Fundamental Learning Center

The health statement information was not complete.

The center does not have a current fire inspection. The date of the last fire inspection is 11/5/2021.

Infants were watching an educational program on a tablet. Children under the age of 2 are not allowed to have screen time.

Daily report sheets are not being comlpeted and shared with parents for three infants. Daily report sheets must be completed for all infants. An infant is defined as a child age 0-17 months old.

Written feeding instructions are not on file for the infants in care. Feeding instructions must be completed by the parent upon enrollment and updated every 30 days.

Some of the infants' bottles are only labeled with the child's first name. All bottles and cups must be labeled with the child's first name and initial of the last name.

The crib's are not labeled with the child's name.

A follow-up inspection was conducted on 11/30/21 and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being recited. An electronic child safety alarm has not been installed in the van.

A pillow was seen in the crib of a 5 month old infant while they napped. Soft bedding is not allowed in the cribs of children 12 months old and younger.

A follow-up inspection was conducted on 11/30/21 and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being recited. The director still needs an additional 3 clock hours of make-up training for the October 2019-October 2020 training year.

A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. The center does not have enough cribs for each non-walking infant. This deficiency is being re-cited.

A 15 month old infant was combined with a group of children where the oldest child in the group was 4 years old. Infants can't be combined with children that are more than 18 months older that the youngest child in the group. This was corrected at inspection.

The center's van is not equipped with a electronic child safety alarm.

The director received 24 of the 30 clock hours of required training for the October 2019-October 2020 training year. The director will need to receive 6 clock hours of make-up training. The make-up trailing will not count towards the current training year and cannot be self-instructional.

Children were transported without using a child safety seat.

Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three staff did not have a signed statement verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment outlined.

A 10 month old infant was combined with a group of children where the oldest child in the group was 3 years old. Infants can't be combined with children that are more than 18 months older that the youngest child in the group. This was corrected at inspection.

Of the eight personnel records evaluated, one lacked a notarized affidavit.

The director and caregivers who transport children have not completed a valid transportation safety training. This training must be completed annually.

Of the eight personnel records evaluated, one has not completed eight clock hours of pre-service trainnng prior to being counted in the child/staff ratio.

The center does not have enough cribs for each non-walking infant.

Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three did not receive a copy of the parent handbook.

A caregiver did not know how many children she was responsible for.

Children are being transported without the proper safety seat.

Of the eight personnel records evaluated, three lacked signed documentation that a copy of the parents handbook was received.

Blankets were observed in the cribs of two infants who are under the age of 12 months. This was corrected at inspection when the blankets were removed from the cribs.

A caregiver that does not have a current driver's license drove a vehicle for a field trip. This was corrected at inspection when the director stated this caregiver will no longer transport children.

The hand washing sink is being used to wash bottles for reuse.

A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was met. A caregiver did not know the age of a child in their care. Caregivers must know the name and age of each child they are responsible for.

A school age child was left unsupervised in a classroom.

A follow-up inspection was conducted on 5/12/21 and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being re-cited. Infants were observed sitting in high chairs without the safety straps being fastened.

Based on the number of medium high risk deficiencies that have been cited and recited since 4/20/21; the director is not operating the center in compliance with Minimum Standards. The director should implement permanent solutions to prevent repeat deficiencies and ensure compliance on a daily basis.

Caregivers did not know the ages of the ages of a child they were responsible for.

There were five infants, ages 6 months to 11 months, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 8 months old. With this specified age group, one caregiver can only care for 4 children.

A 14 month old infant child was combined in a group with 3 year old children. Infants can't be combined with children who are 18 months older than the youngest child in the group.

An Incident/Illness report containing the same information as the Child Care Regulation Incident/Illness report was not used to document a child's injuries. The

This standard was evaluated in regards to a report received and compliance was not met. Two caregivers have not received a valid CPR training. CPR training cannot be completed on line.

This standard was evaluated in regards to a report received and compliance was not met. Child Care Regulation was not notified of a child in care receiving medical treatment for injuries.

A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. The following items are not in the operational policies: 1. Safe Sleep policy for infants 12 months and younger 2. Vaccination policy for staff

The most recent health inspection was not available for review.

A follow-up inspection was conducted on 5/3/21 and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being re-cited. Infants were observed sitting in bouncy seats without the safety straps being fastened

The most recent Licensing inspection report was not posted.

Of the four children's records evaluated, two were behind with immunizations.

Thirteen month old infant children were combined in a group with 4 year old children. Infants can't be combined with children who are 18 months older than the youngest child in the group.

The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. Safe Sleep policy for infants 12 months and younger 2. Vision and hearing screening requirements 3. Correct contact information for the local Licensing office 4. Emergency preparedness plan 5. Inform parents of the staff's annual training requirements related to child abuse and neglect 6. Vaccination policy for staff 7. Inform parents the center is in a gang free zone 8. Inform parents there is a comfortable place for a mother to breastfeed and that breast milk can be provided.

The hand washing sink was used to prepare an infant's bottle. Due to cross contamination, the hand washing sink must never be used to prepare bottles or meals.

There were two groups of children that were not in compliance with child/staff ratio. The infant classroom had 5 infants, ages 4-11 months old, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 01-- months. With this specified age group, one caregiver can only care for 4 infants. The toddler classroom has 11 toddlers, ages 13 months to 2 years old, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 18-23 months. With this specified age group, one caregiver can only care for 9 children.

The director is not ensuring the center is operating in compliance with Minimum Standards, laws and rules. The center was out of compliance with child/staff ratios in multiple classrooms, safety issues were observed in the infant classroom and children's records were not up to date.

Infants were placed in a bouncy seats and high chairs without the safety straps being fastened.

I observed a 4 month old infant being fed their bottle propped with a blanket. Propping bottles is not allowed. If the child cannot hold the bottle, the caregiver must hold the child and feed them the bottle.

Written feeding instructions for four infants have not been updated within the last 30 days. Written feeding instructions must be reviewed and updated db the parent every 30 days.

Of the four children's records evaluated, one lacked the address of the emergency contact; and one lacked the address and phone numbers of the emergency contacts.