II of the Health Inventory. Another child is missing the appropriate amount of immunizations for her age. As noted previously, an almost 6 month old child is missing his emergency card, immunizations, and Part I and Part II of the Health Inventory. Please obtain these documents and keep them in the respective child's file. Send a copy of these documents to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.05.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During an inspection of the downstairs bathroom that the children use, dog feces was observed on the floor. When this was brought to the attention of the Providers, one of them immediately cleaned it up. The family has a new puppy who had been in the child care area while this Licensing Specialist was on-site. The Providers suspect that it happened at that time. Regulation reviewed with Providers. This non-compliance is now corrected since the Provider immediately cleaned up the dog feces. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, the floor temperature was only 60 degrees F. When this was brought to the attention of the Providers, the overall home's thermostat was turned up to heat the home. By the end of the inspection, the room's floor temperature had reached 65 degrees F. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. Please ensure that the room's floor temperature is no less than 65 degree F at all times. | |||
| 2023-12-15 | Full | 13A.15.10.01H(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The FCC home's First Aid kit is missing two gauze rolls. Please add two gauze rolls to the First Aid kit and send a picture of them to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-11-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of emergency cards, the following children are past due for an update: BG, CG, BM, NC and CM. Please have the respective parents review, initial and date their emergency card for the annual update. Please remember that this needs to be done on, at least, an annual basis. Please show picture evidence of the parent's initials and dates for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-11-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.01E | Corrected |
| Findings: During testing of the water temperature in the bathroom that the children use downstairs, the water temperature reading was 124 degrees F. The water temperature cannot exceed 120 degrees F. Please adjust the temperature of your water to be 120 degrees or less. Please write a letter of correction stating how you will become in compliance with this regulation in the future and submit it to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-11-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, tools such as several screwdrivers and two pairs of pliers were found in an unsecured drawer in the main child care area. When this was brought to the Provider's attention, she moved them to an upper cabinet which is inaccessible to children. While inspecting the upstairs bathroom that the children sometimes use, a generic form of OTC allergy medication was found in a lower drawer that is accessible to the children. When brought to the Co-Provider's attention, she moved it to an area that is inaccessible to children. While inspecting the approved kitchen area upstairs, tools and sharp scissors were found in a drawer. The drawer has a device to secure the drawer, but it is not working properly. Therefore, the tools were accessible to the children. Provider will secure the drawer and send a picture of the new secure device for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2021-12-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no evidence that the parents of BJ or OJ rec'd or were advised how to obtain a consumer pamphlet. Please immediately be sure these parents receive or are advised how to obtain the consumer pamphlet. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is not a completed emergency form on site for OJ, a sibling to another child in care. Please immediately ask parent of OJ to complete and submit an emergency form for OJ. The emergency form for CG is missing the doctor contact information and emergency contact information. The form for BJ hasn't been signed by a parent. Please immediately have parents provide the missing information. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did provide transportation during the bus driver shortage this year. The providers only had verbal permission for this for a few children. Please immediately obtain written parental permission to transport BJ, OJ, AR, RM, and MM. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 youngsters enrolled who were born on or after 1/1/2015 and who don't have the proper evidence of lead testing. Please immediately ask the parents of: BG, CG, BJ and OJ to supply you with a copy of lead testing evidence for their children. There are 3 children missing completed health inventories Please immediately ask the parents of BG, BJ and OJ to supply you with their child's health inventory. There are 2 children that have no written individual needs information from their parent-BJ and OJ. Please immediately ask the parent of these children to supply you with this. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-12-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A previous resident moved back into the FCC home in September and the OCC wasn't notified until arriving today. DS moved into the FCC in September. The OCC was notified today. Lic. Spec rec'd DS's release and medical today. The OCC has DS's CBC. The OCC wasn't notified of the new resident immediately, as required but Lic. Spec. was notified on site thereby correcting the non-compliance. The providers have also stopped using previously approved child care space. The room off of the main child care room has been off limits since about August 21, according to the providers. The Lic. Spec. wasn't made aware of this change until arriving today. Please notify Lic. Spec. immediately of changes. Please notify the OCC immediately of any changes that may effect the registration. | |||
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