Spark Summer Camp And After School Program @ Academy Of Dover

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 28, 2023, regarding the program not following termination procedures and providing child care at an unapproved location. An investigation began on September 11, 2023, and ended on October 19, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because the incident happened while children were being cared for at an unapproved location and termination procedures in the parent handbook were not followed.”

“Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs proof of training hours Staff #2 needs declaration/Drug alcohol statement and release of employment Staff #3 needs a job description, declaration drug alcohol statement and an adult abuse registry check Staff #4 needs declaration/drug alcohol statement Staff #5 needs adult abuse , declaration drug statement, health appraisal w/TB, releasing of employment and a service letter Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, adult abuse registry check, and release of employment Staff #7 needs declaration/drug statement”

“Staff must sign in/out of each classroom w/exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one weeks attendance for Mamba and Tigers classrooms”

“Child files must be complete Child #1 needs days and hours to attend, an emergency card and med permission Child #2 needs days and hours to attend and an emergency card Child #3, Child #4, Child #5 child #6, Child #7, Child #8 and Child #9 need days and hours to attend and an emergency card Child #8 needs a health appraisal w/immunization shot records”

“Children must be signed in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one week attendance to OCCL”

“Ensure staff are eligible before being present with children. Two people were observing the program and were being paid for their time, so they are considered staff. This was discussed and corrected when they left.”

“Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with children. Upon arrival, an aide with criminal history eligibility was outside getting the children off of the bus. The aide took the children inside to put their belongings away where another aide without criminal history determination was present. The first aide took most of the children into the gym leaving the second aide with two children in the hallway. This was discussed and corrected when the staff were paired with qualified staff.”

“Ensure staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before being present in the building and before being alone with children. One staff was alone with children and has pending out-of-state checks. Another staff was present in the building and alone with children and has not been determined eligible.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an eligibility letter once out-of-state checks are received. Staff #2 needs CPR and first aid. Staff #4 needs an orientation, health and safety training, an application or resume, two references, and service letters. Staff #5 needs an orientation, health and safety training, application or resume, two references, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, fingerprint receipt, eligibility letter, the release of employment history, and applicable service letters.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Child files are missing emergency medical permission.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received an allegation of unlicensed care on January 25, 2023. This is the fourth allegation of unlicensed care regarding Spark. An investigation was conducted on January 30, 2023. The complaint is substantiated because the program is unlicensed and is caring for children on a daily basis.”