Busy Bee Playcare LLC

The files for staff #1 and #2 contain health assessments that were updated late. Staff #1 was due 8/2023 and obtained 9/2023. Staff #2 was due 8/2023 and obtained 9/2023.

The facility's emergency plan did not include continuity of operations..

The following items were observed in the unlocked cabinet under the diaper table, making them accessible to the children in care: hand sanitizer, first-aids containing antibiotic and burn cream and alcohol wipes.

The most recent health report in the file for child #3 did not include the title of the individual completing the form.

The individual completing the health assessment in the file for staff person #5 marked "no" for the question, "Did you conduct a physical exam?"

The following testing of the fire detection system was conducted more than 30 days apart: 7/1/22 and 8/1/22; 8/1/22 and 9/1/22; 9/1/22 and 10/2/22; 11/1/22 and 12/2/22; 12/2/22 and 1/3/23; 3/1/23 and 4/3/23; 4/3/23 and 5/15/23.

A copy of the updated emergency plan was not sent to the local municipality.

Staff persons #1 through #4, all hired before 10/4/22, had not yet taken the 1-hour health and safety training update.

The last two fire safety trainings in the file for staff person #1 were 7/16/21 and 9/20/22. The last two fire safety trainings in the file for staff person #2 were dated 11/21/21 and 1/30/23. The last two fire safety trainings in the file for staff person #4 were dated 11/21/21 and 4/25/23.

The emergency contact form in the file for child #2 did not include a phone number for the child's physician.

The emergency contact form in the file for child #1 did not include a policy number for the child's insurance.

The emergency contact form in the file for child #3 did not include an address for the release person.

There was a child-sized rectangular table in the facility's indoor gross motor space.

There was a small bottle of air freshener spray in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom closest to the office.

The emergency telephone numbers posted the main childcare space did not include a listing for "ambulance."

There was a small area of damaged plaster on the wall near the side door of the gross motor space. In the children's bathroom closest to the office, there was an area of peeling paint on the wall underneath the sink and a few visible paint chips on the floor. In the children's bathroom closest to the kitchen, there was an area of peeling paint on the wall under the toilet tank and a very small area of damaged plaster to the right of the toilet tank.

In the children's bathroom closest to the office, there was not a handwashing sign posted at the toilet. In the children's bathroom closest to the kitchen, there was not a handwashing sign at the toilet or the potty chair.

The last two health reports in the file for child #4, a preschooler were dated approximately 14 months apart.

The only health report in the file for child #2, a young toddler, did not include a signature or title for the person who conducted the exam.

The list of vaccinations in the file for child #4, a preschooler, did not include a flu shot or a written statement of exemption by a parent.

The trash can next to the diapering table was not hands-free.

The initial health report in the file for child #2 was dated beyond the child's first 90 days of attendance, as required by the COVID suspension of regulations. The only health report in the file for child #3 did not include the date of the exam, so timeliness could not be determined.

The file for staff person #1, holding the title of director, included an Associate's degree in teaching education, but did not include proof of 3 years of experience working with children.

The emergency contact information in the file for child #3 did not include a complete work address for the child's mother, as it did not include either a city or zip code. The emergency contact information in the file for child #5 did not include any work information for the child's father.

The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 did not include a complete address for two of the release persons listed, as neither included either a city or zip code.

There was not an emergency transportation plan posted in the main room of the facility.

The file for staff person #3 did not include any reference letters. The file for staff person #5 included only one reference letter.

The first-aid and CPR training in the file for staff person #1 and #2 were dated slightly beyond their first 90 days of working with children.

The file for staff person #1 through #4 contained training on health and safety topics #1 through #9, as required by regulation 31f, that was dated beyond their first 90 days working with children.

The staff file for Staff person #2, who has a start date working in child care of 7/12/21, contained a current State Police clearance dated 8/9/21 and a Child Abuse clearance dated 7/22/21 which were not obtained prior to working with children.

In the storage closet, off of the main room, 5 foam resting mats were observed to not be labeled with the specific child's name.

The child file for Child #1, who is a preschool aged child, lacked a flu shot. The child file for Child #3, who is a preschool aged child, lacked a flu shot; the last flu shot on record was dated 10/9/19.

The staff file for Staff person #3, who has a start date working with children of 7/12/21, contained a current health assessment dated 8/6/21 which was not obtained prior to providing initial services in a child care setting.

The staff file for Staff person #3, who has a start date working with children of 7/12/21, contained a current tuberculosis screening conducted on 8/4/21 read on 8/6/21 which was not obtained and read prior to providing initial services in a child care setting.

The facility's emergency plan was not sent to the local municipality nor the county emergency management agency.

Staff person #1 self reported that a written letter was not sent to the local traffic safety authorities to notify them of the new facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.

The liability insurance on file at the facility lacked the effective date making it difficult to determine when the policy went into effect and if it is current.

The child file for Child #2 contained a financial agreement form that lacked mention of the services to be provided to the family and child.

The child file for Child #2 contained a financial agreement form that lacked the name(s) of the person(s) designated by the parent to whom the child may be released to.

The child file for Child #2 contained an emergency contact information form that lacked information on the child's special needs such as medical, dietary, allergies, or disabilities.

The staff file for Staff person #1 lacked one nonfamily reference.

The facility lacked a means for parents of enrolled children to access the regulations in this chapter electronically.