Description: The Tot Spot is an in home childcare facility run by a highly qualified teacher who is an Education major.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS was not notified when one employee, JB, left employment in January 2021. LS was given information today, so this is corrected. | |||
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, ML, does not have a medical form on file. ML started work in April 2021 and should have a medical from completed by now. Obtain medical from ML and add to personnel file at center. Please send copy to LS. *New staff BV and SS will need new medical reports completed and added to personnel files as soon as possible, as they began work 9-13-21. | |||
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aides, AJ and ML, have not completed the Basic Health & Safety training. This should have been completed within the first 90 days of hire. Both have completed the BH and S update (Child Care and Covid training). Please send copies of certificates once training has been completed. | |||
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, CF, completed 6 hours of continued training late (not completed during the March 2020-2021 training cycle). This has been corrected. | |||
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, CF, has completed the Child Care and Covid training, but did not print certificate. If date completed cannot be verified, CF will need to take the training again and print the certificate once completed. Please send training certificate to LS once training date is verified or training is completed. | |||
| 2021-09-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.11.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: The two diaper mats in the bathroom (used for the 2's) both have small tears. Please replace these mats. Send photo to Licensing Specialist. When at center to measure new space this afternoon, Director stated new diapering mats have been ordered. | |||
| 2020-09-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were several employees who left employment that were not reported to OCC within 5 working days. This has been corrected. | |||
| 2020-09-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.06B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The most updated COMAR regulations require all new employees have criminal background checks completed within 5 days of hire. OCC did not receive CBC's for one employee hired in March until August. This has been corrected. Please remember that all new employees must have criminal background clearances completed within 5 days of hire. | |||
| 2020-05-20 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.10.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: There were 27 children present when Licensing Specialist arrived today and only one staff member present who has current 1st Aid and CPR. Center is reminded there should be one staff member for every 20 children present who has approved and current 1st Aid and CPR. Please send correction to Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: When Licensing Specialist arrived today, there were 4 infants present in the Infant room with 1 Infant/Toddler qualified teacher. The Aide who is normally in this room was in the preschool room. Staff/child ratio for infants is 1 approved staff member for every 3 children present. Center must correct this issue immediately and send written plan of correction addressing how this will be corrected. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: When Licensing Specialist arrived today, there were 17 children present in the preschool room with one Aide. The staff person in charge, JH, stated the PS teacher called out sick today and Owner/Agent reported the PS Aide also called out. The Aide who is usually in the Infant room is staffing the preschool room today. Licensing Specialist had to assist staff with serving lunch and cover two classrooms so staff could use the bathroom since the Center was so short staffed today. Staff/child ratio for preschool children is 1 approved staff member for every 10 children present. Center must correct this issue immediately and send a written plan of correction addressing how this will be corrected. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: During inspection today, the infant room was the only room staffed by a qualified teacher. The preschool room was being supervised by an Aide, as was the 2 year old room. The current preschool teacher called out today and the other qualified preschool teacher listed on the associated parties list and the posted staffing pattern quit approximately a month ago. Aide in the preschool room today is normally in the Infant room and was not signed in on the sub log in the Preschool room. The Aide in the 2 year old room stated she is the teacher in that room. LS does not have any qualifying information to determine whether she is preschool teacher qualified. If center or staff member has coursework, work experience verification, college transcripts, etc to submit for a personnel evaluation, please send the information to Licensing Specialist. Center should send a written plan of correction immediately and include new staffing patterns to show qualified staff in each room. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.08D | Corrected |
| Findings: Complaint alleged the children's bathroom contains 'two stalls' and one of the toilets has been broken for over a month. Complaint alleged this toilet contained feces that 'causes the bathroom to smell horrible'. LS observed children's bathroom. Bathroom contains 5 standard size toilets and 1 toilet enclosed by a stall. The 5 toilets are all in good, working order and clean. The toilet enclosed in the stall is not working and the handle is broken. There are rust stains in the bowl, and there appears to be something dark in the water. The bowl water appears to have some kind of film on it and either mildew or mold growing around it. There was no smell today. JH and Owner/Agent stated when school age children need to use the bathroom, they go in one at a time and close the bathroom door. This toilet needs to be fixed immediately. The stall in the bathroom for the school age children is unstable, the bottom bracket has come unscrewed and the stall is coming apart. Please reset the stall wall and re-screw the bracket so the stall is safe for the children to use. The exposed screws are also a potential hazard to the other children who use the other toilets in the bathroom. | |||
| 2020-03-02 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staffing pattern that is posted in the center and on file with OCC is not current and not accurate. Center should post in the center and submit a current staffing pattern to Licensing Specialist showing qualified staff in each room. | |||
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