Wesley Community Center

The daily building and grounds checklist has not been documented for most of the 2022 year. Some days in March have check marks, but it is not consistent on a daily basis. In more recent months the daily building and grounds checklist has not been completed at all.

Inspector observed three contracted workers present while children were in care working in different classrooms in the facility prior to having their initial background checks submitted or received. Two of the three contracted workers were also observed in a classroom while having access to children.

Inspector observed 7 children in an area that is unlicensed space. The operation had children waiting in the front area of the operation located near the doors until they could go to their classroom.

Staff stated all children including infants have not had outdoor play in at least two months.

3 out of 6 children went on a field trip on 8/29/22 and did not have permission to attend. The operation also did not have permission slips with the required information such as when they were leaving and arriving from their destination.

The outdoor area had over grown grass, broken toys, ant piles, a broken bench, and a hole through a part of the chain link fence that children can fit through. One van's AC unit was also not working and there was a small missing panel on the inside of the van.

The operational policies on file was missing the following information: -procedures for parent notification -procedures for suspension and expulsion of children -immunization requirements including information on tb testing -hearing and vision requirements -information on how to contact licensing -information on preventing abuse and neglect in children

Three out of four staff did not meet the required hours of annual training that are needed. One staff member who required 24 hours of annual training had 21 hours on file. Staff member was missing training in food allergies, emergency preparedness, as well as trainings in child development, discipline and guidance, and child growth and development, and teacher-child interaction. One staff member who required pre-service had 4 of the 8 hours on file. Staff member is still within their 90 days of employment. One staff member who required 30 hours of annual training only had 18 hours on file. The staff member required training in age appropriate cirriculum, growth and development, teacher-child interaction, and discipline and guidance.

The director did not have hands on first aid/cpr training on file.

One staff was observed transporting children did not have at least 2 hrs. of annual transportation training between October 2019 until October 2020 year. Inspector observed one hour of training for transportation in Dec. 2020 and was counted towards the 2019-2020 year.

The emergency preparedness plan on file did not have an address to where children will be relocated or information on how children with limited mobility or who are under 24 months will be evacuated. There was also no information on how staff will continue to care for children until parents arrive.

Inspector observed 4 fire extinguishers that were out of service. One of the four fire extinguishers belonged to the van used for transportation and stated it needed to be re-charged.