Description: Strawderman, Karen is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Reisterstown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | Other | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS recorded floor temperature below 65 degrees F in all approved rooms: 61.9 degrees F in living room (adjacent to sunroom), 62.1 degrees F in play room, 63.7 degrees F in living room, 53.6 degrees in sunroom, 64 degrees F in both bedrooms upstairs. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-02-07 | Other | 13A.15.05.05C | Open |
| Findings: The gate outside has a lock but it is missing a self-closing and self-latching mechanism. Please correct by sending photos of a gate with self-closing and self-latching mechanism. | |||
| 2024-02-07 | Other | 13A.15.09.01B(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed children eating snacks and watching TV at the same. Correct immediately by submitting a correction plan and a copy of a written screen time policy to this specialist. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Other | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon the arrival LS checked the provider's thermostat and it was set to 65 degrees F. LS recorded floor temperature at 46 degrees F in the sun room, 62.8 F degrees F in the living room, 60.4 in the playroom room, and 62.2 degrees F in the family room (room by the sunroom). Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Other | 13A.15.05.05C | Open |
| Findings: The gate has a lock but it is missing a self-closing and self-latching mechanism. Correct immediately by sending photos of the gate wit a self-closing and self-latching mechanism. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Other | 13A.15.05.06C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has 5 sleeping bags. The provider to purchase one more mat/cot/sleeping bag and to send a photo to this provider. | |||
| 2024-01-22 | Other | 13A.15.08.01B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed the provider going upstairs to get a child from a bedroom and leaving 3 awake children (including one child under 2 years old) on the first level of the house. Correct immediately by submitting a statement regarding not leaving children unsupervised and a plan on how to prevent this from happening. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: One emergency form was missing child's authorized person pickup information. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS recorded floor temperature in the provider's living room at 55 degrees F. The provider said her thermostat was set to 63 degrees F. The provider wrote a statement regarding keeping her thermostat at no less than 65 degrees F. The temperature was adjusted to 65 degrees F during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.05C | Open |
| Findings: The gate has a lock but it is missing a self-closing and self-latching mechanism. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.06C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has 5 sleeping bags. The provider to purchase one more mat/cot/sleeping bag and to send a photo to this provider. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have required child documentation for one present child. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: No lead test screening results for 4 children. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2023-01-04 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have written agreements with children's parents. Correct immediately. | |||
| 2022-01-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have emergency form for one child. Correct immediately. | |||
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