Licensed Child Care Center
The Bay Kids Inc Child Care and Early Learning Center
Lusby, MD
· Calvert County
12990 Monticello Drive,
Lusby, MD 20657
Quick Facts
Capacity
37 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 5 years. 5 to 12 years please contact us!
Rate Range
$115.00 to $370 per week
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
Emergency Only
Subsidized Program
Participates
Contact Information
📞 (410) 231-2131
Licensed Child Care Center
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Open
License Number
261162
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
Accreditation
Excels Level III
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
Reviews
David Houghton
2017-06-05 12:14:45
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I am the owner
Staffing requirements have been met, and the refrigeration issue has been corrected!
Please note that our operating hours are Monday - Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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About the Provider
The Bay Kids, LLC Childcare and Early Learning Center is a safe place where your child can learn and grow. Our Center is new, bright, clean, secure and offers some of the most advanced learning experiences that child care can offer.
You’ll also take comfort in knowing that your child is being cared for by our dedicated, experienced and professional staff.
We are committed to making The Bay Kids, Inc., Childcare and Early Learning Center your child’s home away from home.
Additional Information:
"Leaving a child to go to work shouldn’t be a traumatic experience..."
At The Bay Kids, Inc., Childcare and Early Learning Center, we understand the apprehension and difficulty entrusting your children to a daycare center. Well, we’re working parents, too. In fact, The Bay Kids was designed and built by working parents to meet the needs of today’s busy families while maintaining the highest quality and the lowest tuition prices of any non in-home, professional, and MSDE licensed daycare in the Tri-county area. When it comes to professional early childhood care and learning, you will not find better care or a better price. Period.
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Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's emergency forms, it was found that seven children are missing their physician's information; all or part of it. One child did not have any phone numbers listed for any of their emergency contacts. Another child's emergency card has not been updated in over a year. Please notify the respective parents so that they may add the missing information, initial and date the added information. Please submit a copy of the emergency cards with the added information to OCC for the correction of the this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, the staffing pattern was only posted in one out of the four classrooms. When this was brought to the attention of the Director, she posted staffing patterns in each room. However, upon closer review, the staffing patterns are not current or accurate. Please submit current staffing patterns for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05E | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no substitute log located in the baby room of the Center even though an Aide was currently substituting for a teacher. When the lack of the sub log was brought to the attention of the Director, she then created one and added today's substitute to the log. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, it was found that there are three staff that are no longer employed at the Center. OCC was not notified of the ending of their employment until the inspection. It has been over five business days since their last day of employment. The Director completed a 1203 deleting the three staff while the Licensing Specialist was on-site. Therefore, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director completed 6 out of the required 12 hours of continued training within her training year, 06/2022 - 06/2023. However, she made up the 6 hours she was lacking by taking a 20 hour class on 01/11/2024. Therefore, this non-compliance has already been corrected. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Three Aides did not complete their Basic Health and Safety course within 90 days of their employment. Two of the three Aides have since taken BHS and provided their certificates of completion. Therefore, their portion of this non-compliance has been correction. However, the third Aide has not yet taken the Basic Health and Safety course. The Director reported that she will sign up for the next available course. Please submit the third Aide's certificate of completion for the BHS course for the remaining correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, it was found that an uncleared staff member was working with the children. The Center had not been notified by OCC that she was cleared to work. This was not her first day being at the Center, working with children and acting as a preschool qualified teacher. All staff must pass a criminal background check, at least MD or FBI, and have a cleared notarized release of information before being around the child care children. This non-compliance was corrected on-site due to the Licensing Specialist being able to clear her today. The Director was last fingerprinted in 2017. Everyone must be fingerprinted every five years. The Director has been reminded to get new fingerprints multiple times, but has not yet done so. Please get re-fingerprinted for MD and FBI as soon as possible. The correction for this portion of this non-compliance will be when OCC receives the Director's MD and FBI fingerprint results. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: When the Licensing Specialist arrived, the Director/Infant-Toddler Qualified Teacher was in the toddler room while two Aides were in the infant room. When asked who the teacher was in the infant room, the Director stated that she was. However, she did not stay in the room during the inspection. She eventually stated that one of the Aides was substituting for her, but that was not indicated on a sub log until that was also brought to her attention. It was also discovered that the "teacher" that is assigned to the toddler room is, in fact, not qualified as a teacher. Please hire/assign qualified staff in each classroom for the entire day and show this via 1203 forms and updated accurate staffing patterns and submit those to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: The cribs in the baby room were found to have loosely fitting sheets. When this was brought to the attention of the Director, she was able to replace two of the three sheets with snugly fitting sheets. She will instruct the parent of the third child to bring in a snugly fitting sheet as that parent wants her child to only sleep on the sheet that she provides. Please send pictures of the three snugly fitted sheets to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The preschool room does not have a refrigerator and has been leaving children's lunches in their lunchboxes. An ice pack is not enough to keep perishable items at 40 degrees F or below. Director reported that she will put a refrigerator in the preschool room in order to store children's perishable food items. Please send a picture to OCC of the new refrigerator after it is placed in the preschool room. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a sampling of children's records, it was discovered that children AP, KR, EQ, AH, MS and ZB did not have any evidence of any blood lead testing. During the inspection, the Center Director contacted each of the parents and informed them of the need of the blood lead testing. While LS was still at the Center completing the inspection, ZB's blood lead test results were sent to the Center. MS's parent scheduled a blood lead test for 02/27/23. Due to the Center Director informing each parent of the need for blood lead testing so that they may schedule the testing with their respective physician, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was discovered that children JW, MS and ZB do not have a contract or written agreement between the parent and the Center. Please have the parents sign a contract/agreement with the Center and send proof of having done so to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was revealed that JW does not have a phone number for her emergency contact or any physician information on her emergency card. Child IS does not have any physician information on her emergency card and child LP does not have her physician's phone number listed on her emergency card. All of the missing information was added to the emergency cards during the inspection. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected during the course of the inspection. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records it was revealed that JW is missing an additional DTAP, Polio, MMR, Hep B and Varicella vaccination. During the course of the inspection, the Center Director contacted JW's parent and obtained an updated immunization record which reflects the appropriate amount of immunizations for her age. Child KR does not have any immunization record on file. The parent of KR needs to provide her immunization record. Please send the current immunization record to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There appear to be 8 parents with no evidence that they rec'd or were advised how to receive a consumer pamphlet. Please immediately provide these parents with a consumer pamphlet and obtain written evidence that all parents have rec'd or were advised how to obtain a consumer pamphlet. The following children's parents appear to need the consumer pamphlet or to be advised how to obtain one: GD, RG, BW, NC, CG, HP, HR and PH. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: There appear to be 4 children's files who don't have contracts. The following children's parents need contracts: HR, RG, ZB, and PH. Please immediately execute a contract with the parents of these children. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 14 emergency forms that are incomplete (missing the child's doctor information) or that haven't been updated within a year. Please refer to your copies of the health record review forms as to whose forms need to be updated or need the doctor information added or both. Please immediately ask the parents to add the missing doctor information or review, initial and date the form or both. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 5 children missing either the parent portion or the doctor portion or both of the health inventory. Please refer to your copies of the health record review forms and immediately ask parents to supply you with the missing information. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: There appear to be 17 children who don't have age appropriate lead testing. Please refer to your copies of the health record review forms and immediately ask parents to supply you with documentation of their child's lead testing. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: There appear to be 4 children missing up to date immunization records. ZB, BW and PH have no immunization records on site. Please refer to your copies of the health record review forms as to which children need updated immunization records or that are missing an immunization record. Please immediately ask parents of the children who are missing immunizations to supply you with appropriate documentation. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Please post the most current staffing patterns and please be sure that OCC has the most current staffing patterns. The staffing pattern posted in the Jellyfish room is old and doesn't reflect what staff are currently working in this room. Please immediately post the current staffing pattern. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The door to the basement needs to be safeguarded so that if a child were to open the door they couldn't fall down the stairs. Please immediately add a safety device to the door, as discussed. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.12D | |
| Findings: Observed the blue and white large striped shade cloths tied to 2 of the 3 huge wooden posts anchored in the ground. The posts are to secure the shade cloths. The cloths have been torn, probably by the wind and weather (ice and snow) and are very low and are currently presenting a strangulation hazard to the children. There are loose ropes/cords that could be reached by the children. Please immediately secure the loose ropes so they are out of reach of the children. Observed a chainsaw, weed-whacker and lawn mower on the grounds of the property. These 3 items were not in the fenced in play area, but should be safeguarded out of reach of children. Please immediately make these items inaccessible. There is standing water in a brown plastic piece of equipment, which is in the digging area. Please immediately empty the water. There were children playing on the playground today. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: LW didn't complete 12 of hours of training by the end of her first training year. LW was hired January 2021 and was to have completed 12 hours of training by January 2022. She has completed 1.5 hours towards her 12 hours of training. Please immediately ask LW to complete the required training hours. Please submit copies of training certificates for the remainder of the training needed for LW within 30 days. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: RH observed an infant in a crib with a thick blue/green blanket. The staff report that the infant has a difficult time sleeping without being held or with his blanket. The staff report that the baby sleeps with mom at home. Discussed the risk of suffocation or SIDS is too great when soft bedding is with a resting infant. This baby (8 mos. old) is not to sleep with a blanket in the crib, nor are any infants to have soft bedding in the crib when resting. The blanket was removed during the inspection. Please be sure that blankets aren't used in cribs while children are sleeping/napping/resting. This non-compliance was corrected on site. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed Lysol wipes under the sink in the SA room in an unlatched cabinet. The wipes were relocated on site to make them inaccessible. Please keep all hazards inaccessible to children. This non-compliance was corrected on site. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was only 2% milk on site today. Observed children ages 2 and older being served the 2% milk. Every effort should be made to serve 1% or skim milk at lunch. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. The director states she stopped at a gas station for milk and 2% milk was all they had. | |||
| 2021-08-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The posted staffing pattern isn't accurate. The director reports that due to staff changes the staffing pattern needs updated. Please forward updated accurate staffing patterns as soon as possible, but within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: There is no posted staffing pattern in the starfish/school age room. Please immediately complete and post a staffing pattern for the Starfish room and please also immediately forward the staffing pattern for that classroom to this Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon review of all staff files there was no evidence on site of an orientation checklist having been reviewed by the director and signed by MH and MH. Please immediately review the orientation information with these 2 staff and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(2) | Open |
| Findings: There is not a completed medical form on file for LW or MH. Please immediately obtain these completed medicals and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(4) | Open |
| Findings: The director was previously asked to obtain a new completed medical. Her medical is over 5 years old. Please immediately obtain an updated medial and forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Open |
| Findings: There is one aide-MS who hasn't completed the required basic Health and Safety training within 90 days of being hired. It was due by December 2, 2020. Please forward a copy of the completed BHS training within 30 days. The covid grace period is over. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Since the pandemic and virtual learning started the school agers were grouped together with 1 lead staff MP. MP will sometimes have an aide to assist. MP is not a qualified school age teacher. She is working in the school age room as the lead teacher. There are children in different grades, with different teachers and different schools, and with different schedules in this room and it is difficult for most staff to work under these circumstances. MP seems to be liking this position. There are several children with IEP's in the group. The director believes that MP is doing a great job keeping up with all of the different schedules and states MP is in tune with each child's needs and she is assisting children as needed. The director states that MP is doing "phenomenal job" with the school age children. Recommend that MP complete the school age coursework to be qualified. The director does not wish to be the lead staff in the school age room, due to medical issues she states she can't teach this group at this time. The director is the only qualified school age staff. Please obtain a qualified school age teacher for this room and submit your plan to comply within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.09.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is not a posted schedule in the school age room. Please prepare and post a schedule in the school age or Starfish room. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
| 2021-02-09 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed a blender with sharp blades in an unlatched lower kitchen cabinet. The director immediately relocated the blender and she plans to take it home. Please keep all hazards inaccessible to children, at all times. The children can walk through the kitchen to go outdoors or to exit and enter the building. | |||
| 2020-05-13 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-02-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: There are posted staffing patterns, but the posted staffing patterns had a couple of discrepancies/errors that needed adjusted immediately. The staffing was discussed on site. The director re-submitted corrected staffing patterns and posted them.. Please keep current accurate staffing patterns posted and forward current staffing patterns, if changed, to the OCC. | |||
| 2020-02-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 4 staff that ended employment that weren't reported to the OCC and 3 of the 4 staff were not reported to the OCC timely. JE ended employment in March of 2019 and JG ended employment in December of 2019, and HW ended employment in August of 2019. The 4th staff ended employment effective, today. Licensing Specialist requested and received a staff change form (1203) on site with the all of the staff changes listed. Please be sure to report all staff changes to the OCC within 5 days. | |||
| 2020-02-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: Pea gravel has been boxed in with wooden 2x4's around the swings. The wood is too close to the swings and needs removed or relocated immediately. There is to be a 6 foot fall zone under and around any climbing, swinging, sliding, etc. materials. The wooden 2x4's are hazardous because they are too close to the swings and pose a risk of an injury to children as a child could fall on or hit their head or other body part on the wood while using the swings. There is to be 6 feet of clearance from the outstretched swing on both sides of the swings. There needs to be a safe barrier added to the bottom of the outdoor stairway leading to the jellyfish room. Please correct immediately and forward written corrective action within 30 days from today, by March 21, 2020. | |||
| 2020-02-20 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director was able to produce copies of training certificates for 10 of the 12 hours of training that was due by May of 2019. The director didn't complete 12 hours of training within her training year of May 2018 to May 2019. Please immediately forward evidence of at least 2 more hours of training within 30 days from today. Discussed that the director will also need an additional 12 of continued training by May 2020. | |||
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