Brainy Bees Childcare Center

All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employees that left your employment in 2023

Current fire inspection was not available for review.

Fire extinguisher in the vehicle used for transportation was not mounted safely.

Based on information obtained during the investigation the required list of children was not used to ensure all children were dropped off at their appropriate destinations.

Based on information obtained during the investigation the caregiver was not maintaining proper supervision of a child?s activities which lead to the child not being dropped off at school due to the caregiver not realizing the child was still on the van due to the child falling asleep even though the child regularly falls asleep in the van.

Date of admission was missing on file for one out of eight records checked. This was corrected during inspection.

Health statement was misssing on file for one out of eight files checked today.

The bottle that was given to a child does not belong to the child.

Infant feeding instruction for child was not available during inspection.

Caregiver did not wash her hands after diapering a child.

No proof of education on file for one out of four staff records checked.

Caregiver did not wash an infant hands after diapering.

No proof on file that one caregiver received any orientation.

No proof on file that caregiver received the operations policies.

The special needs statements was left blank or 2 out of 5 children's records evaluated. Note: The provider obtained the special needs information for one of the children during the inspection.

1 out of 5 children's records evaluated did not contain an emergency contact persons information. Note: The emergency contact information was provided and added to the admission record during the inspection.

There was insufficient walking space between nap cots during the inspection. Note: The provider rearranged the nap cots providing sufficient space during the inspection.

Children were observed on a cell phone watching Tik Tok during the inspection. Note: The provider retrieved the cell phone from the children during the inspection.

5 out of 10 children's records evaluated did not contain a parent signature for acknowledgment of operational policies.

1 out of 10 staff records evaluated did not contain education documentation.

1 out of 10 staff records evaluated contained an expired CPR and First Aid training. The caregivers CPR training expired on June 1st, 2021.

Children in the toddler classroom were climbing on tables and chairs and running out of the classroom.

The first aid kit did not contain tweezers or adhesive tape.

A brown purse was left in a shelf in reach of children in the infant room. Note: We discussed the risk to children by having personal items inside purses accessible to children. The provider removed the purse during the inspection.

2 out of 10 children's records evaluated did not contain the phone number of the child's school.

The special needs statements was left blank or 4 out of 10 children's records evaluated.

4 out of 10 children's records did not contain complete emergeny contact information.

Two infants were observed in seats that were equipped with safety straps. The safety straps were not secured.

4 out of 10 children's records evaluated did not contain completed emergency medical authorization.

An annual fire inspection has not been conducted since February 17th, 2020. As of today April 7th, 2021 a fire inspection still has not been conducted in over the required 12 month period.

During the follow up inspection a caregiver was present with direct access to children. The caregivers background check is still pending and the operation has not received an eligibility notification from CBCU.

During the follow up two children still did not have the authorization for emergency medication information completed as it was blank. The provided made a copy of the admission information and put it in the transportation log during the inspectionl

Two groups of children were combined during lunch. A total of 20 children were counted and when caregivers were asked how many children they had initially they said 21 children. The caregiver recounted and said one child left early. Note: I discussed again with the provider that caregivers must know how many children they are responsible for at all times so all children are accounted for.

Antiseptic wipes in the first aid kit located in the van were expired. Note: I explained that the expired items need to be disposed of and the provider corrected this during the inspection.

Authorization for Emergency Medical Transportation and Treatment was not available for me to review for children being transported.

The operation has been offering transportation services since the middle of February and did not notify licensing prior to transporting children. Note: It is the providers responsiblity to notify licensing of any changes to new services being offered and we discussed this during the inspection.

An annual fire inspection has not been conducted since February 17th, 2020.

Three fire extinguishers were not mounted and were placed on tables during the inspection.

Upon testing the child safety alarm it did not work properly. When the button was pressed to turn the alarm off, it stayed on even after all the doors were closed.

Documentation of the most recent fire drill was not available to review during the inspection.

The provider had not completed the annual certification for children's products. Note: The director reviewed the CPCS.gov website and completed the certification during the inspection.

When asking a caregiver how many children they were responsible for they stated 4. There were a total of 5 children in the classroom. Note: I discussed with the provider the caregivers must know how many children they are responsible for at all times so all children are accounted for.

The employee list has not been validated since November 26th, 2020. Note: The director logged into the provider portal and validated the list during the inspection.