Description: Wilmington Head Start, Inc. is a program that has been providing services since 1984 to 3 to 5 year old children and their families who reside in Wilmington, Delaware, or whose children attend childcare within the city. The program includes 4 educational centers throughout the city that serves a total of 500 children per year. The services provided by Wilmington Head Start include education, health, disabilities, nutrition, male involvement and family services. To assist with communication and oversight of the overall program, Wilmington Head Start encourages parents participation on both the Parents Committee and thePolicy Council.
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| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One staff member was seen on video not using proper positive behavior management techniques. The center has fired the employee so no further correction is needed. | |||
| 2019-10-25 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Children #7 and #16 need a MAR completed and put in their file. | |||
| 2019-10-25 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff #6 needs an eligibility letter in the personnel file. Staff #1 needs documentation of a negative TB test. | |||
| 2019-10-25 | Non Compliance | 36U - Staff Attendance | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff tracking needs to be accurate. Classroom #1 had an inaccurate tracking sheet. This was corrected at the visit. | |||
| 2019-02-22 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Both child and staff attendance was not accurately documented for all rooms. Children must be signed in and out, using times, as they move from room to room. If a parent forgets to sign a child in or out, or fails to list a time, staff must make sure this is documented on the tracking sheet by filling it out themselves. Staff need to sign in and out of rooms as the day progresses. Finally, as there are children from all over the center who move to room 1 for the afternoon, there should be a separate tracking sheet that starts at the time the children are moving to that room listing the children in attendance and the staff who are working in that room. All staff will be required to attend a training on proper child and staff attendance tracking procedures. A training was held on February, 15, 2019, with the staff given by Susan Lang of OCCL. | |||
| 2019-02-22 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The center exceeded child and staff ratios. The child-to-staff ratio for three year olds is 1:10 and for four and five-year olds, it is 1:12. Room #4 had multiple days of over 12 children present and only one staff member signed in. All staff will be required to attend a training on proper child and staff attendance tracking procedures. On Feburary 15, 2019, the facility participated in a training given by Susan Lang of OCCL. | |||
| 2017-11-22 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff did not sign in and out of classrooms as they provided coverage and to go to lunch. Staff are to record exact hours worked in each classroom. Submit one week's worth of child/staff attendance to OCCL. | |||
| 2017-11-21 | Non Compliance | 35N - Parents/Guardians Communication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: The center failed to notify parents in a timely manner when one child touched another child inappropriately. Notify parents of important information in a timely manner. | |||
| 2017-10-10 | Non Compliance | 57N - Child health appraisal | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Health appraisals are needed for three children. | |||
| 2017-10-10 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Screen time permission form is needed for one child. | |||
| 2017-10-10 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Health appraisal is needed for one staff member. | |||
| 2017-10-10 | Non Compliance | 17N - Enrollment | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Parent's right to know is needed for one child. | |||
| 2017-10-10 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Staff must sign in and out daily. This includes floaters, subs, etc. Please provide 2 weeks of attendance. | |||
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