Inspection · 2025-11-25

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. A child who was upset slapped another child in care in face leaving a red mark. The child who was hit immediately began to cry.

When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to-children ratio and group size applicable to the youngest child in the group shall apply to the entire group. There were 2 staff alone with 10 children ages 12months through 2 years-old. The number and ages of the children present required an additional staff.

The variety of daily activities for all age groups shall be age and stage appropriate and provide opportunities for teacher-directed, self-directed, and self-chosen tasks and activities; a balance of active and quiet activities; individual and group activities; and curiosity and exploration. For approximately 45 minutes children were asked to sit at tables or on the floor without any activities, between 2:30 and 3:30. During this time children were observed hitting, jumping off chairs, running around the room, pushing, pulling, grabbing, poking, licking and climbing on each other.

Children shall be allowed to sleep or rest as individually needed. Four children were awaked and moved from their nap mats to chairs at tables where they put their heads on the table and continued to sleep. One child became upset and sat at the table crying after he was awakened. This child went on to a act out violently towards another child in care.

Materials and equipment available shall be age and stage appropriate for the children and shall include an adequate supply as appropriate for each age group. There were 20 children ages 3 and 4 years old in a classroom with two 12inch by 12inch bins of manipulatives that they were not allowed access to.

Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. Children did not wash their hands with running water or disposable wipes before eating snack.

Staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before preparing or serving food or beverages. Staff did not wash their hands with running water before serving snacks to children in care

No child shall be allowed to drink or eat while walking around. 8 children were observed walking around the room while eating or drinking during snack time.