Innovative Child Development Center-E Griffin

The Children's products certification form used to indicate that the center has reviewed the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall list was not current. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the form was updated and posted.

There was no background check available for an employee present at the operation who had direct contact with children in care. Note: The employee left the operation during the inspection.

Nails were exposed inside a children's play house in the outdoor playground. The sharp point of the nails were along the top area inside the playhouse and posed a safety hazard for children. Note: This was CORRECTED during the insepction as the exposed nails were hammered flat into the wall of the play house.

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that there was more than an 18 month difference when three infants were combined with older children. The oldest child in the group was 8 years old and the youngest infant was between 0-11 months of age.

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver picked up a child by the wrists causing the child to sustain an injury.

There were no feeding instructions available for review for 2 infants in care.

The diaper changing mat in the toddler room was torn.

1 of 4 children's records reviewed was missing the child's emergency contact's address, the child's immunization record, and a statement of the child s special care needs. NOTE: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the missing information was obtained and placed in the child's file.

Ratios were not met in the infant room when a caregiver was caring for 6 infants during naptime. The specified age of the children in the group was between 12-17 months. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children a caregiver may supervise when the specified age of the children in the group is 12-17 months is 5. The group was out of ratio by one child.

The lighting in the infant room was not adequate to allow visual supervision of all children in the room. Note: The hallway light was turned on to allow more lighting in the room.

An open trash bag containing food and soiled diapers was observed on the floor next to the toilet in a children's restroom. A bottle of multi-purpose cleaner was also observed in the children's restroom within children's reach. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the trash bag and bottle of multi-purpose cleaner were removed from the children's restroom.

A hole was observed in the outdoor playground. The hole was 6 inches in depth and 1ft. 5 inches in length. Floor tiles were missing in between the door area where both infant rooms connect, posing as a tripping hazard.