Early Years Community Learning Centers · Freedom

Staff #4's disclosure statement did not contain a witness signature.

In the Pre-K room the sanitizing spray was being stored on top of the refrigerator without a protective container to keep it in.

The first aid kit in the Pre-K room was missing band aids.

In the teddy bear room there was a blue bin with duplos that had a broken handle with rough edges.

The immunization record on file for Child #1, a young toddler age child(See LIS Code Sheet), includes 3 of 4 DTAP vaccines recommended by the ACIP for a child this age.

Staff #2's two most recent staff health assessments are dated 12/29/22 and 2/3/25 which are more than 24 months apart. Staff #3 two most recent staff health assessments are dated 4/28/23 and 7/2/25 which are more than 24 months apart.

The current health assessment on file for Staff person #3 indicates that the staff person has a communicable/contagious disease, with no additional information given.

The file for child #1 contained an initial health assessment dated 3/6/24 which is more than 60 days after enrollment(See LIS Code Sheet).

Staff person #3's two most recent fire safety trainings are dated 5/22/24 and 7/21/25 which are more than 12 months apart.

Staff #1's file did not contain documentation of translated and evaluated proof of education of the person's foreign diploma.

Child #2's two most recent child service reports are dated 9/2024 and 4/2025 which are more than 6 months apart.

Child #2's file did not contain the phone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

At the time of inspection, Child #4 was receiving care in the infant room without their emergency contact information being in the room where they were receiving care.

Child #3's file did not address consent for transportation, walking excursions, swimming and wading.

Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has not completed the following pre- service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Pediatric CPR and First Aid

A portable space heater was being used in the office.

The last fire drill was documented to have occurred on 12/13/24 which is more then 60 days ago.

The fire alarm testing log contained the following dates 12/6/24-1/6/25 which are more than 30 days apart.

The facility's current certificate was not posted in the facility. The pervious certificate expiring 11/20/24 was posted.

The emergency parent letter given to all parents of enrolled children did not contain accommodation for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

In the Pre-K/School age room the sink that was not being directly monitored by staff was filled with Steramine Sanitizing and water solution and accessible to children. The Steramine Sanitizing bottle stated keep out of reach of children.

In the Starbright room the first aid kit in the book bag for outside was missing scissors.

On the front of the 3rd step of the main entrance is peeling paint.

In the teddy bear room, the two child size toilets had brownish/black rings in the toilet bowls. When the teacher was asked how often the toilets were cleaned, they stated they are cleaned 3 times a week.

In the starbright room the top door on the play kitchen set was stuck inside and when you tried to pull it out it caused a pinching hazard.

In the teddy bear room in the red sensory table was small hard noodles that were less than an inch in diameter accessible to children that are still placing objects in their mouths.

In the teddy bear room the rest equipment was not labeled for the use of a specific child.

In the young toddler room, an epinephrine injection did not contain written parental consent for administration. In the infant room, an epinephrine injection did not contain written parental consent for administration.

In the infant room an infant's bottle was missing a label with the child's name.

The 30 day fire alarm testing log contained the following dates 12/22/23-2/15/24(54 days), 3/15/24-4/15/24(31 days), 5/14/24-6/14/24(31 days), and 7/12/24-8/12/24(31 days) which are more than 30 days apart.

The emergency plan did not contain an address or map to the location for evacuation to a location away from the facility premises.

Staff #1's two most recent staff evaluations were on 4/4/23 and 5/16/24 which are more than 12 months apart.

Child #1's most recent child service report is dated 12/22/23 which is more than 6 months ago.

Child #2's financial agreement did not contain the child's arrival and departure time

Child #3's file did not contain the address of the child's physician or source of medical care.

All childcare spaces did not contain a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.

The parent letter lacks a letter explaining the update to the plan for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

The file for staff #2 lacked a TB screening by the Mantoux method at initial employment. SEE IS CODE SHEET. There is now a current TB screening on file and dated 1/9/23.

There was more than 30 days between testing of the fire detection system dated 5/3/23 and 6/8/23.

The file for staff #1 lacked the one hour health and safety update which was due by 12/30/22. There is now training on file and dated 7/31/23.

Based on staff interviews an incident report was not written up and given to the parents on 8/31/22 when the child fell ill at the facility.

In the Infant Room one bottle, used by an infant, was observed to not be labeled with the child's name.

Upon review of the facility's fire drill log it was observed that there was more than 60 days between the fire drills conducted on 3/31/22 and 6/23/22.

The operator stated that they test the facility fire alarms every 30 days however the testing's conducted between January 2022 to May 2022 were not documented in writing.

The staff file for Staff person #1 only contained 6 out of the 12 clock hours of child care training for their 2021-2022 anniversary hire date [See IS Code Sheet].

Based on interviews, it was determined that at different times in the infant room the staff child ratio of 1:4 was exceeded. Based on interviews, it was determined at different times in the older toddler room, the staff child ratio of 1:6 was exceeded.

Based on interviews, it was determined that at different times in the past two months, in the infant room with only one staff person present there were more than 4 children comprised of infants and young toddlers who were combined in a mixed age level group being cared for by one caregiver.