Little Scholars Academy

This standard was evaluated in regard to a self-report and compliance was not met. A parent was not immediately notified of an incident that placed that child at risk. The parent was notified of the incident one day later.

A 2 yr old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes.

One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arm in attempt to get the child to sit in a chair. A child, 3 years of age was observed running around the classroom, in which the caregiver/staff grabbed the child's arm and pulled the child throughout the classroom. The caregiver was then observed placing the child in a chair in an aggressive manner. During the actions of the staff, the classroom could be observed out of control, running around.

Based on information obtained the caregiver observed a child putting a lego in his mouth. Caregiver retrieve the lego from child but did not ensure the lego was inaccessible to child resulting in child swallowing a lego.

Licensing staff observed serveral tiles missing that contained water stains in the toddler and preschool classroom, which poses a risk to children in care. The tile(s) in the early preschool classroom did not contain a cover which caused the ceiling to be exposed to children in care.

A total of 23 children were observed with one caregiver, 12 months- 8 years of age. The youngest child in care was more than 18 months in difference from the eldest child present in care. An additonal staff member was added to the classroom to accommodate ratio. Infants were removed from large group.

One child, two years of age was left unattended on the playground area of the childcare center for approximately 5-10 minutes. Based on the information obtained the child was transitioning from the outdoor play area to the toddler's classroom when the child was left behind during a transition period. The child was observed by another relative/guardian who has a child enrolled at the childcare center. Based on the information obtained, a name to face check was not conducted to ensure all children were accounted for.

Staff members observed in the Toddler 1 classroom was not aware of the ages of the youngest, and/or oldest child in care. During the walkthrough, the assistant director was able to assist with the ages of children enrolled.

The Director file observed contained 21 out of the required 30 annual hours. Topics that were not available for review during the monitor inspection: 1. Brain development 2. Food allergies 3. Administering medication 4. Building and physical premises

One out of six staff files did not obtain the total 24 annual hours. The staff was hired 01/06/2020 and obtained a total of 10 hours throughout the current year.

Based on the information obtained, parent's rights were not provided to parents within the required timeframe, by 09/30/2023. The childcare operation did not have a receipt/acknowledgement from parent's stating that they received a copy of the parent's right. Children enrollment forms were not updated to portray receipt of acknowledgement of parent's rights.

There is no documentation of the fire drill on the emergency practices document/form. The operation has documentation related to a lockdown, severe/weather, and/or shelter in place.

Six children files observed were not updated. The childcare facility did not update the children files to portray the updated required information by 09/01/2023. The files observed did not include an updated special care needs section, limitations and modifications, medication use, and/or the child's swimming ability.

Three staff files hired after 09/01/2023 did not have a pre-employment affidavit available for review. Licensing staff provided a copy of form 2912 via email for staff to complete while Licensing was present.

One child 4 years of age fell at the childcare facility, which resulted in a cut/gash that required medical attention. The incident report documented did not include information relative to medical treatment, and/or a signature from the person in charge.

One child was hurt in care, which resulted in the child receiving medical attention. The incident occurred on 07/18/2024, in which the childcare facility did not report to Childcare licensing within 48 hours of becoming aware that medical attention was received.

The Director hire date was documented as 09/28/2015. A total of 17 hours were observed from, 09/28/2022-09/28/2023. All training certificates for the Director was not available for review.

One out of ten children files did not contain an immunization record. The child's file did not have an immunization available for review.

One caregiver was observed in the Infant/Toddler classroom with 7 children, 14-21 months of age. Two children present were 20 months and older. The majority of children present were 14-17 months of age. A second walkthrough was conducted, in which a second caregiver was added to the classroom in order to accommodate ratio.

One child who admission date is documented as 04/19/2021 did not have a health statement available for review.

Two out of ten staff records did not contain a CPR/first-aid certification that was skilled based. Two certifications observed were considered an online course.

One caregiver in the Preschool 1 classroom was observed with 16 children, 3-4 years of age. Majority of the children present/observed were 3 years old. An additional caregiver was added at approximately 9AM.

Seven out of ten staff records failed to conduct training in the remaining subjects related to emergency preparedness, communicable diseases, food allergies, medication, building and physical premises, and handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.

One transportation vehicle does not have an operating safety alarm system.

The early preschool classroom had one caregiver with 17 children who had a specified age group of two years of age which put the classroom over ratio by six children. Note- This was addressed during the inspection when a second caregiver went into the classroom to maintain ratio.

An applicant was allowed to have direct access to the children prior to having a background check ran. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the applicant was sent home.

Based on the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the caregiver did not use a form of discipline that teaches acceptable behavior and self-control.

Based on the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when physically moving a child.

The first aid kit in the transportation vehicle was missing cotton, tweezers, scissors, and a thermometer. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the missing items were added to the first aid kit.

Four of of ten caregiver records evaluated did not have 24 hours of annual training. One caregiver was missing 8 hours of training, one caregiver was missing 14 hours of training, one caregiver was missing 13 hours of training, and one caregiver was missing 2 hours of training. Three caregivers were missing training in the required topics of Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials, Administering Medications, Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food Allergies, Preventing the Spread of Communicable Diseases, Building and Premises Safety, and Emergency Preparedness. Four caregivers were missing training in the required topic of Child Maltreatment. One caregiver was missing training in the required topic of SIDS/Shaken Baby.

Three out of ten children's records evaluated did not have a health statement on file.

One child with a diagnosed food allergy does not have a Food Allergy Action Plan signed by a parent and a physician.

The operational policies were missing statements on Transportation and Field Trips.

Five out of ten children's records evaluated did not have up to date immunization records on file.

The director was missing the required two hours of transportation training.

Five infant bottles and two infant training cups were not properly labeled with the infant's first name and last initial. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the bottles and cups were properly labeled.

The director was missing training in the required topics of Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials, Administering Medications, Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food Allergies, Building and Premises Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Child Maltreatment.

Four out of ten children's records evaluated did not have complete emergency contact information. One out of ten children's records evaluated did not have healthcare information, emergency medical authorization, or a special needs statement.