Description: Thakkar, Smita is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Gaithersburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the provider maintaining emergency information for two children enrolled. Child A was missing information on persons authorized to pick up child daily and emergency pick up person's address. Child B was missing street addresses for emergency pick up persons. | |||
| 2022-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.06D | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the provider furnishing a request to allow a 14 month child to rest in a playpen. Specialist observed the 14 month old resting in a play pen during nap time. | |||
| 2022-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.04A(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe any evidence of the additional adult furnishing a current certificate indicating successful completion of approved basic first aid and CPR training applicable to children younger than 2 years old. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe provider maintaining emergency information. One child was missing child's name and date of birth on the second page of the form. Another child was missing emergency contact's phone number on the emergency form. Also, one child was missing information on emergency contact and there was no information on the second page of the child's emergency. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe appropriate lead screening or test for a child in care who is younger than 6 years old. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe a written agreement that specifies (1)the fees for and provision of care for two children enrolled; and (2) the provider's child discipline policy. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe the provider documenting that children's parents have been given or were advised on how to obtain information from the licensing agency concerning : (1) consumer education on child care ; and (2) how to file a complaint against a provider. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe provider maintaining emergency information. One child was missing child's name and date of birth on the second page of the form. Another child was missing emergency contact's phone number on the emergency form. Also, one child was missing information on emergency contact and there was no information on the second page of the child's emergency. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.05.03E(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe provider maintaining diapering surfaces. A ripped diapering pad with foam exposed was being utilized by the provider. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.09.01A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe provider posting and following a written schedule of daily activities for children in care. Corrected at the time of inspection. | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.10.01B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist did not observe provider posting a copy of the home's emergency escape route floor plan in child care area. Corrected at the time of inspection | |||
| 2021-02-01 | Full | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed provider improperly storing and keeping inaccessible to children in care all potentially harmful items. Diaper cream was stored on top of low shelf making it accessible to children in care. Corrected at the time of inspection. | |||
| 2020-01-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.01B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The emergency escape route floor plan was not posted conspicuously as required. | |||
| 2020-01-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.08.01D(1)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: At inspection, LS observed 2 children under 2 in porta cribs with sheets over the entire top of the porta crib not allowing continuous sight of the children. | |||
| 2020-01-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: At least one emergency card was not maintained with all the required information. | |||
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