Registered Family Child Care Home
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Williams, Claressa
Waldorf, MD
· Charles County
Calico Wood Place,
Waldorf, MD 20601
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
0-23 Months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Registered Family Child Care Home
Active License
License Number
108173
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Williams, Claressa is a Registered Family Child Care Home in Waldorf 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. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the children's files, the Licensing Specialist noted that there was one child's file that did not contain a parent agreement. Please submit evidence to the Licensing Specialist once the parent agreement has been obtained. The provider is advised to maintain parent agreements for all children in care. | |||
| 2026-01-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children's files were missing evidence that the parent/guardian was provided the consumer pamphlet. Please provide the consumer pamphlet to the parent/guardian and submit a letter of correction to the Licensing Specialist as soon as possible, that the parent was notified about the consumer pamphlet. See additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-01-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several emergency forms were missing the required information. The provider is advised to review children's files and ensure that all children's emergency forms are completed and contain the required information. The provider is reminded to maintain emergency information for all children in care. Please ensure that the parent reviews, completes, signs, and dates the emergency form and submit a letter of correction to the Licensing Specialist once corrections have been made to the emergency forms. Please see the additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2026-01-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children in care were missing evidence of a lead test at 12 and 24 months of age, two children were missing evidence of updated immunization records, one child enrolled had no evidence of an immunization record on file, and there was one child missing evidence of the health inventory part 1 form. Please obtain the documentation from the parent as soon as possible and submit a letter of correction to the Licensing Specialist once all required documents have been obtained. Please see the additional comments sheet. | |||
| 2025-01-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: 4 children need to have their emergency form updated. Please have the parent review, initial, and date their child's emergency form and forward photos to the OCC. | |||
| 2025-01-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon arrival the Licensing Specialist noted that the child care space was chilly. The temperature of the floor in the child care space was registering at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Please adjust the temperature of the child care space and forward a photo to the OCC displaying that the floor and/or room temperature is registering no less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit. | |||
| 2025-01-22 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the bathroom the Licensing Specialist observed that an electrical socket was not capped. The electrical socket was capped during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider did not have a written agreement with 2 children's parents. Please give a written agreement to the parents of these 2 children and forward the signature page to the OCC once obtained. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider does not have evidence that the parents of all the children in care (total of 10) were given or advised how to obtain a consumer pamphlet. Please send photos of the signed and dated consumer pamphlets to the OCC once obtained. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: 5 children's emergency forms need to be completed in full as they are missing pertinent information. Please forward photos of the completed emergency forms to the OCC. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: 4 children's emergency forms need to be updated, signed, and dated by their parent. Please forward photos of the updated emergency forms to the OCC. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 children who do not have evidence of having had a lead blood test at 2 years of age. There is 1 child who does not have evidence of having had a lead blood test at 1 year of age. There are 4 children who need Part I of the Health Inventory and 1 child who needs Part II of the Health Inventory. There are 3 children who need updated vaccinations. Please forward photos of all lead blood tests, completed Health Inventories, and updated immunization records to the OCC once obtained. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.05.01E | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider's hot running water in the bathroom registered at 124 degrees Fahrenheit. Please adjust the hot water temperature and send a photo to the OCC displaying that the hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.05.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the main child care space the Licensing Specialist observed a space heater on the floor next to a child's cot. The space heater could have posed a risk to the children in care as it was very hot to the touch. The space heater was unplugged and made inaccessible to the children in care during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the living room the Licensing Specialist noted that 2 electrical sockets needed to be plugged or capped. The electrical sockets were capped during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.05.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist observed that the sheet did not fit snugly on 1 of the Pack 'N Play's mattresses. The sheet was removed from the Pack 'N Play mattress during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.05.06F | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist observed a blanket in the Pack 'N Play while a 10 month old was resting. The blanket was removed from the Pack 'N Play during the inspection. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.09.01B(6) | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider had not given the children's parents a written screen time policy. Please forward evidence to the OCC displaying that all of the child care children's parents have been given a written screen time policy. | |||
| 2024-01-10 | Full | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the living room the Licensing Specialist observed 3 car care products on the floor in the closet across from the front door. All 3 of the car care products were relocated and made inaccessible to the children in care during the inspection. | |||
| 2023-01-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: KS (a sibling of 2 other children in care) does not have an emergency form in his file. Please have KS's parent fill out an emergency form and notify the Office of Child Care once it has been completed. AM needs an authorized pickup person listed on his emergency form. ST and KS (older sibling) do not have the physician's contact information on their emergency forms. Please have the parents of AM, ST, and KS children complete their child's emergency form in full and forward a photo of the corrections to the Office of Child Care. | |||
| 2023-01-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS and JB's emergency forms need to be updated. Please forward a photo of LS and JB's emergency form to the Office of Child Care once they have been reviewed, initialed, and dated by their parents. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: A review of children's records reveal that LS does not have the proper amount of immunizations for her age. She is missing three immunizations. JB also does not have one of the immunizations needed for his age. Children EA and JB are missing both Health Inventory Part I and Part II. Children NW and CB are missing Health Inventory Part II. Please have the respective parents obtain the documentation needed and provide those documents to OCC for the correction of the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Children LS, SA, JB, CB and AC have not had any blood lead testing. Please inform the respective parents so that they may obtain the test and test results from their physicians. Children born after 01/01/2015, should have a blood lead test at 12 months and again at 24 months of age. Please provide the lead test results to OCC for the correction of the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no documentation that parents have been advised on how to obtain information regarding consumer education or how to file a complaint. It is suggested that the Provider add the internet link in their parent handbook. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon review, the emergency forms for NW and EA have not been updated annually. In addition, the emergency card for EA does not contain any physician information. Please ensure all emergency cards are filled out completely and are reviewed, initialed and dated by the parent to show that they are updated at least annually. Please have the respective parents make these corrections to the emergency cards for NW and EA. Show these to OCC for correction of the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider has no record of practicing emergency disaster drills with the children. Provider is practicing fire evacuation drills, but is not recording the date of these drills. Please begin to practice emergency disaster drills twice a year; recording the date of the drill and any notes regarding each drill. Conduct fire drills and emergency disaster drills separately as they are different types of drills and should be conducted as such. Fire drills must be practiced once a month even during months that an emergency disaster drill is conducted. Provider did not conduct a Fire Drill in the month of November or December of 2021. Please write a letter of compliance stating how you will become in compliance with this regulation in the future to correct the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider has a written emergency disaster plan from 2010 when she took the training course. There is no indication that she has updated or reviewed the plan for current accuracy. Provider must read over the emergency disaster plan, at least, yearly to ensure that it is still accurate. Notate doing so by initialing and dating the document. Please write a letter of compliance stating how you will become compliant with this regulation in the future. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.10.01H(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, the Provider's First Aid kit did not contain a working flashlight, soap, a thermometer or tweezers. While still at the home inspection, the Provider was able to add a thermometer and tweezers to the First Aid kit. Please add the other items that are needed and show OCC pictures of having done so for the correction of the non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-01-06 | Full | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: During inspection of the kitchen, none of the cabinets or drawers had child-proof latches on them. Multiple hazardous items were found within the drawers and cabinets, to include, but not limited to, a "Power Tooth" saw blade, several butcher knives, a grill lighter, three pairs of sharp scissors, batteries, a sharp pairing knife, a spackle tool with sharp edges, a gallon size bottle of liquid Clorox, Clorox brand spray cleaner, a bottle of liquid Lysol, a bottle of Mr. Clean liquid cleaner, Windex glass cleaner and a bottle of powder Ajax. All of these items were within the reach of the children. Please secure these items immediately and store them in a secure location. Show pictures to OCC of all potentially harmful items being secured and out of the reach of children to correct this non-compliance. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.02.01D | Corrected |
| Findings: Certificate of registration was not displayed in the daycare area or anywhere else within the home. Instructed Provider to display it in a conspicuous area and send a picture to OCC for correction purposes. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.02.03B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Substitute, TW, has not submitted her medical evaluation to OCC. It was due by 02/28/2020. Please provide this completed form to OCC as soon as possible. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Child AT (age 5) and child AT (age 11) do not have an emergency card at all. Provider shall have their parent(s) complete an emergency card, including all required information for each child, as soon as possible. Provide proof of this correction to OCC. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The following children have not had any update for their emergency card: KH, AC (age 4 years), AC (age 16 months) and SA. All have been enrolled over one year. Children CB and LH have not had an update for their emergency card for over a year. Siblings AC and AC do not have a physician listed on their emergency cards. Please make these corrections as soon as possible and show proof of doing so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the virtual inspection, multiple electrical sockets in the daycare room were not capped. During inspection, Provider capped the sockets that were not being used. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no barrier at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the main level of the home. When questioned about this, Provider went to the main level of the home and brought down the tension gate. Provider shall keep the tension gate in place at the bottom of the stairs at all times during child care hours. Please provide a letter of correction for this regulation. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: One of the windows in the daycare area has a corded blind. During inspection, this cord was hanging where children could potentially have access to it. During inspection, Provider placed it on the window sill. Licensing Specialist instructed Provider to use a hook or some other device to actually secure the cord, rather than just laying it on top of the sill. Provide proof of this correction with a picture to OCC. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.02B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the time period between 03/01/2019 and 02/28/2020, Provider did not complete 12 clock hours of training. Provider made up the remaining four hours on 03/11/2020. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.07.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: Despite admitted knowledge of the Governor's mandate regarding the use of face coverings for anyone five (5) years or older, Provider, five (5) year old child and eleven (11) year old child were not wearing a face covering. Near the end of the inspection, Provider was questioned about this. She then pulled hers out of her pocket and put it on. Educated Provider about Governor's mandate again as well as the recommendations from the Health Department regarding children two (2) years old to five (5) years old wearing a face covering. Please write a letter of correction to address this and your intend to comply in the future. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.08.01B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Multiple times during the virtual inspection, the Provider left the basement daycare area, which included six children (two 2 year olds, one 3 year old and three 4 year olds) in the basement of the home without an adult while she went to the main level of the home. Discussed this with Provider. She said that she knows she should stay with the children at all times. In addition to this, a 5 year old and an 11 year old remained on the main level doing virtual learning while the Provider was in the basement of the home with the other children for the majority of the time. The 5 year old cannot be on a level of the home without on-going supervision. The 11 year old must be checked on every 15 minutes. Provider must take all of the children with her when she goes to the main level to check on the 11 year old child to provide proper supervision for all day care children. | |||
| 2021-01-21 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection of the bathroom located in the basement daycare area, two bottles of cleaning solution were left by the sink's faucet which is accessible to the children. When questioned about this, the Provider relocated the two bottles into the cabinet below the sink that has child proof devices on the doors. | |||
| 2020-05-12 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: Health assessments are needs for several children. Please see remarks section. | |||
| 2019-12-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider does not have an emergency card for the before and after family. Please have parents complete the form and provide a copy to the OCC | |||
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