Bobcat Den Child Care

Infant feeding instructions were not available for review for three infants in care.

A cabinet was observed that could be opened and it had chemicals and cleaning supplies that were accessible to children.

One child in care did not have the emergency contact address provided by the parent for the individual listed as an emergency contact. Additionally, one child in care did not have the emergency medical authorization information section complete in file.

Multiple children were observed having their diaper changed and not washing hands after.

A three month old infant was observed sleeping swaddled in a play yard.

A caregiver was observed doing multiple diaper changes and not washing hands after.

The diaper changing surface have not been sanitized appropriately after diaper changes.

The caregivers previously cited for lack of documentation of first aid & CPR had it available at inspection for review. However, a different caregiver was observed at inspection in a classroom by themselves, supervising a group of children, and lacked First Aid & Cpr training.

The operational policies did not have a complete emergency preparedness plan when reviewed.

One caregiver was observed in direct care of 11 children with three of those children being ages 0-17 months of age; the maximum number of children to be supervised by one caregiver was 7, therefore the caregiver was over by 4 children.

There were at least three people that are no longer associated with the operation for longer than 7 days and have not been inactivated by the operation. *This was corrected at inspection when individuals were inactivated from the operation's background check list.

A staff file was not able to be reviewed upon request and trainings were not able to be reviewed.

Ointments were observed in the infant classroom that did not have the child's name on it.

The play area used by children was observed having rusted screws and metal pieces as well as a wooden piece with a rusted nail sticking out of it that posed a hazard to children playing outside.

Two children files did not have current immunization files when reviewed.

The operation failed to practice all required emergency practices for 2023. Additionally, for 2024, the operation has not practiced all required fire drills monthly or monthly checks.

Three caregivers did not have proof of current CPR training and First Aid training in the file upon request.

A staff file was not able to be reviewed upon request and trainings were not able to be reviewed.

A classroom was observed coming in from outside and not washing hands. *This was corrected when the children were instructed to wash hands in the middle of storytime.

During the inspection, an individual was present and had direct access to children in care prior to notification of eligibility being received.

A slide was observed being used by children without the required use zone free of other objects of 6 feet.

The most recent Children's Product Certification was not available for review upon request. *This was corrected at inspection when it was completed by the person left in charge.

There were at least three people that are no longer associated with the operation for longer than 7 days and have not been inactivated by the operation.

The operational policies did not have a complete emergency preparedness plan when reviewed.

An individual was present and in direct care of children without a background check being submitted and no letter of eligibility in file for the individual present.