Tishomingo Headstart - Tishomingo OK Child Care Center

306 W. 7TH ST. , TISHOMINGO OK 73460
(580) 371-3680

About the Provider

Description: TISHOMINGO HEADSTART is a Child Care Center in TISHOMINGO OK, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Rated 1 Star.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: K830002353
  • Capacity: 30
  • Age Range: 0 - 11 Months, 12 - 23 Months, 2 Years, 3 Years, 4 Years, 5 Years
  • State Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Daytime Hours
  • Transportation: Field Trips
  • District Office: Oklahoma Dept of Human Services - Child Care Services
  • District Office Phone: (580) 618-6256 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: Crystal Ellett

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type/Purpose Corrections
2021-03-30 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed
2020-09-16 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed
2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: *Corrected at visit. Staff had parents completed at pickup. Staff will make sure to review medication permission forms before parents leave medication to insure form is completed entirely.
Correction Date: 2019-12-12
Description: 340:110-3-281.4(b)(7) - Medication permission. Signed parent permission for each medication is obtained, prior to administration, on a DHS or program form that contains the same information.

Observed 3 medication permission forms on file that are incomplete.

2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Staff reported they do annual drills at the end of the year but do not have the drills documentated when they were last completed last school year. Head Start Director will make sure annual drill are completed as soon as possible and will document. Staff will make sure when the new school year begins to transfer over the dates last completed to ensure they are documented and completed every 12 months.
Correction Date: 2019-12-13
Description: 340:110-3-279(g)(1)(C)(ii) - Annual. Annual drills include:

Observed no annual drills documented in the 3's and older classroom.

2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Head Start director reported staff do have access in child plus to their professional development plan, they will have the Education manger email plans to licensing and will make sure staff are aware of how they can access to their professional development plan. Staff will complete infection control training as soon as possible and will make sure to have completed every 12 months.
Correction Date: 2019-12-16
Description: 340:110-3-284 - General qualifications, responsibilities, and professional development

Licensing requested to see professional development plans for two staff. Staff reported they do not have access to these. Observed one staff who last completed infection control training on 8-8-18

2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: *Corrected at visit, staff contacted Head Start director and was told the Lead Teacher in the EHS room is the next person in charge. Head Start director will make sure a sign is posted of the list of person's in charge in the event the director is absent.
Correction Date: 2019-12-16
Description: 340:110-3-284.1(c) - Personnel in charge. The director appoints an individual who meets the position specific requirements listed in (1) through (3) of this subsection.

Licensing observed director to not be present at the time of visit. When asked who was in charge when the director is absent all staff reported they did not know.

2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Staff reported they have been out sick this week along with the lead teacher and lesson plans were not done. Head Start Director will make sure director is aware so they can follow up and make sure the lesson plan is completed and posted. Lesson plans will be completed prior to the upcoming week in the event a teacher becomes ill.
Correction Date: 2019-12-16
Description: 340:110-3-281.1(i)(6) - Weekly lesson plans. The program posts lesson plans with the dates and required content per OAC 340:110-3-289(d). Classrooms may only share this item when the lesson plan is applicable to each classroom.

Observed no weekly lesson plan in the EHS room. This was previously documented on 8-9-19.

2019-12-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: *corrected at visit. Staff noted children's full name on their medication. Staff will make sure the child's full name is on the medication container
Correction Date: 2019-12-12
Description: 340:110-3-295(f)(2) - labeled with the child's full name;

Observed the following medications not labeled with the child's full name; vitamin A&D, Aquaphor and A&D.

2019-08-09 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Director reported they spoke with the staff that they are not to carrying infants in the bouncer. They are to carry the infant and the bouncer separately. Director will check with the training manager to see if there is any training that can be provided. Director will also make sure that staff know to use the equipment as directed by the manufacturer.
Correction Date: 2019-08-09
Description: 340:110-3-302(a)(2)(B) - installed, maintained, and used according to the manufacturer's instructions;

Self reported incident that was reported on 8-8-19. It was reported that 8-8-19 staff did not follow the manufacture instructions for a bouncer when used by an infant that resulted in injury.

2019-08-09 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Staff submitted pdl on 7-18-19. Staff will follow up with the registry and will notify licensing when the pdl has been updated. Staff will make sure to submit pdl in the future at least 60 days prior to the expiration date.
Correction Date: 2019-11-09
Description: 340:110-3-284(b)(3) - Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder. Prior to or within 12 months of employment, teaching personnel obtain and maintain a current Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder (OPDL) certificate, per OAC 340 Appendix FF Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.

Observed one staff's whose pdl is expired as of 7-20-19.

2019-08-09 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Director submitted ODC on 7-18-19. Director will follow up with registry and will notify licensing when the ODC has been updated. Director will make sure to submit ODC in the future at least 60 days prior to the expiration date.
Correction Date: 2019-11-09
Description: 340:110-3-284.1(b)(C) - has a current bronze or higher level certificate per OAC 340 Appendix EE - Oklahoma Director's Credential;

Director's ODC expired 7-20-19

2019-08-09 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Director will have teacher complete a lesson plan and post. Director will make sure that all classrooms have weekly lesson plans posted and used on a daily bases.
Correction Date: 2019-08-12
Description: 340:110-3-289(d) - Weekly lesson plans. Lesson plans provide varying daily activities by including a collection of diverse topics, projects, or ideas influenced by children's curiosity and interests.

Observed no lesson plans being used for the week.

2019-06-12 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: *Corrected at visit* Person in charge will make sure any medication received has the child's full name documented on the bottle.
Correction Date: 2019-06-12
Description: 340:110-3-295(d)(1)(B) - to the child whose full name is on the container label.

Observed brown bottle labeled gas drops, not labeled with child's full name.

2019-02-20 Periodic
Full Inspection
Description: No non-compliances observed
2018-11-01 Periodic
Full Inspection
Plan: Director will make sure to have staff in the EHS room to label all bottles with the children's first and last name.
Correction Date: 2018-11-01
Description: 340:110-3-298(f)(5) - Bottle-feeding. Bottles are labeled with the child's full name.

Licensing observed a bottle not labeled with the child's full name. Staff reported they know the bottles by the color of the lid.

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