Dragonfly Montessori School

At the time of the inspection, staff person #5 did not have a current NSOR certificate on file. This is evidenced by the NSOR certificate dated 1/9/2020 on file. Staff person #5 has direct contact and routine interaction with children.

At the time of the inspection, there was no documentation of emergency plan training for any staff person for when the emergency plan was updated in September 2024.

At the time of the inspection, the Little Tykes trampoline located in the play yard was torn around the protective surfacing which caused holes for children's legs to fall through. Foam rest mats located throughout the facility were torn, and the inside foam was exposed. The portable potty seat was torn, and the inside foam was exposed. With the inside foam being exposed on the mats and potty seat, this prevents them from being properly cleaned.

At the time of the inspection, the facility was using bar soap for children to wash their hands. Bar soap is not permitted for handwashing.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #1 did not complete fire safety training annually. This is evidenced by the current training on file dated 9/5/24 and the previous training on file dated 8/28/23.

At the time of the inspection, there was no updated child service report every 6 months, as required, for child #1 and #2. This evidenced by the child service reports on file dated 10/23/24 and 11/1/24, respectively. The child service reports on file for child #3 were dated 5/21/25 and 10/24/24, which is not every 6 months as required for updating the child service reports.

Volunteer #5 did not sign the disclosure statement until 7/25/24 which was not at the time of initial volunteering (see LIS code sheet for start date of volunteering).

During the inspection, a staff person was observed leaving the toddler room, walking through the storage closet and into the preschool room to heat lunches. This left one staff person with 9 older toddlers. This number of children requires there to be two staff present with the children at all times. During the same inspection, staff #1 and staff #4 were not physically in the same space as all of the children who were in their assigned groups

During the inspection, a staff person was observed leaving the toddler room, walking through the storage closet and into the preschool room to heat lunches. This left one staff person with 9 older toddlers. This number of children requires there to be two staff present with the children at all times. During the same inspection, staff #1 and staff #4 were not physically in the same space as all of the children who were in their assigned groups.

The emergency plan did not include continuity of operations during and after an emergency that includes continuing daily operations, backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster.

During the inspection, the operator admitted that a copy of a child's incident reports is not placed in the child's file and the original report is not provided to the parent.

The emergency plan for the facility was not posted.

In the toddler room, the surge protector which was on the teacher's desk and accessible to children did not contain Protective receptacle covers.

During the inspection, sunscreen was observed on a table in the foyer. Clorox Cleanup Disinfecting spray and Clorox Disinfecting Mist spray and an unlabeled bottle of cleaning solution was observed on a shelf in the preschool room. The staff person stated that there was disinfecting solution in the unlabeled bottle. These all were accessible to children and are toxics.

During the inspection in the preschool room, the water temperature measured 129.7° F.

During the inspection, cardboard boxes were observed stacked in front of a door in the preschool classroom. This door is a means of egress and was obstructed.

During the inspection in the preschool room, the thermometer in the refrigerator read 52° F and not the required 45° F or below.

The immunization record on file for child #3 did not contain any Hep A vaccines. Child #4 was missing Hep A #2. These immunization records are not in compliance according to recommendations of the ACIP.

Staff person #6's health assessment did not include the physician's or CRNP's assessment of the person's suitability to provide childcare.

During the inspection the current emergency drill on file was conducted on 8/13/24 with a previous drill date of 7/14/23. This timeframe reflects a period of longer than the 12-month requirement to conduct emergency drills.

During the inspection on 8/14/24, the manual monthly monitoring log of the interconnected fire detection system was last documented as being conducted on 6/27/24 and not every 30 days as required.

Staff person #2 had Pediatric First Aid/CPR training on file dated 12/19/23. The previous date of Pediatric First Aid/CPR training was dated 10/26/21 and expired 10/26/23. This reflects a period of time where staff person #2 did not have current Pediatric First Aid/CPR.

Staff person #3 did not have current fire safety training on file. This is evidenced by the fire safety training on file dated 10/3/22.

Staff person #4 did not have a staff evaluation from 2023 on file and was employed at the facility for more than 12 month (see LIS code sheet for date of hire).

Staff person #6 did not have a high school diploma to accompany the 12 college credits and 2 years of experience on file and therefore could not qualify as an assistant group supervisor.

The operator does not provide supervision policies to the parent at the time of application.

The agreement on file for child #5 did not include the amount of the fee to be charged or when the fee is to be paid.

The agreement for child #3 did not include the services being provided to the family and child.

The emergency contact form for children #1 and #3 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released. The agreement on file for child #3 did not specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

The emergency contact form for child #1 and child #5 did not include the parent's home and work address and the work phone number.

The emergency contact forms for child #1 and child #2 were not reviewed/updated by the parent every 6 months as required. This is evidenced by the current review date of 6/3/24 and 6/7/24, respectively. The previous date of review/update was conducted on 6/21/23 and 6/13/22, respectively.

Staff person #3 only had 1 clock hour of childcare training during the 11/22-11/23 training period. Staff person #4 only had 3 clock hours of childcare training during the 9/22-9/23 training period.

STAFF #1 (see code sheet for start date) has lived out of state (NJ) within the past 5 years. STAFF #1 does not have the required out-of-state clearances.

STAFF #1, 2, 3, 4 last facility emergency plan training date was 8/4/22. This is more than one year ago.

CHILD #1 (see code sheet for details) is a preschool child whose last health assessment was dated 8/15/22. This is more than 12 months ago.

CHILD #3 (see code sheet for details) is more than 6 months old and does not have the recommended influenza immunization. There is no immunization exemption letter in file.

STAFF #4 last health assessment is dated 8/24/21. An updated health assessment was due by 8/24/23.

Provider does not test the fire alarm manually every 30 days. Last annual alarm inspection report was dated 4/20/22. This is more than one year ago.

CHILD #2 (see code sheet for details) does not have a health assessment in file and has been enrolled more than 60 days.

The notification letter to local traffic safety authorities was dated 11/24/21. There was no updated letter done by 11/24/22 to notify local traffic safety authorities of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility.

STAFF #3 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for start date): pediatric first aid and CPR by a PQAS-approved instructor.

STAFF #2 (see code sheet for start date) had one written nonfamily reference in file.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD # 3 does not have the influenza immunization. There is no exemption for CHILD # 3 for not having the influenza immunization.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed all staff files. STAFF # 2 (see code sheet for start date) does not have a health assessment in file. TB results are in file.

During renewal inspection cert rep reviewed all staff files. STAFF # 2, an assistant group supervisor possessing a high school diploma, did not have a copy of the diploma in file and did not have verification of 2,500 hours of child care experience.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD # 3 emergency contact form did not include the enrolling parent's work address and work phone number.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD # 1 emergency contact form did not include release person's address.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed several children's files. CHILD #1 emergency contact form and financial agreement were dated 1/1/22. This is more than 6 months.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed all staff files. STAFF # 2 had one nonfamily written reference in file.

During renewal inspection on 8/31/22 cert rep reviewed all staff files. STAFF # 1 does not have verification of any annual child care training.

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 cert rep observed the children playing outdoors. There was no first aid kit taken to the outdoor area.

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 cert rep reviewed all staff files. STAFF # 1 had a health assessment dated 6/30/20 and an attachment regarding the TB results. However, there was no date for the TB test or results and it did not state if the results were positive or negative.

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 cert rep observed that written notification of safe routes were not posted in the child care facility

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 cert rep reviewed facility emergency plan. Emergency plan did not include accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 cert rep observed that emergency contact forms/information was only in each child's file. It was not present in each child care space.

During renewal inspection on 11/22/21 there was no written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency displayed conspicuously in every child care space.