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Mission Statement: Provide a child focused family daycare where children feel safe and secure in order to build self confidence while preparing for Kindergarten.
I offer flexible daycare hours to suite your child care needs.
I provide breakfast, lunch and snacks.
My wonderful program offers your child a safe and caring family home environment to explore, discover and learn.
* Plenty of outdoor play, activities, field trips and positive social interactions through play.
* Parent and provider daily communication, newsletters, and memos.
* Fun, active, secure and caring home environment.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: ZS didn't have a parent agreement in her file. Provider needs to have the parents sign a parent agreement and handbook to put in the child's file. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: NL, LL-F, NJ, VH need emergency cards updated. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04D(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: ZS needs the parent part of the health inventory completed. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: The following children need evidence of having had a lead blood test: ZS, NL, VH, and AH. The following children need their 2 year old lead blood test: AW and AA. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: NJ needs an immunization record. KA needs his most recent shot record. LL-F needs a more recent shot record. AV needs a more recent shot record. AH needs a more recent shot record. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: The shed needs to have a lock on it as there are hazards in the shed such as beer, lawn mower, and lighter fluid. The dome climber seems a little loose. Some bolts need to be tightened. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.06.07A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: M. Cross has 1.5 hours of continued training to complete that was due by 9/30/21. She needs to complete this immediately and a copy of the certificate sent to specialist. | |||
| 2021-12-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: There were two teachers and one aide with the group of children. They all went outside together. At one point the aide came in with a couple of the children and was in for a fair amount of time with them alone until the rest of the group came in with the two teachers. An aide is not permitted to be alone with the children. | |||
| 2021-01-05 | Complaint | 13A.18.05.01C | Corrected |
| Findings: Complaint states that the provider did not follow appropriate procedures regarding a COVID-19 illness in her home.The complaint states the provider knowingly operated her daycare while having positive family members in the same home.The exposure date of the first positive person was 12/22/2020.The provider didn't close the daycare until 12/29/2020. Findings: Provider stated the first household member received a negative result on 12/23/2020 which made her feel that things were ok.When she started with symptoms she felt it was allergies due to his negative result. The household contact went to be tested again on 12/25/2020 and was found positive on 12/29/2020.Provider closed the child care when she received the positive result on 12/29/2020.Before that date she didn't know of a positive result.However, the minute that the household contact went back for a second test and the provider started experiencing symptoms she should have closed and gotten tested to be in compliance with the COVID guidance regarding symptom exposure. Provider is reminded to pay attention to symptoms and exposure to symptoms and quarantine until tests have been done and to be sure to follow the COVID guidance. | |||
| 2020-12-16 | Conversion | 13A.18.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: AV needs a date next to the parent update signature on her emergency card. | |||
| 2020-12-16 | Conversion | 13A.18.03.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: The staff change form for the hire of MC in September 2020 shows that her hire date was 9/1/2020. Specialist did not receive the staff change form until 9/28/2020. The staff change form to hire CW was received on 11/20/2020. It indicated that CW was hired on 10/2/2020. Provider must submit notification of new hires or deletion of staff within 5 days of the occurrence. | |||
| 2020-12-16 | Conversion | 13A.18.06.07A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: MC and AR have been listed on the staffing pattern as aides since September 2019. It was discussed with the provider at the 8/5/2020 inspection that they needed to complete 6 hours of continued training by 9/30/2020. They each have only completed 3 hours of the required 6. They must complete the remaining 3 hours immediately and remember to have 6 hours completed each year by September 30. | |||
| 2020-12-16 | Conversion | 13A.18.09.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider did not have individualized schedules for the children under 2 years of age. She needs to have these for those children. Specialist will send her a form to use. | |||
| 2020-08-05 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The posted staffing pattern needs to be updated. A staff person that is no longer there is still on it. | |||
| 2020-08-05 | Mandatory Review | 13A.18.05.03A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The gate was not in place at the bottom of the stairs leading to the upper levels of the home. This was corrected during the inspection. | |||
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