Prestige Academy

Infants were observed awake in their cribs throughout the inspection.

Documentation showing children were signed into care in the infant and toddler room was not available upon request.

A caregiver did not the age of the youngest infant. The caregiver stated the child was 4 months old but the child was 9 months old.

Infants were observed in cribs that did not contain snug fitted sheets.

1 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contain a copy of the child's immunications.

An electircal outlet located in the children's bathroom is not covered.

2 out of 4 children's files evaulated did contain a health care statement.

Follow Up-4/25/2024-Neither employee has gotten their high school diplomas or equivalent. Both employees will not be caring for children and only doing cleaning and cooking duties until Licensing receives copies of high school diplomas or equivalent. There were two employees who did not have high school diplomas or equivalent in their files.

It was found during the inspection that there was an employee with a provisional background check with conditions who was transporting children. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by using a different employee to transport who had current transportation training and a current Driver's License.

The diaper changing mats in the 18-24mo old room and the infant room had tears. Photos were taken. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by covering the tears with tape until the new mats come in.

The trash can in the 18-24 mo olds room did not have a lid. There were dirty diapers in the can that were accessible to children. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspecction by replacing the trash can.

There was a broken seat belt in the van that transports children.

During the inspection it was found that there was a hole in the wall below the hall bathroom sink, another wall on the outside of a restroom stall that has a hole, a broken toilet seat in a bathroom stall and dead bugs in different areas of the operation. Photos were taken.

There were two employees who did not have high school diplomas or equivalent in their files.

There is sufficient evidence to prove that there are multiple damaged spots on the floor in classrooms and bathrooms, broken doorknobs, and other damaged areas in the cabinets in the kitchen that present hazards to children.

There is sufficient found during the investigation to prove that training certificates provided for training done by the director do not have hours listed for multiple topics provided. It also does not include how the trainer is qualified.

The Director and caregiver that transports were lacking current transportation training.

One personnel record was lacking a notarized affidavit.

Two personnel files were lacking documentation for educational requirements.

The operation's vehicle had an expired registration sticker. The registration expired April 2023.

During a follow up inspection, this was re-cited as a caregiver did not wash an infants hands after changing their diaper. Note: Proper hand washing is necessary to help prevent spreading germs around.

It was observed that a caregiver placed a child in a swing, then secured the safety straps while the infant was sleeping. Note: This was addressed during the inspection when the caregiver removed the infant and placed them in a crib. Discussed infants cannot sleep in any type of restrictive devices including swings, high chairs, car seats etc.

During the inspection, the infant room was observed to be over ratio by 2 children. One caregiver had 6 children in the classroom who were between the ages of 5 to 11 months old. The Child to Caregiver ratio should've been 4:1. Note: The director removed 2 children from this classroom during the walk through.

During the inspection a caregiver changed a child's diaper and sat the child in a swing before washing the child's hands. Note: The caregiver washed the child's hands afterwards during the inspections.

The diaper changing mat was not sanitized after a caregiver had changed a child's diaper in the infant room. Note: This was discussed during the inspection with the daycare.

The operation has not had an annual fire inspection conducted since 11/12/20.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022 as required.