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The Bay Kids, LLC Childcare and Early Learning Center is a safe place where your child can learn and grow. Our Center is new, bright, clean, secure and offers some of the most advanced learning experiences that child care can offer.
You’ll also take comfort in knowing that your child is being cared for by our dedicated, experienced and professional staff.
We are committed to making The Bay Kids, Inc., Childcare and Early Learning Center your child’s home away from home.
"Leaving a child to go to work shouldn’t be a traumatic experience..."
At The Bay Kids, Inc., Childcare and Early Learning Center, we understand the apprehension and difficulty entrusting your children to a daycare center. Well, we’re working parents, too. In fact, The Bay Kids was designed and built by working parents to meet the needs of today’s busy families while maintaining the highest quality and the lowest tuition prices of any non in-home, professional, and MSDE licensed daycare in the Tri-county area. When it comes to professional early childhood care and learning, you will not find better care or a better price. Period.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of children's emergency forms, it was found that seven children are missing their physician's information; all or part of it. One child did not have any phone numbers listed for any of their emergency contacts. Another child's emergency card has not been updated in over a year. Please notify the respective parents so that they may add the missing information, initial and date the added information. Please submit a copy of the emergency cards with the added information to OCC for the correction of the this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, the staffing pattern was only posted in one out of the four classrooms. When this was brought to the attention of the Director, she posted staffing patterns in each room. However, upon closer review, the staffing patterns are not current or accurate. Please submit current staffing patterns for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05E | Corrected |
| Findings: There was no substitute log located in the baby room of the Center even though an Aide was currently substituting for a teacher. When the lack of the sub log was brought to the attention of the Director, she then created one and added today's substitute to the log. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, it was found that there are three staff that are no longer employed at the Center. OCC was not notified of the ending of their employment until the inspection. It has been over five business days since their last day of employment. The Director completed a 1203 deleting the three staff while the Licensing Specialist was on-site. Therefore, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director completed 6 out of the required 12 hours of continued training within her training year, 06/2022 - 06/2023. However, she made up the 6 hours she was lacking by taking a 20 hour class on 01/11/2024. Therefore, this non-compliance has already been corrected. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Three Aides did not complete their Basic Health and Safety course within 90 days of their employment. Two of the three Aides have since taken BHS and provided their certificates of completion. Therefore, their portion of this non-compliance has been correction. However, the third Aide has not yet taken the Basic Health and Safety course. The Director reported that she will sign up for the next available course. Please submit the third Aide's certificate of completion for the BHS course for the remaining correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.07.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, it was found that an uncleared staff member was working with the children. The Center had not been notified by OCC that she was cleared to work. This was not her first day being at the Center, working with children and acting as a preschool qualified teacher. All staff must pass a criminal background check, at least MD or FBI, and have a cleared notarized release of information before being around the child care children. This non-compliance was corrected on-site due to the Licensing Specialist being able to clear her today. The Director was last fingerprinted in 2017. Everyone must be fingerprinted every five years. The Director has been reminded to get new fingerprints multiple times, but has not yet done so. Please get re-fingerprinted for MD and FBI as soon as possible. The correction for this portion of this non-compliance will be when OCC receives the Director's MD and FBI fingerprint results. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: When the Licensing Specialist arrived, the Director/Infant-Toddler Qualified Teacher was in the toddler room while two Aides were in the infant room. When asked who the teacher was in the infant room, the Director stated that she was. However, she did not stay in the room during the inspection. She eventually stated that one of the Aides was substituting for her, but that was not indicated on a sub log until that was also brought to her attention. It was also discovered that the "teacher" that is assigned to the toddler room is, in fact, not qualified as a teacher. Please hire/assign qualified staff in each classroom for the entire day and show this via 1203 forms and updated accurate staffing patterns and submit those to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: The cribs in the baby room were found to have loosely fitting sheets. When this was brought to the attention of the Director, she was able to replace two of the three sheets with snugly fitting sheets. She will instruct the parent of the third child to bring in a snugly fitting sheet as that parent wants her child to only sleep on the sheet that she provides. Please send pictures of the three snugly fitted sheets to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The preschool room does not have a refrigerator and has been leaving children's lunches in their lunchboxes. An ice pack is not enough to keep perishable items at 40 degrees F or below. Director reported that she will put a refrigerator in the preschool room in order to store children's perishable food items. Please send a picture to OCC of the new refrigerator after it is placed in the preschool room. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.02E | Corrected |
| Findings: During a sampling of children's records, it was discovered that children AP, KR, EQ, AH, MS and ZB did not have any evidence of any blood lead testing. During the inspection, the Center Director contacted each of the parents and informed them of the need of the blood lead testing. While LS was still at the Center completing the inspection, ZB's blood lead test results were sent to the Center. MS's parent scheduled a blood lead test for 02/27/23. Due to the Center Director informing each parent of the need for blood lead testing so that they may schedule the testing with their respective physician, this non-compliance is now corrected. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was discovered that children JW, MS and ZB do not have a contract or written agreement between the parent and the Center. Please have the parents sign a contract/agreement with the Center and send proof of having done so to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records, it was revealed that JW does not have a phone number for her emergency contact or any physician information on her emergency card. Child IS does not have any physician information on her emergency card and child LP does not have her physician's phone number listed on her emergency card. All of the missing information was added to the emergency cards during the inspection. Therefore, this non-compliance was corrected during the course of the inspection. | |||
| 2023-02-13 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: During a review of a sampling of children's records it was revealed that JW is missing an additional DTAP, Polio, MMR, Hep B and Varicella vaccination. During the course of the inspection, the Center Director contacted JW's parent and obtained an updated immunization record which reflects the appropriate amount of immunizations for her age. Child KR does not have any immunization record on file. The parent of KR needs to provide her immunization record. Please send the current immunization record to OCC for the correction of this non-compliance. | |||
| 2022-02-07 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There appear to be 8 parents with no evidence that they rec'd or were advised how to receive a consumer pamphlet. Please immediately provide these parents with a consumer pamphlet and obtain written evidence that all parents have rec'd or were advised how to obtain a consumer pamphlet. The following children's parents appear to need the consumer pamphlet or to be advised how to obtain one: GD, RG, BW, NC, CG, HP, HR and PH. Please forward written corrective action within 30 days. | |||
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