The Learning Experience

A caregiver left a child outside on the playground alone and it was not reported to licensing in the required time frame.

An underage employee is being counted in ratio in classrooms, and they are not qualified to be per standard requirements, leaving classrooms out of ratio.

5 of 10 staff records observed were missing a signed form 2912.

An individual was presnet at the operation, with access to children, without an eligible background check.

A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for an unknown amount of time.

The operation failed to report a child being left unsupervised to licensing within 2 days.

The operation failed to notify parents of their child being left unsupervised.

A fire drill has not been conducted for the month of February or March.

2 caregivers, who did not have CPR training, were left alone to supervise a group of children. One caregiver no longer works at the operation and the other caregiver has already received the training as of 4/18/2024.

2 caregivers, who did not have first aid training, were left alone to supervise a group of children. One caregiver no longer works at the operation and the other caregiver has already received the training as of 4/18/2024.

There was a change of director on January 12 and it was not reported to licensing until the visit on 2/7/2024.

The standard was evaluated as part of an investigation. This was found to be deficient based on the preponderance of evidence. A caregiver hit a child with a spoon as a means of discipline.

One of nine children's records observed is missing the address for the emergency contact. Dad sent over the address for the contact and it was entered in her file.