Inspection · 2025-05-06

The center is required to obtain a complete sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. On 1/10/2025 the record for staff #2, who had been employed for more than 10 years, did not have a completed sworn statement.

Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. On 1/10/25 staff #2, who had been employed for more than 10 years, did not have a completed national criminal background check in the record.

The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1 employed for 12 weeks did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check or a sex offender registry check from a state identified on the sworn statement.

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. On the date of the incident, 1/10/25 staff #2, who had been employed for more than 10 years, did not have a central registry search results in the record.

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care and protection. On 1/10/25 staff #1 and staff #2 left child #1, an eight year old, alone on a locked bus for 1 ? hours in 30-degree weather. When found, the child was crying, cold and scared. The child reported that it was dark, and the child?s fingers hurt from banging on the windows to get someone?s attention. When transporting children, the facility allowed staff #1 and staff #2, both of whom did not have completed background checks on 1/10/2025, to be the only staff in the vehicle with children.

Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Child #1, an 8 year old, was left unsupervised and alone on a bus for 1 ? hours.

The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures. According to management, staff did not follow the facility?s supervision procedures regarding face to name checks and a bus sweeps.

Repeat Violation
Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. On 1/30/25 medication was stored in an unlocked box in the office. Children were observed going into the office to retrieve personal items. The box was on the floor, the lid was open, and the medication was accessible to children

Staff shall verify that all children have been removed from the vehicle at the conclusion of any trip. On 1/10/25 9 children were transported to the facility. Staff #1 and staff #2 exited the vehicle and did not verify that all children were removed from the vehicle.

Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for five months, was missing the following required components: the name, address and phone number of a second emergency contact if a parent cannot be reached.