Description: The Lighthouse Family School has been providing year-round quality early childhood educational services since 1972. The Lighthouse offers federally-funded Head Start to approximately 273 families annually. The Family School participates in two local consortia to fund its 14 Head Start classrooms.
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.102(a) - Clean and good repair | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Monday, 10/04/19, cert rep observed toys in classroom 114 were not cleaned and had ash left behind from a recent fire at the facility. Correction Required: Toys, play equipment and other indoor and outdoor equipment used by the children shall be clean, in good repair and free from rough edges, sharp corners, pinch and crush points, splinters and exposed bolts. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will ensure that all classroom materials are clean and in good repair before reopening classroom. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(4) - Arrival/departure times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, fee agreements failed to include child's arrival and departure times. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the child's arrival and departure times. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will adjust fee agreement for before/after care services to include child's arrival times. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.123(a)(5) - Designated release persons | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, fee agreements failed to include designated release persons. Correction Required: An agreement shall specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will adjust fee agreement for before/aftercare services to ensure that agreement includes to whom child may be released to. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.124(b)(4)/3270.182(3) - Written consent/Consent for emergency medical care required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: in review of children's files, child 1 and 2 file and emergency contact failed to include written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will have the parent/guardian of child 1 and 2 fill out another emergency contact form that indicated with the parents signature weather center is able to provide emergency medial care. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.124(e) - Written emergency plan posted | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Friday, 10/04/19, cert rep observed classroom 307 failed to have facility's emergency transportation plan posted. Correction Required: A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency shall be displayed conspicuously in every child care space and shall accompany a staff person who leaves on an excursion with children. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider posted a emergency transportation plan in classroom 307. Moving forward, provider will ensure that all classroom have an emergency transportation plan posted on their health and safety board at all times. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.131(b)(2) - Toddler/preschool: updated health report every 12 months | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of children's files, child 1, preschool age, file failed to include an updated health report. Health report in file was last completed on 07/24/18. Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider has requested for family worker to contact parent/guardian and inform them that they need to provide an updated health assessment for child 1 by October 30. Parents will provide an updated health report at least every 12 months for an older toddler or preschool child. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff person 13 file failed to include updated health assessment. Health assessment in file was last completed on 11/28/16. Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem.A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider ha notified staff 13, that they need to provide and updated health assessment w/TB shot by October 30th. All staff will provide an updated health assessment every 2 years. Health assessment will remain in staff files at all times. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.18(a) - On file at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Provider did not have a copy of the facility's current liability insurance on file at the time of the renewal inspection on Friday, 10/04/19. Liability insurance on file expired on 10/01/19. Correction Required: The legal entity shall have comprehensive general liability insurance to cover the persons who are on the premises. A current copy of the insurance policy shall be on file at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider has renewed license of liability insurance. A current copy of the insurance policy will be on file at the facility at all times. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.182(5) - Consent for administration of minor first-aid required prior to admission | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: in review of children's files, child 1 and 2 file failed to include signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Written consent is required prior to admission. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider has requested that parent/guardian fill out a new emergency contact that indicates weather parents gives consent for the administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. All emergency contacts will include parents signed consent for administration of minor first-aid and will remain in child's file at all times. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.182(6) - Signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: in review of children's files, child 1 and 2 file failed to include signed parental consent for transportation and walking excursions. Correction Required: A child's record shall contain signed parental consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will have parent/guardian sign new emergency contact that indicates weather parent/guardian consent to child being transported. walking excursions, swimming and wading. All emergency contacts will include parents signed consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading.and will remain in child's file at all times |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.192(4) - CPSL information | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff persons 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 file failed to include current disclosure statement used by OCDEL. Disclosure statement included in file is no longer used by OCDEL. Staff person 12 file failed to include a signed disclosure statement. Staff person 15 file failed to include correct FBI clearance. FBI clearance in file was for CJIS. Staff person 4, hired 07/17/19, file failed to include request or receipt for FBI clearance. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include a copy of requests for the criminal history record and child abuse registry clearance information, a copy of the disclosure statement and a copy of the completed clearance information required under the CPSL. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider has provided current updated disclosure statements for staff 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 and 15. Copy will be placed in staff files. Staff 4 and 5 provided completed FBI clearances. All staff files will include all CPSL required documents. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.192(5) - Two written references | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff persons 1, 7, 11, 12 and 13 file failed to include two written nonfamily letter of references. Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include two written, nonfamily references from individuals attesting to the person's suitability to serve as a facility person |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider has requested for staff 1, 7, 11, 12 and 13 to provide letter of references attesting to person's suitability to serve as an employee. All staff files will include two written non-family references. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.20(a)(3) - Fire requires fire department | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: During renewal inspection on Friday, 10/04/19, cert rep was told by director that a fire had occurred in one of the facility's classrooms on Thursday, 10/03/19 at 7:40am. The regional office was not notified via telephone within 24 hours. Fire was reported during renewal inspection. Correction Required: The operator shall immediately notify a child's parent and shall telephone notice to the appropriate regional office within 24 hours if a fire requiring the service of a fire department occurs at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Moving forward, provider will notify the regional office within 24 hours of any incident that relates to a fire or the death of a child or staff person. Provider will also provide the regional office with a incident report within 72 hours of the incident. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.27(c)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Training regarding plan/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: Staff person had not been trained on the facility's emergency plan at the time of the renewal inspection on Friday, 10/04/19. Correction Required: The operator shall assure that each facility person receives training regarding the emergency plan at the time of initial employment, on an annual basis and at the time of each plan update. The operator shall document the date of each training and the names of all facility persons who received the training and kept on file at the facility. A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will provide all staff with an annual emergency plan training 10/28/19. Moving forward, provider will provide emergency plan training to all staff annually and to all new staff upon being hired. |
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| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | 3270.31(b)/3270.192(2)(i) - Staff person - 18 yrs./Age | Compliant - Finalized |
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Noncompliance Area: In review of staff files, staff person 11 failed to have verification of age included in file. Correction Required: A staff person shall be 18 years of age or older. A facility person's record shall include verification of age. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person 11 provided proof of verification of age. Moving forward, upon being hired staff will need to provide verification of age prior to being hired. A staff person file will always contain verification of age. |
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