Bright Beginnings Learning Academy

“Ensure insurance documentation is up to date. Send a copy to OCCL by March 7, 2025.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs the 7-hour OCCL health and safety training. Send documentation to OCCL by March 7, 2025”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 1, 2024, regarding not following infant feeding statements from parents, not having an understanding of and respect for children and their needs, and unqualified staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on July 11, 2024. Based on documentation reviewed and interviews with staff, this complaint is substantiated for not having current infant feeding statements from parents for all infants in care. Based on interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for a lack of understanding of and respect for children and their needs. All staff interviewed denied that any staff kissed children on the mouth. Based on interviews with staff and observation of classrooms, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for unqualified staff alone with children. A staff member goes to the infant room to visit and breastfeed their own child but is not caring for other children.”

“Ensure staff complete 7 hour OCCL health and safety training before working with children. Send Staff #1 certificate.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 has a note from parent for not vaccinating child. Physical stated child is not vaccinated. Send notarized Affidavit of Religious Believe for Child #2. Child #5 needs blood lead screening and results. Send to OCCL by 3/6/24”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 28, 2023, regarding improper discipline, staff-to-child ratios, staff working alone without having DEEDS certification, staff sleeping in classrooms, staff not assigned to specific infants or toddlers, and not following DELACARE food requirements. An investigation began on December 1, 2023, and ended on December 6, 2023. Based on interviews conducted this complaint is substantiated for improper discipline. Although the licensing specialist did not observe improper discipline at the time of the visit, staff stated they have seen yelling by [name withheld] and observed [name withheld] bop a couple of children not hard but not appropriately. This complaint is also substantiated for incorrect ratios based on documentation that showed the infant room was out of ratio with one staff and five infants on November 27, 2023, from 9:30 10:15 am. This complaint is substantiated for not following food regulations because the posted menu for the day of the visit did not accurately reflect the food being served that day, There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for unqualified staff working alone, staff sleeping in classrooms, or staff not assigned to specific infants or toddlers. The specialist observed DEEDS certificates for all staff except one who was never alone with a group of children during the visit. All staff interviewed denied having seen staff sleeping in classrooms. Licensing specialists observed the staff who were identified as assigned to rooms to be working in the rooms identified and the administrator confirmed specific staff are assigned to infants and toddlers. Additional concerns noted were the licensee or administrator did not notify OCCL within one business day of closing the center due to repairs needed to the heater and a staff member was working at the facility before eligibility or provisional eligibility had been determined.”

“Licensee shall ensure all staff members are fingerprinted and the licensee had received and eligibility determination or provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff member was sent home. Staff member and administrator were Informed the staff cannot work in the building until eligibility letter is received. A licensee shall ensure a staff member is fingerprinted and the licensee has received an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. A staff member was working at the facility who had not been fingerprinted for the center. Send a copy of the eligibility letter for the staff member to OCCL when it is received and ensure the staff member is not present at the facility until OCCL acknowledges receipt of the eligibility letter.”

“Ensure all staff files are completed. Staff #1 and Staff #2 need health and safety training.”

“Ensure all children's files are completed. Child #1 needs blood lead screening results.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Service letters are needed for three staff. Eligibility letters are needed for two staff.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Lead blood testing is needed for seven children.”

“Ensure carpets, walls, and surfaces are clean and in good repair. Clean carpet in the indoor play area.”