Chrichelles Childcare LLC · Slippery Rock

Facility Person #2 was classified as an assistant group supervisor based on completion of high school education and at least 2 years of child care experience. There was insufficient documentation of child care experience on file for Facility Person #2. Facility Person #5 was classified as an assistant group supervisor based on completion of 30 credits in human services. Documentation of education on file for Facility Person #5 indicates they have completed less than 30 credits in human service related courses.

There were no nonfamily written references on file for Facility Persons #3 and #4.

The current documentation of emergency plan training on file for Facility Person #2 indicates training was completed more than 12 months after the previous emergency plan training.

The temperature of the hot water at the sink in the kitchen area of Room 7, accessible to children via steps at the sink, was measured to be 118° F.

There was no first aid kit in Room 3.

There were exposed tree roots on the ground in the facility's outdoor playspace, which created a tripping hazard.

There was a small spot of damaged plaster on the wall in Room 1,on the wall behind a trash can in Room 13, and on the wall in Room 14 at the doorway where the gate attaches. There was peeling paint on the wall in a nook area in Room 14.

The current health assessment on file for child #4, a young toddler, was completed more than 6 months after the previous health assessment on file.

The immunization record on file for child #3 indicates the child does not have sufficient doses of the Hepatits A and DTAP vaccines.

There were toothbrushes stored in a closed cabinet in Room 12.

A child's bottle was located next to the sink used for handwashing in the diapering area in Room 6.

The initial health assessment on file for Facility Person #1 was completed after her start date.

The initial health assessment on file for child #5 was completed more than 60 days after their first day of attendance.

The current documentation of fire safety training on file for Facility Persons #2 and #3 indicate training was completed more than 12 months after the previous emergency plan training.

The health and safety training completed and on file for Facility Person #1, employed at the facility for more than 90 days, was not the updated version of the training.

The current staff evaluation on file for Facility Person #2 was completed more than 12 months after the previous staff evaluation.

The most recent child service report on file for child #4 was completed more than 6 months prior. The services provided were not specified on the agreement on file for child #2.

The agreements on file for children #2 and #3 did not specify the arrival and departure times.

The agreements on file for children #1 and #2 did not specify the release persons.

The child abuse clearances on file for Facility Persons, #2 and #4 were each dated after their respective start dates. The child abuse clearance and the documentation of application for an FBI clearance on file for Facility Person #5 were dated after their start date. The documentation of application for an NSOR clearance on file for Facility Person #8 was dated after their start date. There was no documentation of application for a state police or NSOR clearance - each dated after their start date - on file for Facility Person #16.

The most recent emergency plan documented and file for Facility Person #3 and #6 was completed more than 12 months after the prior emergency plan training.

In the nursery, there were two packnplays labeled with the name of one child, but used by another. In the 2's room, 3 cots used by children as rest equipment were not labled with thier names.

The current health assessment on file for child #4, a preschooler, was completed more than 12 months after the previous health assessment on file.

There was no documentation of a current flu vaccine on file for child #3.

After a diaper change in the nursery, a child's soiled diaper was placed on the floor prior to being discarded.

In the nursery, Facility Person #3 was observed opening a low cabinet, accessible to children, to retrieve a washcloth to clean off a diapering surface prior to washing their hands after a diaper change.

The initial health assessments and TB tests on file for Facility Persons #5 and #7 were dated after their respective start dates.

The health assessment on file for Facility Person #1 does not include an examination for communicable diseases and the results of that examination.

There was no written feeding schedule from a parent for one of the enrolled infants.

Two infants, ages 3 and 4 months, were observed lying on boppy pillows on the floor while Facility Person #3 was observed bottle feeding them.

Documentation of smoke detector testing indicates smoke detectors were tested on 7/20/23 and then again on 8/30/23, more than 30 days apart.

The initial health assessment on file for child #1 was completed more than 60 days after their first day of attendance at the facility. The only health assessment on file for child #5, enrolled more than 60 days, was not dated.

Documentation of trainings in staff files indicates that he updated health and safety training, required to be completed by all staff employed at the facility by 12/30/22, was not completed by Facility Person #3, and completed after 12/30/22 by Facility Persons #9, #11, #12, #13, and #15.

There was no documentation of the field of study of the degree on file for Facility Person #5, required for their classification as a group supervisor. The documentation of education and child care experience on file for Facility Person #10 were insufficient to meet the requirements for their classification as an assistant group supervisor. The documentation of child care experience on file for Facility Person #18 was insufficient to meet the requirements for their classification as an aide. Facility Person #14 does not meet the education/experiential requirements to serve as an aide as classified.

The current and only evaluation on file for Facility Person #3 was completed more than 12 months after their start date. The current evaluation on file for Facility Person #6 was completed more than 12 months after the prior evaluation on file.

The most recent child service reports completed and on file for children #3 and #4 were completed more than 6 months prior.

The agreements on file for children #4, #6, and #7 did not specify the date of the child's admission.

The agreements on file for children #1-#7 were the originals.

The most recent parental review and update of the agreement and emergency contact forms on file for child #4 was completed more than 6 months after the prior review.

The only pediatric first aid & CPR training documented and on file for Facility Person #17, employed more than 90 days, was invalid as it is not an approved curriculum and conducted by a PQAS approved trainer.

There was no FBI clearance on file at the for Facility Person #4, who was hired provisionally, working within the provisional hire period, and observed caring for children unsupervised.

At approximately 11:30, Facility Person #4 was observed caring for 4 infants in the infant room. Facility Persons #1 was seated and unable to see an infant who was resting in a packnplay, due to the stationary position of the staff and the child and the solid fabric of the packnplay.

The letter to the parents explaining the emergency plan did not include the facility's plan for a lockdown.

There was an area of damaged plaster on a wall in the Pre-K room near the gate.

In the young toddler room, there is a sink which is at a height at which the children cannot reach. A staff person was observed holding a child to wash their hands at the sink rather than having the child stand at a stool.

There were no handwashing signs posted at the training chairs in the older toddler room.

There was a pack n play in use in the infant room with less than 2 feet of space on 3 sides.

There was no written parental consent provided prior to administering Gripe Water to a child in the infant room.

The hands-free lidded can in the Pre-K restroom used for diaper disposal was not plastic lined.

A review of diaper changing documentation and conversation with staff in the infant room indicate that a child's diaper was not changed or checked between 8:40 AM and 11:15 AM.

There was yogurt in a child's lunch in a cabinet in the older toddler room.

There was a bottle in the infant room, not labeled with the child's name.

There was no proof of purchase for the facility's interconnected fire alarm system on file at the faciltiy.

The facility's current emergency plan had not yet been sent to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

The initial health assessment on file for child #1 was completed more than 90 days after the child's first day of attendance (covid-related due date extension).

The operator did not notify local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility in the previous 12 months.

Facility Person #3 was classified as a group supervisor without meeting one of the educational qualifications to serve as a group supervisor.

There were no emergency contact forms in the young toddler room for the children receiving care in that room. There was no emergency contact form for one child receiving care in the older toddler room, and one child receiving care in the Pre-K space, in the respective classrooms.

Emergency contact forms and agreements on file for children #1, #2, and #3 were not reviewed and updated by a parent in writing at least every 6 months.

Facility Persons #1 and #2 did not have 12 hours of child care training completed in their most recent review year and on file.

According to the log on file documenting the dates the smoke detectors were tested, they were not tested at least every 30 days when tested on 4/11/22 and then next again on 5/28/22.

According to statements from staff, no written incident report was provided to a parent of a child in care when, on one occasion, a staff person in the infant room noticed the child's skin turn bluish in color for approximately 5-10 seconds after the child had been coughing.

The file for child #1 lacks verification that ongoing vaccinations are in accordance with the schedule recommended by the ACIP. Child #1 has 3 DTAP vaccinations when 4 are recommended.

In the Infant Room, observed 3 bottles which lacked a label with the child's name.

The file for staff #1, who holds the title of aide, lacks verification of an 8th grade education. There are 2 years of experience with children on file.

In the infant room, observed a hanging cord that would be accessible to the children. Thus, posing a strangulation hazard to the children in care.

The first aid kits in the preschool, older toddler, young toddler, infant, and calm down room lacked tape.

The refrigerator in the calm down room lacked a thermometer.

The facility has two hard wired interconnected smoke detectors. Proof of purchase was not on file.