Vanguard Academy

Directors employee file was not available for inspection.

Two employees do not have face to face training in CPR.

Child with a diagnosed food allergy (beef) did not have a plan on file.

The employee list has not been validated within the last 3 months.

A 12 month old child was in the toddler room where the oldest child in the room was over 3 years old. Note: The provider moved the 12 month old to the infant room during the inspection.

Children were observed sleeping with bottles during the inspection.

The operation emailed an incident to Child Care Regulation and it was not called in to the local office until October 9th, 2023. Emails are not an acceptable method of reporting incidents to CCR.

5 out of 6 children's records reviewed did not have an emergency contact information available besides parents. There was not a form available to review that stated the 5 out of 6 parents chose not to designate anyone else for emergency contact.

2 out of 5 caregivers files reviewed did not have 24 hours of annual training for licensing to review.

Person left in charge by the director, did not have access to provide needed documentations for licensing to review.

The outside fence along the route the children take to the playground was broken with sharp pieces of the fence sticking out.

Based upon the information obtained, the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe for a child who had a seizure while in care and was taken to the hospital.

The use zone on the side of the green slide does not extend a minimum of 6 feet. It located right next to a black gate. An additional 5 feet is needed.

A caregiver stated there were 15 children in care during the inspection. When counting the number of children in the classroom there were actually 17 children. Note: Discussed with the provider at the inspection that all caregivers must know the number of children they are responsible for at all times.

A trash can in the toddler room contained dirty diapers that were not sealed in a plastic bag or covered by any lid or top to the trash can. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the provider covered the trash with the lid.

A child's head was covered with a pillow in the toddler classroom during the inspection. Note: The provider removed the pillow at the inspection.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 data from January 26, 2023 revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 by January 15, 2023 as required.

During Inspection current list of employees not available for review.

During Inspection Keeping Children Safe poster not available for review.

During Inspection parent notification poster not available for review.

During the inception the spaces for infants, toddles, Pre-k, and Schoolers did not have the required activities.

During Inspection activity plan not available for review for each group.

During Inspection evacuation and relocation diagram poster not available for review.

Sanation Inspection was not avaiable for review during inspection.

During Inspection required phone numbers not available for review.

During the inspection bugs were observed through-out operation.

Fire inspection was not avaiable for review during inspection.

1/The grass was high for outdoor activities. 2/The ground in the playground was uneven posing tripping hazards. 3/The wooden deck on the playground was uneven posing tripping hazards. 4/Some tree branches were accessible to children while outdoor activities. Pictures taken.

Playground maintenance checklist was not available for review. Note : corrected. The assistant director had the list and checked the building at inspection.

The names and phone numbers of people to whom children may be released were not available in two children's record. Note: The director called the parents to obtain this information and placed it on the admission forms during the inspection.

During the inspection, the inspector observed the fire inspection expired on 12/03/2019.

Out of the ten children s records evaluated, one did not have immunization records available for review and threee need updated information.

Two out of ten children's records did not contain an admission date. Note: The director entered the admission date into the records during inspection.