Montrose Christian Montessori School

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not complete a Health Screen for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not complete mandated reporter training for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

101212Reporting Requirements d)Upon...occurrence.. any... events specified..below, report shall be made ... by telephone...fax within the.. next working day and during... business hours...(1)Events reported..(C)Any unusual incident..This requirement is not met evidenced by During the insoection LPA obtained information reagding biting incident between child #1 and child #2 that was not reported to the Department . LPA obtained communication memos prepared for the parents by the facility regarding the incident .

PERSONAL RIGHTS

The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needsThis requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based on staff interviews and child#1parent interview, child#1 was found outside the facility by the sidewalk of the driveway of the school on 10/24/23 approximately at 12:05-12:07 PM. Staff did not see how child#1 left the school. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision--(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. etc...This requirement was not met as evidence by... Based on staff interviews and child#1parent interview, child#1 was found outside the facility by the sidewalk of the driveway of the school on 10/24/23 approximately at 12:05-12:07 PM. Staff did not see how child#1 left the school. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.

TEACHER-CHILD RATIO

teacher child RatioThere shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below.This requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based on staff interviews and sign in/out sheets review for 04/03/23, total of 15 children were present in staff#2 and staff#3 classroom and during staff #2 and staff#3 lunch breaks, 15 preschoolers were with one staff. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision -- No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, etc.. Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement was not met as evidenced by.. Based on staff and children interviews, on 02/17/23 between 12:35 PM and 12:48 PM, on sand area, child#2 pulled down child#1's pants and lifted child #1 shirt and staff did not observe the incident to prevent it. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal right risks to the children in care.

TEACHER-CHILD RATIO

Teacher-Child Ratio -- There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) belowThis requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based on staff interviews and information obtained, on 02/17/23 between 12:38 PM to 1:05 PM, staff# 2 was supervising 23 children alone, at 12:48 PM staff#5, teacher assistant joined staff#2 for assistant. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risks to the children in care.

PERSONAL RIGHTS

Personal Rights--To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.This requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based on staff#1, staff#2 and child#1's interviews, on 02/17/23 between 12:38 PM to 1:00 PM on sand area, child #2 pulled down child#1's pants and lifted child#1's shirt and teachers did not observe it to prevent the act. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risks to the children in care.

INDOOR ACTIVITY SPACE FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

Indoor Activity Space for School-Age Children.In combination programs, indoor activity space provided for school-age child care center children shall be physically separated etc...This requirement was not met as evidenced by… Based on LPA Eivazian observation on 06/24/21 and staff interviews, school age children commingled with preschoolers in RM A between 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m..This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.

On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility...shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on evidence and observation, Staff #1, 2, 3, 4,and 5 have mandated reproter certificates in their file that expired in 2020. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.