complaint·August 4, 2021

Citations

6 citations recorded^*CCLD

• 101239.1(d)Type B

  101239.1 Napping Equipment (d) Napping equipment shall be arranged so that each child has access to a walkway without having to walk on or over the cots or mats of other children.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews staff corroborate that on more than one occasion the nap mats in the toddler room did not have enough space to walk between them and were sometimes touching. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

• 101223(a)(1)Type A

  PERSONAL RIGHTS

  101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews D1 on more than one occasion, yelled at children in care. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.

• 101226(a)(2)Type B

  (a)The licensee shall immediately notify the child's authorized representative…(2)In the case of less serious injuries including, but not limited to, minor cuts, scratches…the licensee shall document the injury in the child's record and notify the child's authorized representative of the nature of the injury when the child is picked up from the center.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interview, L1 has instructed staff that they may not communicate with children’s authorized representative’s, injuries have occurred, and L1 was not present at the facility to report the incident or chose not to report an incident to a child’s authorized representative. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

• 101227(a)(1)Type B

  FOOD SERVICE

  101227 (a)...(1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children. Each meal shall include, at a minimum, the amount of food components as specified...for the age group served...This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews milk is only served to the children if they request it and a milk alternative is not served to children with milk allergies.This does not meet the requirement for each meal to include milk. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

• 101227(a)(6)Type B

  FOOD SERVICE

  101227(a)...the following shall apply: (6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted...in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative. Copies of the menus as served shall be dated and kept...for least 30 days. Menus shall be made available for review...upon request.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews menus were not posted prior to April 2020. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

• 101238(a)(1)Type B

  BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

  101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. (1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews rodent droppings and spiders have been observed in the facility in March 2020. Based on record review the facility is serviced for ants/carpenter bees only. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.