Just For Tots #4

“During the investigation, it was found that the caregiver did not use good judgment when she approached the caregiver and raised her voice in front of the children in care.”

“An old couch/chair was observed torn and poses a safety risk to the children.”

“Several caulking spots were seen throughout one of the classrooms, in another room, the door was observed and needs to be wiped down.”

“One classroom did not have enough activities for the children to play with. The caregiver had provided activities without allowing the children to choose”

“Clorox wipes was observed on the diapering table. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the wipes out of the reach of the children.”

“the operation was not following the conditions of the background when an individual without a background was allowed inside the operation while having access to the children.”

“The operation did not follow the conditions of the background unit by allowing a person deemed ineligible to be present and inside the operation during operating hours and while children were in care.”

“The operation has been educated on background check guidelines and how to determine if and when a person is eligible to be present at the operation. With this knowledge, staff did not use good judgment when they knowingly allowed and facilitated the presence of a person with ineligible conditions to be present at the operation while children were in care. The operation would not report this interaction to childcare regulations.”

“During an investigation inspection, it was found, the operation did not report to childcare regulations an occurrence that rendered the facility unsafe.”

“A caregiver was observed pulling a small child up by the arm and sitting the child down aggressively on the bottom.”

“A caregiver was observed with 9 children, bringing the group out of ratio by 5. This was corrected when the second caregiver returned to the room.”

“A child was observed in a crib with a boppie pad and a crib mobile. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the items from the crib.”

“In three of the classrooms, the nap mats were observed to not have enough space to walk between. The children were observed touching each cot or blanket of another child.”

“Children must never allowed to sleep with a blanket or other coverings over their heads.”

“A child was observed to have a bottle in the crib while asleep. The bottle was removed from the crib.”

“The operation did not report to regulations a situation that placed a child a risk while in care within the time allowed in the standards.”

“A child in care was involved in an at-risk situation and the parent was not notified.”

“A child was left on the playground unsupervised.”

“A wall outlet was observed to be broken and accessible to children.”

“A trash can without a lid was observed in the classroom where children were being provided care. This was corrected when the trash can was emptied and removed from the room.”

“Parents were observed not being able to enter the rear of the building where children are being provided care.”

“Two caregivers were observed laying down near children during nap time. The caregivers were covered with blankets and had placed a small covering over the lamp used for lighting.”

“The grass had not been cut. This was corrected during the inspection when the lawn man cut the grass. Broken outdoor toys were observed and corrected when removed from the playground. A broken urinal was observed, and a repair order was made. Lysol wipes was observed on a diaper station. There were no children in the room, and the wipes were removed.”

“The operation had not practiced fire drills during the month of September.”

“The carbon monoxide detector test had not been conducted or documented. This was corrected during the inspection, when the detector was tested and documented.”

“The operation was found to have violated conditions that CBCU placed on a person?s presence at the operation when the person was found to be the only caregiver in a classroom with children in care.”

“3 new staff did not have signed notarized affidavits or the required pre-application affidavits. 4 of the 5 personnel files did not have enough annual training hours to evaluate, Staff records did not have completed preservice training that was documented.”

“Four concrete liners were observed overlapping the play area and in the use zones.”

“Cribs were observed with sheets that did not fit snugly on the mattress. This was corrected during the inspection, when tight fitting sheet were placed on the mattresses.”

“During the inspection, children were observed sleeping on the floor with no cot or mat. Children were observed sleeping on torn mats.”

“This standard has been reviewed and found to be deficient. the caregiver without malice or anger, did not use good judgement when picking a child in care up by the arm causing injury.”

“During the inspection, 2 children were observed asleep in cribs with loose fitted sheets. 7 cribs in total were observed with sheets that were not tight fitting.”

“There were 10 children 13 months - 20 months with a specified age group of 14 month and 1 caregiver in one room. 8 of the children were sleeping and 2 of the children were awake.”

“in a room with 14 month old children it was found that 3 children were napping with their heads covered by their blankets. In another room with children ages 23 months - 3 years 2 children were sleeping with their heads covered by their heads. This was corrected at time of inspection when the caregiver took the blankets off each of their heads.”

“A caregiver in a room with 23 month olds - 3 year olds did nont know the ages of the children care.”

“An employee was present at the operation prior to receiving an eligibility notification. The employee did leave the operation while the inspection was being conducted.”

“During nap time a room with 2-3 year olds was too dark to see the children napping, therefore supervision could not be maintained.”

“All 7 employee files reviewed did not have training on the following topics: Administering medication, if applicable Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic and Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”

“Both Vans used to transport children do not have child safety alarms.”

“5 children's files were reviewed, 1 was found to have no shot records, and one was found to be missing an MMR and a varicella vaccine.”

“In a room with children ages 3-5 years it was found there was a bottle of bleach water stored in reach of children. In the school age room there was trash accessible to children. In a room with children ages 23 months - 3 years there was a caregivers purse stored on a couch that was accessible to children.”

“From interviews and the investigation it was found that the operation did not provide the incident report with in the required time frame.”

“During the inspection it was found that the transportation caregiver did not have annual transportation safety training completed.”