Destined For Greatness Learning Center Inc.

“On August 24, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding not keeping all areas, furnishings, and equipment of the center clean, hazard- free, and safe condition. An investigation was conducted on September 1, 2026. This complaint is substantiated because LS #1 observed the flickering light and hole in the bathroom with exposed insulation.”

“Ensure teacher do not verbally deny food as a behavior management tool. Review positive behavior supports with one teacher.”

“Ensure staff files are complete.”

“Ensure child files are complete.”

“Ensure routine cleaners are inaccessible to children.”

“Remove broken equipment from the playground and cut low hanging branches. Ensure there is a shaded area on the playground.”

“Ensure the diaper changing area is on a surface that is non porous and disposable convers are used.”

“Ensure over the counter medications are labeled with the child's name and accompanied with an MAR.”

“Ensure the center has a complete first aid kit.”

“Purchase emergency water for the center.”

“Label the bottles in the infant room.”

“Post a schedule in the three year old classroom.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 4, 2025, regarding unqualified staff alone with children, not following the meal pattern requirements and not following the menu, inappropriate bottle warming, lack of supervision, and not having comprehensive background checks and staff files for van drivers. An investigation was conducted on November 5, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for inappropriate bottle warming because the infant classroom had an electric kettle used for bottle warming but did not have a thermometer available to check the temperature. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of unqualified staff alone with children, not following the meal pattern requirements and not following the menu, lack of supervision and not having comprehensive background checks for staff and staff file for van drivers based on interviews and documentation.”

“On October 27, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding a lack of positive behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on October 29, 2025. The complaint is substantiated for a lack of positive behavior supports because Staff #3 admitted she has gently tapped children on their heads to get their attention.”

“Ensure OCCL is notified within five business days of the transfer of the early childhood administrator. Per discussion with the owner, she is now the administrator for the location and the previous administrator has transferred to Destined for Greatness Learning Center V. This was discussed with the owner.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs orientation, OCCL's Health & Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a release of employment history with accurate information and corresponding service letters.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an emergency card and transportation permission. One child needs parents right to know acknowledgment. Two children need an infant feeding schedule.”

“Ensure all areas are clean. The floors between the rubber mats in the hallway and the pre-k classroom need to be cleaned. Ensure electrical outlets and power strips are covered. The power strip in the one-year-old classroom needs covers on the unused outlets. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sink in the infant classroom and in front of the bathroom are not supplying hot water.”

“Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the infant classroom and the kitchen to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder. The thermometer in the infant classroom read 42 degrees F and the thermometer in the kitchen was not operating.”

“Ensure the ventilation fan in the bathroom is operable.”

“Repair the wooden barrier along the fence in the older child outdoor play area. Remove the two broken red chairs. Ensure the gate is self-closing and self-latching. The gate in the older child outdoor play area is not self-closing and self-latching. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish the fall zone material with nine inches of pea gravel under all equipment when the children's feet leave the ground.”

“Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent. Dispose of the ripped nap mat in the one-year-old classroom. Ensure crib mattresses are covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet. A crib was observed with a loose bottom sheet.”

“Ensure soap and water and sanitizer/disinfectant are available to be used on items/equipment as required. The two-year-old classroom did not have soap/water. This was corrected when soap/water was supplied.”

“Ensure hands are washed after diaper changes. A staff member was observed not washing her hands nor the child's hands after changing the child's diaper. This was discussed with the staff member and corrected when both sets of hands were washed. Ensure the diaper changing area is cleaned with soap and water and disinfected after each diaper change. The diaper changing area was not cleaned by the staff member after changing a diaper.”

“Purchase additional water for proper shelter-in-place supplies.”

“Ensure indoor spaces include the five required areas with sufficient materials. The three-year-old classroom needs language/literacy and science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play materials and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs language/dramatic play materials. The pre-k classroom needs manipulatives/ math/ problem solving materials and science materials.”

“Ensure a daily schedule is posted in each classroom. The infant classroom was missing a schedule. This was corrected when on was posted.”

“Document the training of the staff member trained in the day-to-day operations when the administrator is absent.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs to obtain CPR and first aid certification and four references.”

“Ensure staff attendance is documented to include exact hours worked in each classroom or area. One staff did not sign in or out of the opening classroom. This was corrected when the staff member documented her arrival and departure from the classroom.”

“Complete the Parent's Right to Know Notice Log with current enrollment.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results.”

“Ensure all areas are clean and in a safe condition; floors, walls, and toilets must be cleanable and in good repair. Repair the broken cabinet door in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the broken/missing toilet seat in the bathroom. Repair the toilet that does not flush in the bathroom. Remove the hanging fabric from the bench in the book area in the one-year-old classroom. Remove the ripped rug in the Pre-k classroom. Replace the trash can in the outdoor play area to ensure it is covered.”

“Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator in the kitchen and the infant classroom to ensure the temperature is at 41 degrees F or colder.”

“Repair the ventilation fan in the bathroom.”

“Remove the broken equipment from the outdoor play area; broken infant jumper, infant rocker seat, chairs, toys, swing, etc. Remove the broken cinder block. Relocated the little tikes climber at least six feet from the fence. Replenish the fall zone materials. Repair the gates to ensure they self-close.”

“Discontinue the use of the portable wading pool. This was discussed with the administrator and corrected when she agreed to comply in the future.”

“Remove the ripped nap cots from the Pre-k classroom. Ensure the fitted sheets are fitted tightly to the crib mattresses in the infant classroom.”

“Purchase additional equipment to provide sufficient quantity. The three-year-old classroom needs science materials. The two-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and science materials. The one-year-old classroom needs dramatic play and building materials.”

“Purchase an eye patch or dressing, pen and note pad, plastic bags, roll gauze, safety pins, and a triangle bandage or sling for the first aid kit.”

“Purchase an emergency water supply.”

“Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. This was corrected when the application was submitted on September 10, 2024.”

“Ensure children's files are complete. Child #4 needs blood lead screening results. Child #9 needs current Health appraisal. Send corrections to OCCL.”

“Ensure floors/carpets are clean. The carpet in the library/circle area in the Two's classroom needs to be cleaned. Send a picture of cleaned carpet to OCCL.”

“Ensure state business license is current. Send picture of current business license to OCCL.”

“Ensure the trash cans are working and covered. The trashcan in the bathroom was not working. Also, clean the walls near the bathroom door on the outside and inside of the bathroom doorway. Submit picture by 11/30. Ensure the lights are working correctly. Repair broken lights. Submit a picture by 11/30.”

“Ensure diaper pail is working. The diaper pail in the bathroom isn't working. Please submit picture of correction by 11/30.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs to complete OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Two staff members need a professional development plan. One staff member needs annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal and TB results.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a health appraisal. Two children need blood lead screening results. Seven children need development plans.”

“Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The sinks inside the bathroom, outside the bathroom, and in the infant classroom do not have hot water. Send confirmation to OCCL once the hot water has been restored.”

“Ensure the freezer is at 0 degrees F or colder. The three thermometers in the freezer read 10 degrees F or higher. Send confirmation to OCCL once the freezer reads 0 degrees F or colder.”

“Replenish the fall zone areas with nine inches of pea gravel.”

“Ensure the traveling first aid kit contains bandage tape, band-aids, an eye patch, finger splint, first aid guide, gauze pads, gloves, instant cold pack, pen & note pad, plastic bag, roll gauze, safety pins, scissors, thermometer, triangle bandage, tweezers, water, liquid soap, emergency medication, emergency numbers, poison control number, vehicle insurance on file, and a fire extinguisher. At the visit, Owner Barksdale stated the center's SUV was not at the center. When asked, Owner Barksdale stated she used her personal car to transport the school-age children to school that day and stated she did not take the required items.”

“Post a lesson plan in the two-year-old classroom and infant classroom.”

“Post a schedule in the infant classroom.”

“Ensure an early childhood aide is at least 16 years of age or 15 years old if attending a high school's early childhood education program and enrollment documentation is on file at the center. Staff #1 stated Child #11 (a 13 year old) was a volunteer who comes one to two days a week for 8 hours to read to the children and assist staff. This was discussed with Staff #1 and Administrator Barksdale and corrected when Child #11 was moved to the school-age classroom.”

“Document the hours the administrator is present and functioning in the role to ensure the administrator is present at least 50% of the hours of operation. Submit the administrators attendance for the rest of the month of July.”

“Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained through qualified staff. Staff #2, an ECAT without eligibility determination and Staff #3, an aide who is not 18 years old were observed supervising a group of six one-year-old children. This was corrected when Staff #1, an ECT with eligibility determination entered the classroom with Staff #3.”

“Ensure a staff member is fingerprinted and the licensee has received an eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification before the start of employment. Staff #2 was observed working in the one-year-old classroom. Staff #2 was fingerprinted on July 10, 2023, but the center has not received eligibility determination. This was corrected when Staff #2 left the center and Administrator Barksdale agreed not to allow her to return until eiligibility is received.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need to complete first aid and CPR. Three staff members need a professional development plan. One staff member needs to complete annual review of safe sleep and annual review of abuse and neglect. Eight staff members need to complete the training titled Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff members needs two references. One staff member needs four references. Two staff members need eligibility determination from the Criminal History Unit. One staff member needs an adult health appraisal with TB results. One staff member needs a service letter or two documented attempts.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs the date of enrollment, hours and days she attends, an emergency card, a health appraisal, immunization record, blood lead screening results, parents right to know acknowledgment, screen time permission, and transportation permission. One child needs an immunization record and blood lead screening results. Two children need a health appraisal and blood lead screening results.”

“Ensure toilets are in good repair. The toilet seat is missing from one toilet. Repair the toilet seat.”

“Remove the broken equipment, a broken plastic char and a ripped bouncer seat, from the outdoor play area. Replenish the pea gravel with 9 inches of pea gravel in all fall zone areas.”

“Replace the ripped crib mattress in the infant classroom.”

“Repair or remove the loose bookshelf in the preschool classroom. Purchase sufficient quantity of equipment for the two-year-old classroom.”

“Post the monthly evacuation drill/fire prevention checklist.”

“Ensure the first aid kit for traveling is complete. Purchase a thermometer, triangle bandage, safety pins, water, and liquid soap.”

“Ensure the completed lesson plan is posted and contains required topics. The lesson plan in the one-year-old classroom was not posted for the current week.”

“Ensure the daily schedule is posted. A schedule was not posted in the one-year-old classroom.”

“Purchase a covered trash can for the infant classroom.”

“Supply soap and paper towels at the handwashing sinks in the bathroom.”

“Ensure soap and water is available to clean areas and equipment. A soap/water solution was not available at the diaper-changing area in the bathroom.”

“Purchase two non-porous diaper mats to replace the ripped mats in the infant classroom and bathroom. Ensure the foot-activated diaper trash can's lid remains on the trash can. This was corrected when the lid was placed back on the trash can.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 1, 2023, regarding transportation permission. An investigation was conducted on March 10, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because proper transportation permission was not available for the school-age children who the center transports to their elementary school. Additional concerns noted were the center did not have enough staff to fulfill administrative, fiscal, clerical, cleaning, maintenance, food services, direct child care, and supervisory functions. A staff member without eligibility determination was observed alone with six one year olds. An aide was observed alone with seven children, ages two to three. Toddlers were being cared for in the same classroom as older children. A staff member who was not fingerprinted for the center was present in a classroom.”

“Ensure staff attendance is documented. A staff member did not sign out of the pre-k classroom when she left the classroom. This was corrected when the staff member signed out.”

“Ensure child attendance is documented with exact arrival and departure times. There were nine children present in the pre-k classroom; however, only six were signed in. This was corrected when the three children were signed in.”

“Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. An infant was observed asleep in a lounge chair. This was discussed with staff and corrected when the infant was placed in the crib.”

“Ensure staff are fingerprinted within five days of turning 18. A staff member turned 18 on December 7, 2023, and has not been fingerprinted or determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit. This was discussed with Owner Barksdale and she agreed the staff member will not return until she s been fingerprinted and determined eligible.”

“Ensure classroom capacities are maintained at all times. Ten children were observed sleeping in the three-year-old classroom, which measures for nine children. Ten children were observed sleeping in the one-year-old classroom, which measures for six children. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply. Discontinue the use of air fresheners and burning of candles during the hours of operation. An air freshener and a burning candle were observed. This was discussed and staff agreed to comply.”

“Submit the updated general liability insurance.”

“Train an Early Childhood Teacher in the day-to-day operations and document the training on the orientation record.”

“Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained. An intern who has not been employed for a month was observed alone with a group of 10 three to five-year-olds. This was corrected when a qualified staff member entered the classroom. Upon arrival, a qualified staff member left the two-year-old classroom to answer the door. This left an aide alone with a group of six children age two through three-years-old. This was corrected when a qualified staff member re-entered the classroom. Ensure infants and toddlers are cared for in an area separate from older children. Two three-year-olds were observed in the two-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the three-year-olds were moved into the preschool classroom. According to attendance records, a staff member was alone with up to eight children, infant and one-year-old, from 8:29 am to 9:03 am. At the time of the visit, there were four infants present with one teacher. An aide was observed alone with four one-year-olds. This was corrected when the one and two-year-old classrooms were combined.”

“Ensure staff are fingerprinted before the start of employment and are supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with 10 children age three to five-years-old. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with six children age two and three-years-old. A staff member without eligibility was observed alone with four one-year-olds. Submit the eligibility letters for the three staff members.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs CPR and first aid certification. Three staff members need administration of medication certification. Five staff members need a professional development plan. Five staff members need annual review of safe sleep and abuse and neglect. Six staff members need orientation. Four staff members need a job description. Six staff members need two references. Five staff members need drug/alcohol statements. Five staff members need eligibility determination. Six staff members need a health appraisal with TB results. Five staff members need release of employment history and corresponding service letters. Three staff need service letters.”

“Ensure staff attendance includes exact hours worked in each classroom. Two staff were signed into the three-year-old classroom; however, only one was present. This was corrected when the staff member signed out.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs the hours and days he attends. Two children need date of enrollment. Three children need health appraisal, immunization records, and blood lead screening results. Two children need a health appraisal with immunization records. Two children need blood lead screening results. Two children need screen time permission. Eight children need a development plan.”

“Ensure hazardous materials are stored out of children's reach. Antibacterial wipes were observed in an unlocked cabinet in the two-year-old classroom. Multiple cleaners were observed in the bathroom in children's reach. This was corrected when the items were removed.”

“Ensure fans and cords are inaccessible to children. A fan was observed in the Pre-k classroom. This was corrected when the fan was made inaccessible.”

“Ensure all areas are clean. The rug in the three-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned or removed. The rubber mats/rugs in the hallway an infant classroom need to be cleaned on the top and underneath. Cover the electrical outlets in the three-year-old classroom and in the power strips in the Pre-k classroom. Purchase a covered trash can for the bathroom. Repair the gate to the one-year-old classroom to ensure the exit route is not obstructed. Repair the tile in the bathroom. Discontinue the use of air fresheners. This was corrected when the air fresheners were removed.”

“Purchase a thermometer for the freezer in the kitchen and the refrigerator in the infant classroom. Ensure food served is free from spoilage and food that must be refrigerated in stored in the refrigerator. Hamburger meat, frozen pizza, and frozen broccoli were observed sitting on the counter. This was corrected when the items were placed in the refrigerator/freezer.”

“Remove the broken toys/equipment and trash from the outdoor play area. Replenish the fall zone materials. Repair the gate to ensure it can self-close and self-latch. Move the octopus merry-go-round to the fall zone material.”

“Remove the broken bike from the outdoor play area.”

“Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. Cribs must be placed on their lowest setting. One crib was not on the lowest setting and a second crib had two mattresses.”

“Purchase science equipment/materials for the Pre-k, three-year-old, and two-year-old classrooms. Repair the broken door on the kitchen set in the two-year-old classroom. Repair the yellow table leg in the three-year-old classroom. Remove the rug in front of the door leading to the outdoor play area. Repair the chipping paint in the two-year-old classroom.”

“Purchase a non-porous surface for the diaper-changing areas in the bathroom and the infant classroom. Purchase a foot-activated, covered trash can, used solely for diapers for the bathroom and infant classroom. Remove the diaper-changing station from the one-year-old classroom because there is not a sink within five feet.”

“Obtain a Medication Administration Record for one child.”

“Purchase roll gauze and a thermometer for the first aid kit.”

“Post an evacuation route in the one-year-old, infant, and Pre-k classrooms. Ensure monthly evacuation drills and fire prevention checks are conducted and post most current. Send two for the month of September.”

“Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration. This was corrected when the application was submitted on September 9, 2022.”

“OCCL received a complaint on June 23, 2022, regarding improper discipline, improper staff-to-child ratios, safe sleep violations, and failure to report accidents and injuries. An investigation was conducted on June 27, 2022. The complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratios because LS Smith observed seven children, the youngest being one, present with one staff and two staff stated they have witnessed the child care center on different occasions out of ratio. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of improper discipline, safe sleep violations, or failure to follow accident or injury procedures because all staff interviewed denied the allegations. Additional concerns observed were the one-year-old children were allowed to watch electronic tablets, and LS Smith observed an unauthorized adult present in the child care.”