Ann Kids Palmetto

At the time of inspection facility person #3 did not have Mandated Reporter training and facility person #4 did not have FBI clearance on file.

At the time of investigation facility did not have written policies on Strategies for coping with a crying fussing, or distraught child and a policy on the prevention and identification of child maltreatment on file. Also, facility's emergency plan did not address the continuity of operations.

At the time of the inspection the operator did not review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The operator did not document in writing each review and update of the emergency plan and kept on file at the facility.

At the time of the inspection facility persons #3, 4 and 10 did not have emergency plan training on file.

At the time of the inspection classroom #1 did not have band aids, classroom #2 did not have gauzes, room #12 did not have tweezers and room #7 did not have gauzes in their first aid kits.

At the time of inspection classroom #2 had 1 light bulb out causing the classroom to be dimly lit.

At the time of inspection facility persons #2 & 4 did not have Health Assessments on file.

At the time of inspection facility did not have documentation of testing the fire safety system every 30 days.

At the time of the inspection, the operator did not send a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

At the time of the inspection the operator did not notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility.

At the time of inspection facility persons #2, #4, #9 and #10 did not have annual fire safety training on file.

At the time of inspection children files #1-12 did not have 6-month update for emergency contact forms and financial agreements on files.

At the time of the inspection classroom #2 (child #10), classroom #6 (child #11) and classroom #7 (child #12) did not have updated emergency contact forms in the classrooms.

At the time of inspection facility person #2 did not have proof of qualifications on file.

At the time of inspection facility person #4 did not have their high school degree translated on file, #5 did not have transcript and evaluation on file. #6 did not have transcript of bachelor's degree on file, #7 did not have education evaluation on file, #12 did not have their bachelor's degree evaluated.

At the time of inspection facility persons #4 & #7 only had 1 non-family reference and #6 did not have any nonfamily references.

At the time of inspection facility person #6 needed 1.5 hours, and facility persons #9 & 10 did not have any professional development training on file.

At the time of inspection facility persons #9 & #10 did not have Pediatric First aid training on file.

At the time of allotted unannounced visit, the young toddler class had a 1:7 ratio with the youngest being 1 year old.

At the time of the allocated unannounced visit emergency plan was not posted.

During investigation it was verified that staff #1 grabbed child.

At the time of investigation facility person #1 was seen on camera grabbing a child and scratching them.

At the time of investigation staff #1 did not have a complete file.

At the time of the investigation staff #1 confirmed they did not report child abuse.

At the time of compliant it was verified that child #1 was not being supervised.

At the time of investigation staff persons # 1 and 2 reported they were not supervising child #1.

At the time of investigation, it was stated that facility did not contact child's parent, give incident report or contact OCDEL's Regional office for child being taken for medical treatment.

At the time of investigation original incident report for child #1 injuries were not in the child's file and was not given to the child's parent.

While conducting the renewal inspection conducted on 7/20/23 it was observed the facility emergency plan did not include a method for facility persons to inform parents that the emergency has ended and to provide instruction as to how parents can safely be reunited with their children.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed classroom #1 electrical socket in the circle time area did not have protective covers for outlets accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed classroom#1 had bottle of bleach solution, and an Ajax in an unlocked cabinet on the bottle shelf.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed in classroom#1 a cleaning solution in an unlabeled bottled accessible to children.

While conducting the renewal on 7/20/23 it was observed classroom#2 had chipped paint and exposed plaster in the play area. Classroom#7 had chipped yellow paint in the child care play space.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed facility emergency plan did not include accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed staff person #1 file did not include verification of completed fire safety training.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed staff persons# 3 through 6 did not completed the following required pre-service health and safety training within 90 days of their date of hire.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed staff person#2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This evidenced by the previous documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 7/8/17.

While conducting the renewal inspection on 7/20/23 it was observed staff persons# 7 and 8 file did not include verification of child care experience, education and training prior to service at the facility.

While accessing supervision and ratio during a complaint investigation on 3/6/23 it was observed classroom# 3 had a total of 15 children present. Staff person #1 was asked for the names of the children responsible for. Staff person #1 did not identify the children specifically assigned to her childcare group. Classroom# 4/5(combined) had a total of 10 children. Only 7 children were identified by staff when staff person #2 was asked for the names of the children responsible for. Staff person# 2 could not identify children specifically assigned to childcare group.

Staff #1 had the following (Pa clearances; FBI; Child Abuse) dated for May 2017 at the time of the renewal that began in July 2022. Staff #2 did not have their NSOR results at the time of the renewal inspection.

Child #1 thru #5 did not have their agreement signed by the Provider of the facility at the time of the renewal inspection.

Child #1 and #3 did not have their Parent's work name; address and or phone number listed on their Emergency Contact form during the file review at renewal on 7/28/22.

Child #4 had a health form dated 7/18/21 at the time of the renewal that started on 7/28/22.

Staff # 6 thru #10 either did not have their education verification on file on it was not translated and evaluated at the time of the renewal inspection.

Staff 2 thru #6 and #8 thru #10 did not have their reference letter on file at the time of the renewal inspection file review on 7/28/22.

Staff # 7 thru #9 did not have their required Pediatric First Aid CPR training from an approved provider on file for review at the time of the renewal inspection.

There was no way to determine that children were being changed every 2 hours as a the diaper changing log had not been completed in weeks at the time of the complaint investigation regarding the matter as a child received injuries due to lack of consistent diaper changing.