Learning Tree Academy

“Submit the following to complete staff files: -Fingerprinting eligibility letters are needed for staff #1, #4, #6, #7, #10, #11, #13, #14, #17,, #18. -Fingerprinting receipts are needed for Staff #4, #7, #11, #13, #15, #17, #18. -CPR and first aid qualifications are needed for Staff #5, #8, #18. -Medication training is needed for Staff #8, #18. -OCCL Health and Safety Training is needed for Staff, #3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #16, #17, #18. -A professional development plan is needed for Staff #4, #8, #16, #17, #18. -Health appraisals with TB results are needed for Staff #2, #7, #11, #12, #16. A job application is needed in the file for Staff #18. -A release of employment history is needed for Staff #8, #11. -Service letters are needed for Staff #8, #11, #14. -Two additional references are needed for Staff #4. -One more reference is needed for Staff #7, #8, #14. -Staff #17 was not fingerprinted within five days of her 18th birthday. She must be fingerprinted immediately. Send the fingerprinting receipt as soon a she has been fingerprinted. Staff #17 cannot be alone with children until the eligibility letter comes through.”

“All child files must be complete. -Hours and days of attendance are needed for Child #6, #10, #12, #21 -Updated health aprraisals are needed for Child #6, #7, #8, #12, #16, #18. -Updated immunization records are needed for Child #6, #7, #11, #16, #18. -Lead blood screening results are needed for Child #1, #8, #10, #13, #17, #20. -Developmental plans are needed in the file for Child #9, #10, #11, #14, #21. -An infant feeding schedule , signed by the parent, is needed for Child #14. -Permission to sleep on a mat is needed for Child #10.”

“On November 22, 2022, the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU) received a complaint regarding a child injury but did not accept it for investigation. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint on November 28, 2022, and accepted it for investigation for allegations of lack of supervision. An investigation began on December 1, 2022, and ended on January 24, 2023. The complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision and incorrect staff-to-child ratio, because staff were observed on video from November 21, 2022, leaving children unsupervised and classes out of ratio. It was observed only one staff person was present with 12 one-year-old children on the playground for 30 minutes on the same date. The Licensing Specialist did not observe when the child got hurt on the video segments, but did observe the child unable to put weight on his left foot when back in the classroom after the class came in from playing on the playground at approximately 11:21 AM Concerns also observed on video footage and cited are improper discipline and lack of positive behavior support when dealing with children s behaviors, staff not cleaning and sanitizing tables and diaper changing mats when required; staff not washing their hands or the children s hands as required; using inappropriate language in conversation with children present; not contacting a parent immediately after assisting the child for a serious injury, and lack of appropriate interactions between staff and children.”