Inspection · 2025-05-16

The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #2, who has been employed for 3 months, and no has documentation for verification. Staff#3, who is currently working and no has documentation for verification.

Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #3, who was actively working with children during the inspection, did not have a completed national criminal background check.

The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for three months, did not have documentation of central registry search requested. Staff #3, who was working with children, did not have documentation of central registry search requested.

For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. Staff#1 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for 1 year and 3 months.

The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #6 and Child#8, who had been attending for 11 days, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.

Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #5, who had been enrolled for seven months.

Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #3 had no documentation and was present and working with children during the inspection.

The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The were multiple visible cracks on the flooring tiles in the toddler classroom.

Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A container of cleaner solution was kept in the toddler bathroom nearby the toilet with warning labels, ?Keep out of reach of children,? unlocked in the toddler bathroom, within reach of children.

Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #4, enrolled for seven months, was missing the following required components: address, of two designated people to call in an
emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
The record for Child#6, enrolled for 11 days, complete address, of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.

The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person.

Name, address, verification of age requirement, job title, and date of
employment or volunteering; and name, address, and telephone number of a
person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center. Staff#3, who has been actively working at the center and present during the inspection, did not have a record available for review.
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #3, who has been actively working at the center and present during the inspection, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.