Pinnacle Montessori

Based on the DFPS investigation, caregivers were facing away from the children. One caregiver was prepping lunch, and the other caregiver was assisting children in the restroom. Neither caregiver was visually aware of the children in the classroom.

Based on the DFPS investigation, a two-year-old child cut their finger on a paper cutter that was stored accessible to children in the classroom.

A section of the ceiling was missing half of a ceiling tile in the Mesquite classroom due to a leaking air conditioner unit. Ceiling tiles were also observed with yellow stains in the Maple, Willow, Oak, and Mesquite classrooms.

Caregivers did not have all of the required training at the time of inspection.

The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection on file at time of review.

The operation did not have documented that the fire extinguishers had been inspected.

Five out of ten records reviewed did not have current immunization records on file at time of review.

Three out of the ten records reviewed did not have education qualification requirements on file at the time of review.

One out of 10 child immunization records reviewed did not have a record on file.

Two out of 10 staff files evaluated did not have a documented orientation completed. Caregivers hire dates were 5/22/24 and 5/23/24.

A fire drill for May had not been recorded.

A director change occurred approximately a month ago and the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation.

Two classrooms had a toaster oven on the counter accessible to the children.

A child was seen wandering inside the building from the playground.

A child was left on the playground unsupervised.

One of the children records evaluated did not have the child's admission date to the center. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the child's admission date was added to the record.

One of the children records evaluated did not have anyone listed as an authorized pick up personnel.

The operation's annual fire inspection expired on 10/11/2023, upon request, the operation did not have their recent fire inspection form to provide during the inspection.

The operation did not provide the requested transportation training certificate.

A caregiver who drove the van to pick up the afterschool children from school did not have a completed transportation training or certificate.

On 10/2/2023, former director Nancy Gonzales informed me that she is no longer working at the operation. An email was sent to the operation by inspector Natasha Harper, asking the operation if they have found a new director. The operation failed to inform Licensing of their change in Designee and Ms. Gonzales is currently still listed as a Designee.

The vent in the nap room bathroom was covered with dust.

A caregiver who drove the van to pick up the afterschool children from school did not have a completed transportation training.

Based on information gathered the operation reported a positive covid case a day late.

The operation's permit holder did not respond to multiple attempts by director requesting the repair of missing/damaged ceiling tiles in multiple classrooms. The operation came into compliance when they provided photos of the repaired ceiling tiles.

The operation had damaged ceiling tiles in multiple classrooms. The operation came into compliance when photos of the repaired ceiling tiles were sent via email.

Based on interviews conducted, two caregivers failed to supervise a child in their care during transition and as a result, an 18-month child walked away and entered a vacant classroom without the knowledge of the caregivers. The child was left unattended for four minutes.

Pre-primary playground was missing the required depth of loose fill within their use zones.

A Fire inspection was not available for review.

Operation policies were missing the time durations, and benefits, of how the operation will be promoting indoor and outdoor physical activity.

One out of ten staff files had an expired CPR and First Aid training.

An emergency preparedness plan was not accessible for review.

Five feeding instruction forms were noted not up to date. Note: Forms were dated 5/6/2022.

An infant caregiver failed to use good judgment when she moved an infant by using her feet to reposition him.

An infant caregiver was not attending to crying infants. Infants were allowed to cry for approximately 25-30 minutes without being comforted.

A caregiver redirected an infant on two separate occasions by pulling the infant's arm and leg, causing the child to hit his face during one of the interactions.

Classroom Mesquite is currently being used for storage and not maintained as licensed space.

The loose-fill around the all fall zones in both playgrounds did not have the required depth. The loose fill was less than 1 inch in some areas.

There were two bead strings found in the infant classroom (0-12months). One string was on a child and the other was found inside an infant crib. Note: Caregivers removed immediately.

An incident report was not available for review.

Two caregivers were negligent in accounting for their children responsible while in their care.

The operation failed to report to Licensing on negligent supervision.

Based on the evidence provided a caregiver was noted utilizing a cell phone while caring for children.

The operation did not notify parents in a timely manner of the incidents regarding supervision.

Based on interviews conducted, two caregivers in two different incidents failed to supervise a child age 4 and child age 2 years old, by not ensuring all children were accounted for resulting in the children being left behind.

An incident report was not available for review.

The operation did not notify parents in a timely manner of the incidents regarding supervision.

The operation failed to make a report to Child Care Regulation within 48 hours regarding children who were placed at risk while in their care due to a lack of supervision.

Based on interviews conducted, two caregivers failed to supervise children in their classroom as a result of two children 2 years of age walking out of the classroom.

Two employees present during the investigation were found missing background checks. Individuals did not have an eligibility status and were present in the operation.

A review of 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.

There was a ceiling tile in the bathroom located in the Pre-K classroom that was not placed properly, and looked like it was going to fall out of place. There was outdoor equipment that seemed to be broken. For example on the playground meant for older children, there was a tear in the rock wall connected to the playground structure. There was also a broken board in the wooden play structure. There was also a structure that was built that had nails that were still protruding out of the wood.

There was no loose-fill surfacing material at the base of the slide on the playground meant for the 4 to 5 year old children.

There was not a playground maintenance checklist available for review that showed that the playground was getting checked monthly or daily.