Lil' Munchkins Child Care Center

Based on the DFPS investigation, the caregiver did not account for all the children in the transportation van prior to exiting the vehicle.

Based on the DFPS investigation, a child was left unsupervised in a locked van for 2 hours.

A wall in the Pre-K room had peeling paint and exposed drywall.

One of ten staff files audited did not have proof of educational requirements.

Two of ten staff files audited did not have CPR training.

Two of ten staff files audited did not have first aid training.

Two of ten staff files audited did not have affidavits on file.

The Pre-K class had 20 children, whose ages ranged from three to four years, with one caregiver. The specified age group was four. This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver came into the room.

Infant daily reports were not being provided in a written or electronic format.

An infant was asleep in a crib while swaddled. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the swaddle.

Seven of seven staff had expired first aid certificates.

A child who was injured was taken to the hospital for treatment and Child Care Regulation was not notified.

Evacuation and relocation diagrams were not posted in each classroom.

A new swing set was installed. The center beam height is over eight feet. The rear use zone is 14 feet. The children will not use the swings until this deficiency is corrected.

A piece of climbing equipment with a height of 24 inches was placed over grass.

The outside exit to the playground was locked from the outside. This was corrected at inspection when the lock was turned to be accessed from inside the playground.

A classroom was observed to be have cots tightly placed with no aisles for a walk or work space. This was corrected at inspection when a discussion was had about cot placement.

Based on the information gathered, caregivers did not use positive methods of discipline and guidance when redirecting children and putting them in time out.

Based off the DFPS investigation, several children stated that a caregiver would yell at them at the operation.

Based off of the DFPS investigation, children cleaned tables using chemicals while in care at the operation. And, based off of the DFPS investigation, a caregiver provided a personal tablet to children with a pixelated video of nude people.

Based off the DFPS investigation a caregiver fell asleep while directly supervising children.

Based off of the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was found reason to believe for sexual abuse. A child made an outcry of being inappropriately touched by the caregiver while in care at the center.

Nine of ten children's files did not have addresses listed for the emergency contacts.

A statement promoting active play was not present in the operational policies.

A current employee list was not posted. This was corrected at inspection when a new list was posted.

It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver transported children without having taken the transportation safety training.

There were scissors and a thermometer missing from the first aid kit located in the vehicle to transport children. Note: There was a staff member that grabbed a thermometer and scissors from the operation and put them in the vehicle's first aid kit to make it complete.

There was a piece of playground equipment was cracked and broken. Additionally there was metal pieces from a fence that were found on the grass area on the playground.

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 0-11 months old was observed to have 6 children with one caregiver. The maximum number of children allowed for one caregiver for this age group is 4 children. Note: The director entered the classroom to be counted in ratio. A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 3 years old was observed to have 22 children with one caregiver. The maximum number of children allowed for one caregiver would be 15 children for this age group. Note: There were some parents that picked up their children to make the classroom in ratio.

There was a strand of barbed wire that was on the operation's side of the fence. The barbed wire is sharp and rusty.

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 12-18 months was observed to have 15 children with two caregivers. The maximum group size for two or more caregivers for this specified age group is two caregivers to 12 children. Note: This was corrected when 3 children were moved to another classroom making the classroom in ratio. A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 5 to 12 years old was observed to have 40 children with two caregivers. The maximum group size for two or more caregivers for this specified age group is two caregivers to 35 children. Note: Parents were picking up children and 5 children were picked up making the classroom in ratio.

There was a fence located towards the backside of the playground, that was leaning over. With the fence leaning over it created a huge gap/opening. Additionally there were some rusty wires that were trying to hold the fence in place, but with it leaning the wires were exposed.

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 5 years old was observed to have 24 children with one caregiver. The caregiver to child ratio for this specified age group for one teacher is 22 children. The operation corrected this at inspection when an afternoon caregiver arrived to make the clasrsroom in ratio.

There was a wall located in the hallway next to the restrooms, that had a hole towards the bottom of the wall.

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 3 years old was observed to have 27 children with one caregiver. The caregiver to child ratio for this specified age group for one teacher is 15 children. The operation corrected this at inspection when the caregiver that immediately returned on bus run was added to ratio making the classroom compliant.

A classroom was observed to be out of ratio when a group of children with a specified age group of 0-11 months old was observed to have 12 children with two caregivers. The caregiver to child ratio for this specified age group for two teachers is 10 children. The operation corrected this when two children were picked up for the day making the classroom compliant.

The first aid kit was missing twizzers to make the kit complete.

There were two out of the five children records that did not have the address of an emergency contact.

None of the cribs in the infant room where labeled with each child's name.

There were five employee files that were viewed. There were three employee files that did not have a notarized affidavit available for review.

There was a gap of more than 4 inches where the fence did not meet the pavement on the toddler outdoor play area.

The center director did not have the annual 30 hours of completed training available for review.

There was a disinfectant solution underneath a sink in the school age classroom. Also in all the bathrooms there was a plunger,toilet scrub brush accessible to children, and trash cans without lids. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the operation's director removed all toilet scrub brushes, plungers, cleaning supplies, and trash cans from all the restrooms.

There was not an updated fire inspection that was completed for the current year. The last inspection was completed on 9/22/2020.

There were two children files out of the five children files viewed that did not have updated immunization records available for review.

There were four out of the five children records that were missing their admission date.

There were two out of the five children files that did not have a parent signature on the enrollment forms.

There were two out of the five children files viewed that did not have their authorization for medical treatment completed in their enrollment paperwork.

There were no updated infant feeding schedules for this month, available upon review.

There were four out of the five employee files that did not have 24 hours of annual training available for review.

In both of the transportation binders a plan for handling emergencies was not available for review.

In the van's transportation binder did not have the children's Emergency/Authorization information available for review. It was observed that children were being transported in a grey SUV that has not been inspected by Licensing. The SUV did not have a safety alarm, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, or emergency documentation of the children being transported.

In the Pre-K classroom the children were observed sitting for a long period of time at a table while the caregiver was seen sweeping and sanitizing a table and chairs.

No documentation available for review of the carbon monoxide devices being inspected for March.

Three chemical spray bottles (3 step process) were observed on the changing table accessible to the children. A spray bottle with blue solution was left on a child size shelf accessible to children. NOTE:This was corrected at inspection when all spray bottles were removed.

In the transportation binder a plan to handling emergencies was not available for review.

Three of the five classrooms did not have an activity plan or daily schedule available or posted.

The five classrooms did not have water available and accessible to the children. NOTE: This was corrected when water pitchers were taken into the classrooms.

Trainings for ten staff were unavailable for review.

No documentation available for review for the fire drills being conducted for March..

In the toddler classroom a fire extinguisher was observed on a window ledge, not mounted or secured.

Expired medications for children who no longer are enrolled was observed in a brown wicker basket.

The van's safety alarm (red/black) wires were observed cut located on the side of the double doors, unable to operate. The grey 2012 SUV was observed without a safety alarm.

Two of the main restrooms in the hallway used by the children did not have paper towels, toilet paper or soap available. NOTE: This was corrected when paper towels, toilet paper, and soap were provided.

A highchair was observed by the door inside of a PreK classroom. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the highchair was taken out and placed in the infant classroom.