St Paul Lutheran YKT Child Care Center/ The Learning Garden

The operation failed to properly document a situation where a child was placed at risk due to ingesting feces.

The operation failed to timely notify the parents of the children involved that their children exited the building unsupervised. This incident occurred around 11am and parents were not notified until pick up time (after 5pm).

Based on information gathered, two children exited the building and were left unsupervised for approximately 1 minute 41 seconds.

Infant Room and Prek Classroom did not have the current Activity Plan posted. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection with the currrent activity plan being posted in both classrooms.

One child was napping blocking an emergency exit. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection with the child being moved to another place.

Caregiver purse was observed sitting on the ground accessible to the children posing a safety hazard. Electrical Cord in the Pre-K Classroom was observed not being secured to the wall posing a safety hazard.

Infants did not have the monthly feeding schedule complete and available for review at the time of inspection.

Children were observed not having their hands washed after coming inside from outdoor play.

The operation failed to notify licensing within two days that a caregiver tested positive for COVID-19. This was corrected when it was reported to licensing.

Based on information gathered, caregivers are leaving the classroom when they are in ratio to visit with other staff in the office, which in result is leaving one caregiver with too many children.

Based on information gathered, the director is not fulling her responsibilities and addressing concerns or seeking resolution when issues are being brought to her attention.

A caregiver left a toddler in a pac-n-play for at least 25 minutes as a form of discipline.

Based on information gathered, a caregiver kicked a child who was in time-out. Another caregiver has forcefully pulled children by their arm.

Based on information gathered, caregivers are calling or referring to some children by demeaning nicknames, therefore children are not being respected or accepted.

Caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when they threw children's food away prior to them being done eating, resulting in children being hungry and upset.

Based on information gathered, caregivers are hurrying children to eat during mealtimes and not allowing them to finish their meals.