St.thomas The Apostle Pre&k Lrng Ctr

Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The director failed to report an unusual incident to the Regional Office, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. The Site Director will provide a Care and Supervision Training to all staff. Copies of theTraining Material and attendance sheet with staff signatures for the training must send to CCL by 1/5/2024 This requirement was not met as evidence-based upon the interviews, the children left the classrooms to the bathroom without 100 percent care and supervision from staff in person or visually. This poses a potential health risk to children in care. 8

All outdoor and indoor passageways, stairways, inclines, ramps, open porches and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept 1 The Site Director removed a piece of learning equipment from the entrance of a Pre-K classroom permanently. The Site Director assigns a teacher to stay by that entrance to prevent children from leaving that classroom whenever the children are there. The deficiency was cleared during the inspection. This requirement was not met as evidence based upon the LPA's observation to prove the facility blocked one of the entrances with a piece of learning equipment in a Pre-K classroom. This poses a potential health risk to children in care. 8

Staff do not supervise children at all times