Childrens Garden Academy Development CTR

At time of complaint investigation between 3/14/25 and 4/1/25, it was observed by three individual staff members at the elementary school that on at least two separate occasions the childcare facility has dropped off students at the elementary school prior to the drop off time of 8:45 am. Facility staff person #2 who no longer works at the facility dropped off students on 1/31/25 at approximately 8:30 am, leaving children #1 and #2 unsupervised. Facility staff person #2 dropped off students on 3/10/25 at approximately 8:20 am, leaving children #1, #2, and #3 unsupervised. It was also observed by staff at the elementary school that bus drivers are not turning off the bus and standing outside to supervise children while children board or exit the school bus.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during facility staff file review, the file for staff #1 did not include documentation of completing the required 1-hour health and safety update training by December 30, 2022.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during facility staff file review, the file for staff person #1 had an expired mandated reporter training that was dated 8/13/17.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during child file review, the emergency information for child #3 did not include the health insurance policy information for the child.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during child file review, the emergency information for child #3 did not include the addresses of phone numbers of the individuals to whom the child may be released.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during file review, it was observed that the emergency information for child #1, #2, and #3 was not present in any of the folders on the bus used to transport the three children.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, the emergency information and agreement form for child #1 and #2 had not been reviewed and/or updated with a signature and a date within the past 6 months. Last review date and signature on both forms for child #1 and #2 is 7/16/24.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during child file review, the file for child #3 did not contain signed parental consent for the administration of minor first aid procedures by facility staff, or for emergency medical care.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during child file review, the file for child #3 did not contain an agreement form.

At time of complaint investigation on 3/27/25, during facility staff file review, the file for staff person #1 did not have 12 hours of annual childcare training.

At time of inspection on 3/6/25, the facility was unable to show documentation or verification that children's diapers are being checked and/or changed at least every 2 hours.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the baseboard heater in the Toddler classroom was not attached securely to the wall and a large screw was sticking out of the wall.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, chipped paint/plaster was observed in the infant room behind the swing.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the half door in the young toddler room had a crib in front of it, obstructing one of the exits/entrances to the room.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the red piece of furniture in the Pre-K counts room had ripped fabric and exposed foam.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, a child was observed sleeping in a crib and there was not 2ft of space on three sides of the crib.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the health assessment on file for staff person #4 was signed or dated by the doctor or CRNP, and did not include a professional title.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the health assessment on file for staff person #1, #2, and #3 did not have question #2 regarding communicable diseases answered by the physician.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the emergency information for child #1 and #3 did not include the phone number for the child's physician or medical group.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/18/24, the emergency information for child #5 did not include the address of all the release persons listed on the form.

At time of renewal inspection on 12/17/24, the emergency information for child #3 did not include signed parental consent for administration for minor first aid procedures by facility staff.

During unannounced inspection on 8/20/24, the older toddler room was observed to have 7 children (age two) and 1 staff person.

During unannounced inspection on 8/20/24, an outlet strip observed on a low toy shelf in the 2-year-old room, had outlets that were not in use and did not have protective covers in them.

During unannounced inspection on8/20/24, the first aid kit in the infant room was hanging wall hooks and was accessible to children if they were to pull the bag down. Plastic bags were observed to be hanging from cubbies or wall hooks and were accessible to children in the infant room, 1 year old room, 2-year-old room, and the older toddler room.

During unannounced inspection on 8/20/24, some of the nap mats in the older toddler room were observed to be ripped, leaving exposed foam accessible to the children.

During renewal inspection, the fire drill log showed that a fire drill had not been recorded since 12/5/23.

During unannounced inspection on 5/23/24, 20 pre-school aged children were observed in the back child care room which has a capacity of 8 children. The children were combined in this room due to a program activity, however the number of children was more than twice the measured space.

During unannounced inspection on 5/23/24, children were transported to this location from one of the Legal Entity's other locations (field trip for graduation pictures). Full emergency contact information specific to each child was accidently left at the other facility and it could not be verified that each child had parental consent to be transported to another location.

During unannounced inspection on 5/23/24, Pre-School children were transported to this location from one of the Legal Entity's other locations (field trip for graduation pictures) and full emergency contact information for each child who was on the trip was not present in the space where the children were receiving care.

During renewal inspection, staff person #1, who is a provisional hire without a complete NSOR verification certificate on file, was observed working in a classroom past the 45 day provisional hire period.

During renewal inspection, the file for child #4, who is a pre-school aged child, included a health assessment that was more than 12 months old.

During renewal inspection, the health report for child #1 did not include statements answered by the physician regarding if the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease, and if the child has received all age-appropri screenings recommended by the AAP.

During renewal inspection, albuterol medication and inhaler were observed in a child's cubby in the Butterflies classroom, and was accessible to children.

During renewal inspection, the emergency information for child #2 and #4 did not include complete addresses/phone numbers for each person listed as a release person.

During renewal inspection, the file for child #3 did not include parental consent form emergency medical care and for the administration of minor first aid procedures by facility staff.

At the time of inspection it could not be determined that facility staff #1 and #2 had the required updated health at the time of intial employment and at least every 24 months thereafter. The current health assessments that were in the file were not completed by the health provider.

At the time of onsite inspection, Certification Representative observed several emergency contact forms in classrooms that were not updated at least every 6 months.

On 11/8/2022 Certification Representative observed that 2 infants and one young toddler were left sleeping in equipment that is not appropriate rest equipment from 11:28 a.m. to 11:47 a.m. A young toddler was asleep in a high chair, one infant was asleep in a bouncy seat and another infant was asleep in a swing. Children were not placed in the appropriate rest equipment and in the appropriate sleep position until Certification Representative asked staff to move the children to proper rest equipment.

On 11/8/2022 Certification Representative observed that one bus and one van were not clean and had trash on the floors of the vehicles.

On 11/8/2022 Certification Representative observed several bottles and sippy cups in the infant and toddler rooms that were not labeled with the child's name.

On 9/2/2022 facility child #1 was not properly supervised when being dropped of at school. Facility staff #1 failed to bring the child into the school building and sign the child in with the appropriate responsible person. Facility staff #1 let child walk into the building and enter the school while a contractor was working on the front door and did not properly escort the child into the building ensuring proper supervision until in the care of the school.