KCE Champions LLC @ Vine Hill Elementary

On 12/21/2023 during a winter break camp held at the facility, a child was left outside on the playground without supervision, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The facility was notified about a child being left outside unattended on 1/3/2024 and the initial report to the Department was made on 1/8/2024, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The facility shall transfer the fingerprint clearances for any staff that may work at Brook Knoll or Vine Hill and confirm their prints have been transferred prior to initial presence in the facility. All transfers shall be completed by 1/19/2024. During winter camp hosted at Vine Hill, staff from Brook Knoll were assisting without fingerprint clearance transfer between the facilities, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The facility to designate a fully qualified staff member when a Site Director is not present. A copy of staff that shall act as director during their absense shall be submitted to the Department on 1/19/2024. When the Site Director left the facility at 4:00PM on the day of the incident, she did not designate a fully qualified teacher to act as a substitute director, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it has been more than 180 days since the facility received a license, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three out of three medications stored at the facility were expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

The Licensee will submit a letter summarizing the steps that have been taken to ensure staff:child ratio requirements will be met at the facility. Letter to be submitted to the Department by 4/19/2023. The Site Director did not ensure that staff:child ratio requirements were met, as staff reported supervising more than 14 children, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Request Denied

The Site Director continued to employ staff member after removal date of 10/13/2022, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The Licensee shall get staff member fingerprinted or transfer fingerprints to the license. Staff member shall not be present in the facility until fingerprint clearances have been obtained. The Site Director did not obtain fingerprint clearances for one staff member, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The Site Director did not submit confirmation of removal within five (5) days, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The Licensee will submit a letter indicating how the facility will ensure children will be signed in upon arrival by 4/21/2023. The Site Director did not ensure that children attending the facility were signed in upon arrival which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Four out of seven personnel files reviewed did not have proof physicians report, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The Licensee will submit proof of required immunizations for two staff member to the Department by 4/21/2023. The Site Director did not provide proof of required immunizations for two out of seven personnel files reviewed, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

The facility did not have a children's roster, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Area Manager, Angelica Del Toro, will submit Site Director qualifications for Stephanie Stellman for review. All required documents should be submitted for review by 2/3/2023. Site Director present at the facilty, Stephanie Stellman, was associated to the facility on 1/8/2023, and the department was not notified of changes which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Additionally, qualifications should include letter of experience from previous employers and proof of 3 semester units of administrative course.

Area Manager, Angelica Del Toro, will submit proof of education/transcripts, Mandated Reporter training, immunizations (MMR, Tdap, flu), and required experience for review to determine qualifications of staff. The licensee failed to maintain personnel records as many required documents were missing which poses a potential threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Staff are additionally missing proof of physicians report and negative TB test, which should also be submitted. All documents should be submitted by 2/3/2023 for all staff present during 2022-2023 school year.

Facility is operating out of ratio.

Uncleared adults provided care and supervision to daycare children.