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Licensed Child Care Center

Lakeside Child Care Center

Waldorf, MD · Charles County
★ ½ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1.5 (2 reviews)
2900 Smallwood Drive West, Waldorf, MD 20603
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Quick Facts

Capacity
88 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information

📞 (301) 374-6685
2900 Smallwood Drive West
Waldorf, MD 20603
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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
152824
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office

Reviews

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irritated parent
2011-05-13 17:36:40
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

This daycare should not be considered a christian daycare at all. They do not pay attention to your kids nor do they clean them up and they are not taught out of the abeka cirriculum that they say they are. My daughter came hom several days with skid marks in her diapers do ti unproper  wiping. And dont let me get started on the director. She is the most unprofessional person I have ever met and prejudice. The old director ran this place well once they brought the new one in it went to hell in a hand basket. If you are considering this place stop it right now!

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Disappointed Parent
2010-08-25 14:34:05
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

If you are looking for a Christian atmosphere for your child...than you might want to keep looking. My child attended summer camp at Lakeside and I have never seem a staff of so many unprofessional. My child knows the personal business of most of her instructors. One instructor actually ate my child lunch. The restrooms smell like they have never been cleaned. They did have some nice trips planned, but I think they tried to do too much. The hottest day of this summer these kids were baking in the sun. Not for a few mins, but for 3 to 4 hours at a time. On the way to and from their trips they listen and sing along to music that I would not let my teenager listen to. When my child came home singing gangster rap, it was time for us to check out of Lakeside. The unprofessionalism isn't just in school age, I head an instructor in the 3 and 4 year old room yelling and threatening a child, when she saw me, she stop in mid sentence. Hopefully there were some lessons learned this summer

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About the Provider

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Lakeside Child Care Center wants to insure each child is reaching their developmental and educational milestones. In order to be successful, LCCC has chosen the Creative Curriculum assessments tool, which is based on the latest research on how children learn best. It has been shown through experimental and quasi-experimental studies to improve classroom quality and promote the school readiness of preschool children.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Thursday 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Friday 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.04D(3) Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There were 4 children who are missing a Health Inventory Part II completed by a doctor. There are 2 children whose Health Inventory Part II are in the file but not filled out completely. There is one that is completed on a Kaiser form - it needs to be completed on an OCC form.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.04E Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There were 11 children who were missing evidence that a lead blood test was completed. Please ensure that this information is obtained from the child's physician.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.04G Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There were 9 children who were missing updated immunization records. There were 9 children who were missing evidence of immunizations.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.05B Corrected
Findings: There was no staffing pattern posted in the Two's room. The staffing pattern posted in the Preschool room is outdated. Updated staffing patterns were submitted during the inspection today. Director is advised to post updated staffing patterns in the classrooms.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.05C Corrected
Findings: The center's substitute is missing evidence that she was given an orientation to the center. Please ensure that she is given an orientation to the center and that the paperwork is kept in her file.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.06.04A(4) Open
Findings: The center director's medical is over 5 years old. Please ensure that an updated medical is completed.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.06.05C(1) Corrected
Findings: The director only completed 8 hours of training for the 2021 training cycle. Director needs to complete 4 more hours of training to make up for training not taken in 2021. Director is reminded to complete 12 hours of training by December 31, 2022 for the current cycle.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.06.09C Corrected
Findings: A preschool teacher did not take 12 hours of training by the end of her training cycle, which was February 28, 2022. She did complete 12 hours of training in March 2022 to make up for the training not taken.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.06.12A(3) Corrected
Findings: The aide was hired in June 2021 did not complete Basic Health and Safety training.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.08.02B Open
Findings: An aide was alone with a group of Two's when Licensing Specialists arrived at the center.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.02C(1) Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There are four children who do not have evidence in their file that their parents have received this information.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.03D Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There is one child who is missing a written agreement. There are two children whose written agreements are missing a parent signature.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.04C Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There were 16 children whose emergency forms were were not updated. There were 6 that were missing information such as an authorized daily pick up, doctor's information, or parent signature.
2022-03-31 Full 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) Corrected
Findings: All children's records were reviewed. There were 2 children who did not have a Health Inventory Part I completed by the parent. There was one child whose Part I was not signed by the parent. There was one child whose Health Inventory was on a Kaiser form - please have this parent complete an OCC form.
2020-09-17 Full
Findings: No Noncompliances Found
2020-06-03 Other 13A.16.05.12D Corrected
Findings: The center is located near a busy road and there is a pond on the property. One of the gates on the playground is not self closing. Please ensure that this gate is fixed.
2019-12-13 Complaint 13A.16.03.05E Corrected
Findings: The acting director is the lead infant/toddler teacher until they hire a new one or until another staff becomes qualified. She put an aide in her place as a substitute to meet with Licensing. There is no written record documenting the use of substitutes. Please ensure that this is kept in each classroom and maintained.
2019-12-13 Complaint 13A.16.06.05A Corrected
Findings: The OCC received a complaint concerning the center not having a qualified director. The center director left employment on Tuesday of this week. The center has not hired a new director. There is currently a staff person who is acting director until a director is hired, however, she is not qualified as a director. The center indicates that they have plans to hire a new director soon and they have been advertising.
2019-12-13 Complaint 13A.16.08.03D(1) Corrected
Findings: The OCC received a complaint concerning the center not having qualified staff in the classrooms. Each classroom was observed by the Licensing Specialist. There was a qualified staff in the Two's room, however, there were 2 toddlers, 2 twos, and 1 three in the classroom with one teacher. The acting director reported that there is an aide who is usually in there but she is at the doctor's appointment this morning. She did not realize the issue with the ratio.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.08.03C Corrected
Findings: While the Licensing Specialist was talking to the 4s teacher during today's inspection, a parent brought another child, making her out of ratio. She reported that the two school age staff who were doing the bus run were supposed to fill in as needed when they returned. The school age staff returned shortly after the 11th child arrived and went into the classroom to maintain ratio. Please ensure that all classrooms maintain staff/child ratio at all times.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.03.07A Corrected
Findings: The opening classroom only measures for a total capacity of 24. The assistant director reported that all the children present at the center yesterday, which was 30, were in the classroom until things were sorted out, due to staff not showing up for the day. Center is reminded that room capacity may not be exceeded. The center was within capacity during the inspection today.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.08.03D(2)(a) Corrected
Findings: The OCC received a complaint concerning the center not having enough staff and too many children. Licensing Specialist made contact with the center's assistant director, who indicated that two staff were no shows this week, which has caused an issue with staff/child ratio. They also had several staff who were only employed for the summer and several staff who either left on their own or were terminated in the last few weeks. Yesterday in their opening room they had all of the children present in the classroom until they could figure out which staff would go to which classrooms with how many children since they had limited staff, which was until around 9:30am. The center was in ratio during the inspection today.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.03.06A(1) Corrected
Findings: There are two staff present at the center today who were hired recently that the OCC had not received notification of their employment. They both have cleared criminal background checks, however, they have not submitted notarized releases of information needed to clear their abuse and neglect history. The Licensing Specialist received a notarized release today for one new staff. The other is still pending. Please ensure that these staff are not alone with children until they have been cleared. Please ensure that the OCC is notified timely about new staff. The Licensing Specialist was given a staff change form today.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.03.06A(2) Corrected
Findings: There are several staff who have either left on their own or have been terminated in the last few weeks, one being in March, that the OCC was not notified about. Please ensure that the OCC is notified timely about staff leaving employment. The Licensing Specialist was given a staff change form today.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.08.02B Corrected
Findings: The staff person being used as the lead teacher in the 3s room is not preschool teacher qualified. She is missing 45 clock hours of development and the ADA course. The assistant director was notified of this. She will ensure that the staff person takes the courses to become qualified.
2019-09-05 Complaint 13A.16.08.03D(1) Corrected
Findings: The OCC received a complaint concerning the center not having enough staff and too many children. Licensing Specialist made contact with the center's assistant director, who indicated that two staff were no shows this week, which has caused an issue with staff/child ratio. They also had several staff who were only employed for the summer and several staff who either left on their own or were terminated in the last few weeks. The two staff who were no shows this week were the infant staff, so yesterday there were 4 or 5 infants in the opening room until they could figure out which staff would go to which classrooms with how many children since they had limited staff, which was until around 9:30am. The assistant director reported that they had the infants in the buggies so that they would not be trampled on by the older children. The center was in ratio during the inspection today.
2019-04-04 Mandatory Review 13A.16.05.11A Corrected
Findings: The center is not clean. The sinks, floors, walls, and vents in several classrooms and throughout the center need to be cleaned, vacuumed, and wiped down thoroughly. The crib sheets in the infant room were all dirty.
2019-04-04 Mandatory Review 13A.16.05.12D Corrected
Findings: The fenced playground is adjacent to a pond and a busy road. The two gates are not working properly - they are not self closing, self latching. One gate has a loose latch and the other gate is not raised enough off of the ground to close itself once it is opened.

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