Giggles and Smiles Learning Center

Infants were grouped with children of 18 month difference. This was corrected when the caregivers transitioned the children to their rooms.

The caregiver did not wash her hands after wiping the child's nose. This was corrected when the caregiver was guided to wash her hands.

There were a total of 7 children to one caregiver however the specified age group is17 months therefore caregiver was over ratio by 2 children. Note: This was corrected when another caregiver joined the classroom.

Two sippy cups appeared to have some sort of bacteria (black dots) inside the cup.

A person with a pending eligibility status was observed in direct contact with children. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the building.

Due to construction, the infant class temporarily moved to a room without a sink. This was corrected at inspection when the class relocated into a room with a sink.

The daily report for a 17-month-old shows the infant was changed once at 10:59 am on 7/9/2024 resulting in a severe rash. No other diaper changes were logged for the child that day.

A caregiver stepped out of the classroom to answer the door leaving the children unsupervised.

A classroom had 11 children between 10 months - 22 months with one caregiver during naptime. The specified age group was 12-17 months with the caregiver being over ratio by 5 children.

A classroom had 11 children between 10 months - 22 months with one caregiver during naptime. The specified age group was 12-17 months with the caregiver being over ratio by 5 children.

A ball play item on the play structure had several broken balls. Corrected at inspection: The balls were taken off.

The caregiver failed to ensure a used diaper wipe was discarded after use and accidentally left it in a child's clean diaper.

A caregiver without a completed background check was observed to be in a classroom. **This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver left the premises.**

There was a broken plastic portal in the outdoor climbing equipment which had a sharp hole in it that presented a hazard for entrapment. This was corrected at inspection when the broken portal was removed from the equipment.

Two infant caregivers did not have proof of training available to review in the required topics of Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIDS, and Safe Sleep.

One child's record was missing the required Emergency Care Authorization.

There was no soap or paper towels available in the boy's and girl's toddler restrooms. This was corrected at inspection when the soap and paper towels were stocked.

There was one television in the infant room that was not anchored or secured. There was one television in the after school room that was not anchored or secured. This was corrected at inspection when the director had the televisions removed from the classrooms.

At the time of inspection several staff in direct care of a group of children were using their cell phones.

Two caregivers in the infant room were not certified in CPR and First Aid.

Three employees were working in the center without a current background check and current FBI fingerprints.

Based on the observations made during the inspection, there were 6 children ages 12 to 18months old with one caregiver. There were 23 three and four year old children with one caregiver. This was corrected when a second caregiver arrived in the classroom. This was corrected when the classes were split and a second caregiver took the other class.

Two caregivers in the infant room were not certified in SIDS and Shaken Baby Training.

Based on the information gathered, the center director took all the children's records away from the center to keep them safe from another person in the center.

Two infant feeding schedules were expired at the time of inspection.

Two infant feeding schedules were expired at the time of inspection.

The pea gravel and the mulch around the fall zones of the play structure was not maintained at its proper depth.

At the time of inspection one infant with a wedge under the mattress without a sleep exception form on file. The wedge was removed.

The fire drill has not been completed since September. This was corrected when a fire drill was completed during the inspection.

At the time of inspection there were not any current activity plans posted.

At the time of inspection the caregvier in the 12 to 17 month old classroom had 6 children. This was corrected when the director took the oldest child to the next room.

Operation staff did not use good judgment when they placed children in the front bucket of a large tractor which was raised between 4-6 feet above the ground.