Child Foundation Academy

“The wooden barriers on the playground were broken and uneven posing tripping hazard for outdoor activities.”

“There were play structures in the outside play area, the pieces were falling apart. There was a fence board that was broken.”

“The daycare did not follow through the condition in the notification letter dated 01/20/2022 that the owner must never be the only person left in charge. She was the only person left in charge during a part of the day.”

“The center was out of ratio from 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM, one caregiver was taking care of 17 children : 12 children : 3 y/o. 4 children : 2 y/o. 1 child : 5 y/o. 1 child : 17 months old. 5 y/o child moved to school age classroom. 17 m/o child was with one caregiver. The daycare was in compliance at 4:30 pm.”

“There was a mixed age group of 17 children from 17 month old to 5 year old. The daycare combined infant with older children in the group more than 18 months older than the youngest child. The 17 month old child removed to the infant room with one caregiver.”

“One of the two vans used to transport children had no working brake lights and a broken right turn signal.”

“The center was out of ratio from 3:40 PM to 3:55 PM, one caregiver was taking care of 28 children : 11 children : 2 y/o. 4 children : 3 y/o. 4 children : 4 y/o. 8 children : 5 y/o. 1 child : 6 y/o. One more caregiver was taking care of 3 month old infant. There were 29 children in care from 3:40 PM to 3:55 PM.”

“The driver did not account for all children exiting the vehicle before leaving the vehicle unattended.”

“Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, the driver did not have a list of the children being transported.”

“Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, the alarm system on the van was not operable. It was unplugged while transporting children in care.”

“Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, two children were left unattended in the daycare van unsupervised approximately between 10 minutes and 22 minutes.”

“The center did not notify Child Care Regulation of an incident where two children were left unattended in a center vehicle.”

“1/One wooden barrier in the playground was broken. 2/One wooden board is broken and one is loose from the fence in the playground. Pictures taken.”