Rising Star Preschool

“Based on LPA’s records review and interview with the facility director, the licensee did not report an incident in which a staffer flicked a child's hand multiple times to the Department within hours of the incident, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

“Based on records reviewed and information obtained, the licensee allowed Terri Bercasio to act in the capacity of and/or on behalf of the licensee for an undetermined amount of time without a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”

“Based on records reviewed, the licensee did not maintain a financial plan necessary to operate the facility, as records demonstrated ongoing financial concerns affecting the facility’s ability to sustain operations and meet financial obligations, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as they did not produce copies of the requested records by the assigned due date, which poses a potential health, safety risk to children in care.”

“Based on analyst interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above when it had a period of nearly two weeks where two staff members were solely staffing the two preschool classrooms and were left with more than children whenever staff members had to take breaks or assist with meal preparation and no one from the infant program was able to substitute for them which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care due to the frequency in which the ratio violation occurred.”