Valley Hi Baptist Academy

The operation does not have liability insurance and there was no posting or any other notification staying they have no liability insurance.

There was a hole on the wall exposing electrical wires to an outlet. This poses a risk to any infant, but especially the one who is laid down on a crib within hands reach.

The operation recently had their chain link fence replaced, leaving several areas with at least a 10-inch gap from ground to fence.

The restrooms located in the hallway did not have soap in the dispensers. Note. This was corrected at inspection when the soap dispenser was refilled.

The trash can in classroom #5 had the lid removed and found inside the can. There was a trash bag filled with garbage that was not taken out on the last operating business day. Classroom #4 was observed with several different sizes of dead cockroaches on the table, tile floor and rugs. Note. This was corrected at inspection when the trash bag was removed and replaced with a new bag and lid placed over the can.

The toddler classroom for 18-23 month old children had magnetic Bingo chips designated for ages 3 and up. Note. Although the classroom has a combine group of children ages 2 -4 years old, the classroom is still considered and approved for the toddler children. Therefore, the toys and equipment must meet age appropriate guidelines.

At the time of the walk through inspection, a group of children in the infant classroom were observed having screen time. One child was two years old.

At the time of inspection, one infant did not have a current feeding log for the month of June. The infant went from drinking breast milk to formula.

A caregiver disregarded the feeding log a parent had recently updated for the month of April and served an 8-month-old infant cranberry juice. The juice was not listed on the feeding log.

An infant's feeding instruction was not followed when a staff served an infant cranberry juice.

There were no feeding logs available for review in the infant classroom for infants not yet eating table food.

The transportation van did not have the child safety alarm in operating conditions.

The files of three out of four children were reviewed and had missing vaccinations according to their age.

Two infants feeding instructions were filled with information on the type of formula, number of bottles and ounces to service, but did not have the date and parent signature.

The staff files were reviewed and found incomplete. Staff did not have the required annual training hours.

Six out of seven staff files reviewed did not have annual training hours. One of those staff files was the infant caregiver who did not have SID's, Shaken Baby, Brain Development and Child Maltreat training.

The gas inspection has not be conducted since November 2021.

The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.

Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.

Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.

The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.

The second director had not been submitted as a controlling person. Note: This was CORRECTED AT INSPECTION when the second director submitted herself as a controlling person through the provider portal.

A caregiver who was caring for children did not have an eligible background check.

Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.

The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.

An 18month old child and a 2 year old child were observed eating popcorn which is a choking hazard.

Training hours for the caregivers were not available for review.

An infant caregiver had children eating snack watching Cocomelon on a tablet.

School age children were observed walking from the playground back inside the building to use the bathroom or allow parents into the building while the caregiver stood between the door of the playground and the building.

The second director has not been submitted as a controlling person. She was listed as a director in November 2023.

There was a four month old infant sleeping on a restrictive device inside the crib with a blue fleece blanket. Note: Corrected on 5/22/2023 during inspection, when caregiver removed the infant from the restrictive device and out of the crib.

The fire inspection was delinquent as of 11/10/22.

While reviewing children's records, 1 of 6 children's files did not have a medical authorization section filled out and signed by parent.

Snacks were observed being served on bare table for 2 infants during snack time.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted 9/3/2020.

During inspection it was observed that a 3 month old was asleeping in the crib with a blanket inside the crib.

During inspection it was observed that a 3 month old infant who is not able to turn on her own was asleep in the crib on her stomach.

The center did not have a current gas inspection. The last gas inspection was conducted 6/14/2019.