Warwick Child Care

Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1)/3270.113(e)

Description: Staff assigned to specific children/Restraints prohibited

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation, certification representative did a facility walk through, and staff #1 and staff #2 left a child unattended and strapped down on the changing table while she did something else and children were left secured in high chairs while staff cleaned up after lunch and there were children awake in their cribs at the time of the renewal inspection.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. A facility person may not restrain a child by using bonds, ties or straps to restrict a child's movement or by enclosing the child in a confined space, closet or locked room. The prohibition against restraining a child does not apply to the use of adaptive equipment prescribed for a child with special needs.

Regulation: 3270.113(a)

Description: Supervised at all times

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation, certification representative conducted a facility walk through and spoke with staff about an incident that lead to a child getting scratched and staff #1 was unaware that the child she was responsible for got scratched by another child and staff #2 was unaware that the child she was responsible for was involved in an incident because the view was obstructed by an object and she wasn't positioned in a way that allowed the child to be properly supervised.

Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. TIERED LIS: Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format.

Regulation: 3270.14/3270.21

Description: Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

Noncompliance Area: During the allocated unannounced inspection, certification representative reviewed all of the staff files and the file for staff #1 did not contain the required health and safety professional development training.

Correction Required: A facility shall be operated in conformity with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.State agencies whose regulations may relate to the operation of a facility include the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Health, the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children.

Regulation: 3270.31(e)(4)(i)/3270.31(f)(10)

Description: Age and Training/Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation, certification representative reviewed all the staff files and the file for staff #2 did not contain a PQAS certified pediatric cpr/first aid certification from an approved provider /approved course.

Correction Required: Competence is the completion of training by a professional in the field of first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All staff persons shall renew their certification in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on or before the expiration of the most current certification. Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire.

Regulation: 3270.113(b)/3270.113(d)

Description: No physical punishment /No harsh language

Noncompliance Area: On 3/18/24, staff member #1 was observed by another staff member yelling at a child and being rough with a child in care at the facility.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. A facility person may not use harsh, demeaning or abusive language in the presence of children.

Regulation: 3270.102(e)

Description: Infant/toddler - no material less than 1 inch

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation on 5/25/23, there was excess mulch from the primary playground in the play area designated for younger toddlers and infants. The excess mulch poses a choking hazard to the children.

Correction Required: Pea gravel and other materials with a diameter of less than 1 inch may not be used in spaces where infants or toddlers receive care.

Regulation: 3270.77(a)

Description: No peeling paint or plaster

Noncompliance Area: During the complaint investigation on 5/25/23, there was excess damage/peeling of the outside wall adjacent to the first-floor egress to the playground.

Correction Required: Peeled or damaged paint or damaged plaster is not permitted on indoor or outdoor surfaces in the child care facility.

Regulation: 3270.124(f)

Description: Updated every 6 months

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/9/23, child #1 (emergency contact information dated 1/12/22), was not updated within the last 6-months.

Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Regulation: 3270.65

Description: Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/9/23, in the Pre-K room there was an unused electrical outlet next to the furnace door without a protective receptacle cover.

Correction Required: Protective receptacle covers shall be placed in electrical outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

Regulation: 3270.75(c)

Description: Has all items

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/9/23, the first-aid kit in the Toddler Room had no tweezers.

Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves.

Regulation: 3270.76

Description: Building Surfaces

Noncompliance Area: During the renewal inspection on 5/9/23, 1. Wood step on the upstairs egress landing, leading to the outdoor play space was in poor repair. 2. There was frayed electrical tape on the railings on the same stairwell/ egress. 3. In the Infant Room there was a torn mattress. 4. In the School Age Room there was a box of rolled paper in the childcare space.

Correction Required: Floors, walls, ceilings and other surfaces, including the facility's outdoor play space surfaces shall be kept clean, in good repair and free from visible hazards.