Little Kid'S Swagg Learning Center, Llc

“Ensure that at least one staff member is on site at all times who is certified in the Administration of Medication. Ensure that a designated staff member responsible for the center has documented training on emergency procedures, opening and closing procedures, the location and access to child and staff files, and the supervision of children and staff. Upon arrival, no staff were on-site who were certified to administer medications.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan. Two staff members require annual reviews of safe sleep and of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training. One staff member needs a job description. One staff member needs four references. One staff member needs a follow-up service letter attempt for a previous child care employer.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated immunizations. Six children need developmant plans.”

“Remove hazards from the classrooms. The yellow classroom has a shelf and a play mat on the baseboard heater.”

“Ensure that sprays are not fragranced to alter the air's odor. Each classroom had air fresheners and aerosols that are fragranced and disinfectant.”

“Ensure baseboard heater elements are not accessible. The toddler classroom baseboard heater elements are accessible because they are not tacked down.”

“A licensee shall keep all areas, furnishings, and equipment of the center in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition. Floors, walls, counter surfaces, toilets, and surfaces or finishes must be cleanable and in good repair. The infant classroom ceiling is deteriorating; the trash can contains waste without a liner. The yellow classroom, the wall by the door is moldy under the air conditioner all the way to the floor, the ceiling is peeling, the molding and sills are peeling paint, where the floor strip is, there is a soft spot in the room floor, and there are holes in the closet wall. The blue room remove the accessible extension cord, plugged into the television, cleaned the tape residue from the wall, shelves, and cubbies, and there is paint peeling off the walls. The green room requires repair and repainting to address peeling paint. Every classroom intake and exchange vent in the ceiling needs to be cleaned of excessive dust. Each classroom has water staining on the ceiling. The pink bathroom paint the wall to ensure that the patch repair is cleanable. Make sure trash is emptied daily. Trash cans that are no longer in use for an extended period contain trash. Some of them have trash and no liner.”

“Ensure the outdoor play area has no hazards; broken equipment must be removed, repaired, or replaced; gates must be self-closing and self-latching; and all equipment where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground must have fall zones with proper depth and circumference, including indoor slides. Remove trash from the area, broken bikes, broken kitchen equipment, broken slides, broken boards with nails, and the bounce house that is not in use. Restrict access to areas where the building exterior is deteriorating. Repair the gate by the infant toddler classroom doors to be self-closing and self-latching.”

“A licensee shall ensure staff members wash with a soap and water solution and then disinfect the following equipment, items, or surfaces, as recommended in DELACARE. Ensure toilet seats and areas of toileting are cleaned with soap and water then disinfected. It was observed a toilet seat in each bathroom was not cleaned after use, because soap and water and disinfectant labeled bottles are not available. Toys and classroom materials in each classroom need to be cleaned and disinfected it was observed that there were dusty items, dead bugs, and dirt in the bottom of the bin storing the toys, on surfaces, and dirty toys in each classroom.”

“Ensure an updated health appraisal and immunization record are on file. A child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization record on file.”

“Ensure cabinets and items in the room are not a hazard and chemicals are out of reach. The green classroom had soap and water, disinfectant aerosol, and antibacterial wipes accessible. The yellow classroom sink cabinet doors are falling off the hinges.”

“Ensure the walls are in good repair and the heating and air conditioning systems are clean. In the girl's bathroom and the bathroom in the infant classroom, the wall to the right of the door has holes in it. Repair or replace the wall. The air conditioner in the wall of the infant classroom is dusty and has cobwebs remove dust and cobwebs.”

“Ensure food is free from spoilage and contamination by applying an expiration date and properly sealing and storing foods. Ensure contents and container are noted. The left shelf has a clear container with a blue lid that is not labeled with contents or expiration date. Milks are opened with no expiration date from the date opened. Pears are in a bowl with a potlid, but there is no name or expiration date. Shredded meat with no name or expiration date. Blueberry muffins should have no expiration date or be covered to prevent spoilage.”

“Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards and unwanted trash, the exits are self-closing and self-latching, and fall zones are adequate depth for material and fall height where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground. Remove the red chair that is inoperable due to excessive distress. The gate near the one and two-year-old exit no longer self-closes self-latches to repair or replace the faulty mechanisms. The gate to the additional fenced space needs a lock or self-closing self-latching mechanism. Add a fall zone to the swing slide combination equipment.”

“Ensure that lesson plans cover all required areas. Social-emotional learning is to be applied on lesson plans on all days of the week.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on September 4, 2024, regarding the facility's termination policy. An investigation was conducted on September 18, 2024. The complaint is substantiated because the past and most recent facility handbook received on September 4, 2024, does not state the facility can terminate a child s care for any reason; however, that statement was included in the application packet for each child upon enrollment. Owner #1 stated the parent handbook would be updated, and parents would be informed of the new handbook.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 22, 2024, regarding the facility's health exclusion policy, not posting the menu, food not being prepared on-site, and facility cleanliness. An investigation was conducted on August 28, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for not following the facility's health exclusion policy because two children were excluded from care for coughing and a runny nose with no fever. The exclusion policy states the cough must be persistent and other symptoms, including a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. Furthermore, there are no additional addendums or updates to the parent handbook with a change in facility policy. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of food not being prepared on-site because lunch was being prepared during the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of a menu not being posted because the current month's menu was posted in the entryway. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the facility not being clean because the floors and flat surfaces were observed to be clean and in good repair. An additional concern noted was the four-year-old classroom needed a labeled disinfecting solution bottle.”

“Ensure a positive behavior management policy is posted.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff members need professional development plans. One staff member needs annual review of abuse and neglect reporting procedures, and safe sleep. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certification. One staff member needs references. One staff member needs a letter of eligibility on file. One staff member needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need health appraisals. Three children need immunizations updated. Three children need blood lead test results.”

“Ensure torn screens are repaired or replaced.”

“Ensure air vents are cleaned and maintained. Two classrooms need air vents cleaned.”

“Ensure cleanliness and safety is maintained in the indoor care area. The carpets in the blue room need to be cleaned tape needs to be removed from the celling, and the blanket over the door needs to be removed. The green room needs the tape removed form the celling, the walls need to be wiped, the stick needs to be removed from the back door handle, and the outlets need covers. The hallway needs the walls and the baseboards cleaned. The infant/one-year-old room needs outlet covers, remove the insulation from the air vent, plastic bags are removed, and the carpets cleaned. The two-year-old room needs the walls wiped down, the changing table cleaned, and the carpets cleaned.”

“Ensure the small freezer has a therometer that reads 0 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“Ensure the outdoor area are safe and hazard free. The grass needs to be cut in the back corner and around the fence. Remove the broken kid table, add a fall zone to the commination swing slide paly equipment. Repair or replace the gate latch on the gate by the two-year-old classroom. Remove the various pieces of trash in the play area.”

“Ensure sleep equipment is labeled and a fitted sheet is on the crib mattress.”

“Ensure enough age appropriate equipment is available in the front room for children ages 3 year old to school age.”

“Ensure evacuation route are posted in the blue room and emergency water is available.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 30, 2023, regarding lack of supervision and failure to follow accident and injury reporting procedures. An investigation was conducted on July 5, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for a lack of supervision because children had scissors and were able to cut a shirt multiple times and a doll s hair without the staff knowledge or intervention. According to the attendance records for June 29, 2023, children were not left alone in the classroom. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of improper accident and injury reporting because the interviewed staff provided information about accident and injury procedures which align with the DELACARE Regulations.”

“A staff member was following proper staff-to-child ratios, when one school-age student left the classroom, entered the hallway and then entered the front classroom where the administrator was present with the licensing specialists. The staff member called for the child to come back into the classroom. The administrator asked the school-age child what she was doing. The school-age child stated she was trying to get something from her book bag. The administrator immediately returned the school-age child to her classroom.”

“Remove the wood pole from the back door placed between the door and push exit bar.”

“Ensure children are supervised at all times. Upon arrival, an early childhood intern was in the main classroom next to the front office. The early childhood intern was signed onto the attendance record and responsible for seven napping one and two-year-old children. This was corrected when the early childhood intern returned to the classroom.”

“Ensure the facility has enough staff to operate. Upon arrival, LS [name withheld] and LS [name withheld] entered the facility unnoticed. LS [name withheld] observed Staff #5 with five children in the toddler classroom and Staff #6 alone with five children in the school-age classroom. Staff #6 stated Ms.[name withheld] would be returning shortly. This was corrected when [name withheld] returned to the facility.”

“Ensure supervision is maintained at all times. Staff #6 walked back to the classroom form the main room with four of the five children in her care, leaving one child alone. Staff #6 then brought the four children back to the main room and stated she forgot her clipboard. LS Smith also reminded Staff #6 she forgot one child. Staff #6 then brought the five children to the school-age classroom. While writing the compliance record in the main room, one three-year-old child exited the school-age classroom, walked down the hallway, and into the main room. LS Sommer asked the child where her class was. An aide, walked the child back to the classroom.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication, OCCL's health and safety training, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #2 needs administration of medication, OCCL's health and safety training, fingerprint receipt, eligibility letter, one reference, service letters, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #3 needs annual safe sleep, and abuse and neglect. Staff #4 needs first aid/ CPR, administration of medication, annual safe sleep, and abuse and neglect, Staff #5 needs OCCL's health and safety training, one reference, service letters, and an OCCL adult health appraisal with TB. Staff #6 needs a full file on site.”

“Complete and submit the Parents Right to Know log.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 and Child #2 need a health appraisal with immunizations, and lead test results. Child #9 and Child #10 need a health appraisal with immunizations. Child #2, Child #4, Child #5, Child #7, and Child #8 need lead test results. Child #5 needs parents right to know permission. Child #4 needs a developmental plan.”

“Removed the wood with exposed nails form the closed preschool classroom that children use to exit to the playground. LS Sommer observed two bottles of air freshener in the school-age classroom and removed them.”

“Ensure the facility has security procedures in place. Upon arrival, LS Sommer and LS Smith walked in unnoticed the the two staff present in the facility. LS Sommer discussed ways to be compliant with security and Staff #6 agreed to comply. Ensure the facility is clean and in good repair. Repair the toilet lid in the infant/ one-year-old classroom. Remove the raising vinyl flooring in the main room and one-year-old classroom. Cover the exposed heater pipes on the baseboard heater in the main classroom, one-year-old classroom, preschool classroom, and school-age classroom. Clean the toilets and sinks in all bathrooms. Ensure all sinks supply hot water. Hot water was not available in the sinks other than the kitchen. The kitchen sink had hot water that exceeds 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The one-year-old bathroom trashcan needs a lid. Ensure exits are unobstructed. The exit to the playground in the preschool classroom was obstructed with a pole between the door and the push handle preventing it from opening. Clean the walls and toys in the school-age classroom. Repair the thermostat with exposed wires next to the changing table in the one-year-old classroom.”

“Clean the walls and surfaces in the kitchen which have spilled food on them.”

“Repair the fence to ensure it is connected and secure on the right side of the playground. Repair the gates to ensure they are self-closing and self-latching. The gate on the right side of the playground cannot open due to overgrown grass. Remove the wood board by the window with exposed nails. Repair the raised wooden boards to prevent tripping hazards.”

“Ensure there are sufficient activities are available to the children. Add language/literacy, and science to the one-year-old classroom. Add construction, manipulatives, science, and music to the one and two-year-old classroom. Add manipulatives, art and science to the school-age classroom. Add manipulatives, art, science, music, and dramatic play to the main room.”

“Ensure lesson plans contain all requirements and have four activities daily. LS Sommer observed the lesson plans do not have a sufficient amount of activities. The one and two-year-old lesson plan stated they would watch a movie. LS Sommer spoke with staff who confirmed they would watch a movie with the children.”

“Ensure children receiving services without an IEP receive parent permission and are signed out of the attendance record while working alone with a contracted therapist from the school district.”

“OCCL received a complaint on January 24, 2022. An investigation was conducted on January 25, 2022 regarding lack of supervision and improper staff-to-child ratio. This complaint is substantiated because LS Sommer observed Staff #2, an intern without fingerprinting and criminal history eligibility, alone with four preschool-age children. Additionally, according to attendance documentation from January 21, 2022, showed Staff #2 was alone from 3:30 p.m. until 5:36 p.m. with eight school-age children before Staff #1 arrived. Additional concerns noted were an infant was observed asleep on the boppy pillow, and a staff file was not available and was not provided for Staff #2 during the annual full compliance review in December.”