Inspection · 2024-04-10

Based on documentation review and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure to obtain an annual approval from the health department.

Evidence: Center Director confirmed the most recent copy of the health inspection available for review was dated 1-6-2023.

Based on observation and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure. Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin.

Evidence:
The following equipment was observed and determined to inadequately meet safety standards.
1.The infant playground had 2 plastic toys that were broken, one with plastic sharp edges and the other with a broken wheel and a protruding bolt.
2. The infant playground had a pink metal helicopter with areas of rust and peeling paint.
3. In the Blue room there was a children?s table with broken and peeling laminate with sharp edges.
4. In the Pink room one wooden bookshelf and the classroom doors have areas of pink peeling paint.
5. In the Orange room there is a broken floor tile that poses a tripping hazard.
6. On the preschool playground there was white bench with peeling paint.

Based on record review, observation and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure there shall be in each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director.

Evidence: Staff #1 was the only staff on the infant playground supervising 3 infant children and there was not documentation indicting they meet the qualifications for program leader.

Based on documentation review and provider interview the licensee did not ensure that for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

Evidence: The following groups of children did not have adequate attendance sheets;
1.Staff #1 did not have an attendance sheet for the 3 children they were supervising on the playground
2.Staff #3 did not have an attendance sheet for the 5 children they were supervising in the Blue Room
3. The attendance sheet in the Orange Room had 16 children listed and only 8 were in the classroom.
4. The attendance sheet in the Infant Room had 6 children listed and only 3 were in the classroom.