Apple Blossom Early Learning Center

Observed cleaning supplies accessible to children in an unlocked closet door in the middle room.

Observed a detached gate panel in the middle room. Observed a missing light cover in the preschool/school-age room.

Observed in the toddler play area a red and yellow plastic house with a damaged carousel by the base. Observed in the large play area a fiberglass picnic table which had cracked benches creating pinch points when the children sit on them.

Observed a bottle, which was not labeled with a child's name, in a pack n play in the middle room.

The file of staff #1 lacked out of state clearances.

Observed a small bottle of gorilla super glue, which did not have the nontoxic label, in with the school age arts and craft supplies.

Observed the emergency telephone numbers were not posted by the telephone located in the food prep area.

Observed the bathroom in the toddler area contained a vanity which had a loose cabinet door creating a pinch point. Observed a spot of damaged floor trim/drywall by the closet in the hallway to the outdoor play area. Observed multiple pieces of damaged plastic on the outside ground by the exit door leading into the outdoor play area.

Observed child file #1, a young toddler, contained an updated health assessment which was dated more than 10 months after the previous valid health assessment.

Observed the agreement in child file #2, did not specify the date of the child's admission.

Observed there was no emergency transportation plan posted in the toddler room.

Observed staff file #1 contained only 6 of the 12 required clock hours of child care training from 12/2023 to 12/2024.

Observed staff #1 was responsible for supervising 4 young toddlers, 5 older toddlers, and 3 preschool children while they were napping. The youngest child determines the acceptable nap ratio which would be 1 staff person to 10 young toddlers/children.

Based on observations and information obtained from staff interviews, it was determined that staff #2 was not on the facility premises while they were on their lunch break.

Observed the toddler room, while children were napping, did not have enough light to allow staff to be able to see and assess all of the children in the room.

Observed Vaseline which is labeled "keep out of the reach of children", accessible to children on the diaper changing table in the toddler bathroom.

Observed the telephone in the middle room did not have the emergency numbers posted by the phone.

Observed peeling caulking around the toddler sink and a loose refrigerator cord accessible to crawling children in the infant room.

Observed the facility did not have a hand washing sign at the school-age sink, at the infant room sink and changing table, and at the sinks and changing table in the toddler bathrooms.

Observed a cracked toy bin with a rough edge in the preschool/school-age room.

Observed pack n plays used by children in the infant room were not labeled for the use of a specific child.

Observed child file #1 did not contain updated written verification of ongoing vaccines administered to an infant, toddler or preschool child in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP.

Observed staff file #1 contained an initial health assessment which was dated after staff #1 began providing initial service in a child care setting.

Observed there was no written plan of daily activities posted in the infant room.

Observed the agreement for child files #1 and #4 did not contain documentation of services to be provided to the child and family. Observed the most recent child service report for child #3 was dated more than 8 months ago.

Observed the facility emergency transportation plan was not posted in the infant room.

Observed crib mattresses being used inside pack n plays which poses a suffocation risk to the infants who use the pack n plays.

Observed white out and gorilla glue accessible to children in an unlocked desk in the entrance way of the facility. Observed peeling caulking accessible to children in an unlocked vanity in the preschool bathroom.

Observed the preschool first aid kit did not contain scissors. Observed the toddler first aid kit did not contain porous gloves or scissors.

Observed a splintering edge on the wooden door in the outdoor play area. Observed a damaged white board in the outdoor play area. Observed 2 holes in the vinyl siding in the toddler play area. Observed in the preschool bathroom a vanity with a loose hinge. Observed the toddler toilet was missing bolt covers. Observed a swing in the infant room with loose hanging cords creating a visible hazard.

Observed peeling paint by the sink in the toddler bathroom. Observed peeling paint by the yellow filing cabinet in the entranceway of the facility. Observed peeling paint on the middle hinge on the storage shed. Observed peeling paint on the metal tricycles in the preschool play area. Observed peeling paint on the storage door in the outdoor play area.

Observed a broken toy bin in the preschool/school age room. Observed exposed bolts on the swing cross brace supports. Observed exposed foam and peeling covers on the toddler rest mats. Observed a damaged blue and orange slide in the toddler play area.

Observed a highchair in the infant room which did not have a safety strap.

Observed a shelf in the refrigerator located in the food prep area needed to be cleaned.

Observed child file #3, an infant, contained an updated health assessment which was dated more than 6 months after the previous valid health assessment.

Observed child file #2, an older toddler, contained an updated health assessment which was dated more than 12 months after the previous valid health assessment.

Observed burn cream and triple antibiotic ointment, which were not labeled with the name for whom it was intended, in multiple first aid kits throughout the facility.

Observed the facility did not have written notification of safe routes shall be posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the childcare facility.

Observed child file #1 and #3 did not contain a child service report completed within the previous 7 months.

Observed staff file #1 and #2 contained documentation of the completed health and safety professional development training update which was completed after the due date of 12/30/22.

Observed staff file #1 contained 6 training hours, out of the required 12 annual training hours, completed during the previously completed annual training year from 12/19/21-12/19/22.