Future Foot Prints Child Care Center

At the time of the inspection the Older Toddler class's first aid kit was missing gauzes.

At the time of the inspection the Older Toddler class had one section of lights out causing it to be poorly it for safety and supervision.

At the time of the inspection the toys in the infant room were very worn, dirty and need to be replaced.

At the time of the inspection the Older Toddler class did not have their rest equipment labeled for the use of a specific child and used only by the specified child. Child #3 was sharing rest equipment with another child.

At the time of the inspection the infant class teacher was feeding one child while the other three children were not being stimulated by being held, rocked, talked to, played with or carried. There was only an ipad playing videos which was not age appropriate for infants but for older toddler.

At the time of the inspection the facility did not have a diaper changing schedule for any of the children in diapers or pull ups to document that they were checked or changed every 2 hours.

At the time of inspection there were two containers of baby food that had been previously served and put back in the refrigerator.

At the time of the inspection the infant class did not have a feeding schedule for any of their children.

At the time of inspection, the infant class had two bottles in the refrigerator that were not labeled.

At the time of the inspection facility's emergency plan did not provide for accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

At the time of the inspection the facility did not have an emergency drill conducted annually as required.

At the time of the inspection facility did not ensure that evacuation routes were posted in a conspicuous location on each floor of the facility. There was floor plans posted instead of evacuation routes.

At the time of the inspection the facility did not have proof of purchase of interconnected fire detection system or Act 62 attestation form on file at the facility.

At the time of the inspection the facility's emergency plan did not have a shelter and lock down procedure in place.

At the time of the inspection the facility's emergency plan did not have an evacuation plan in place.

At the time of the inspection the facility did not have a copy of the emergency plan and subsequent plan updates sent to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

At the time of the inspection the facility did not notify local traffic safety authorities annually in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the childcare facility.

At the time of inspection, facility persons #2 & #3 did not have verified experience of 3 years on file to qualify them as a director since their degree was an AA was in Early childhood education.

At the time of the inspection the written plan of daily activities was not posted in the infant room.

At the time of the inspection there were no emergency contact forms in the Older Toddler / Pre K School room, child #1 in the younger toddler class and child #2 in the infant class did not have emergency contact forms.

At the time of the inspection children #2, #4, #5, and #6 did not have an updated and signed by parent emergency contact forms or financial agreements on file.

At the time of the inspection facility person #1 did not have two written nonfamily references on file.

At the time of the inspection facility persons 1, 2 and 3 did not have 12 hours of annual professional development training on file.

At the time of annual renewal inspection facility mixed ratio was 16:2 and the youngest child was 2 years old.

At the time of the complaint child #1 was not supervised.

At the time of inspection child #1 did not have specific staff assigned to her while in care at the facility.

At the time of investigation child #1 was being singled out by staff #1 (not able to play with children i.e. ball dues to disability).

At the time of investigation staff #1 and 2 who are aides were alone in classrooms caring for children.

At the time of inspection there was no ventilation in the basement (indoor play space).

At the time of inspection the light to the basement and the light to the bilco door were both not working.

At the time of inspection steps leading to the fire exit (the bilco doors) did not have a handrail.

At the time of investigation, it was verified that facility did not create a daily schedule to accommodate child's needs.

At the time of inspection staff #1 did not have verified education on file (the education needs to be evaluated).

At the time of inspection there was no ventilation in the basement (indoor play space).

At the time of inspection the light to the basement and the light to the bilco door were both not working.

At the time of inspection steps leading to the fire exit (the bilco doors) did not have a handrail.

At the time of inspection the doors leading to the fire exit (bilco doors) was blocked by the play mat, trash, dirt and other items. The doors also were blocking egress by not being able to open or open properly. Bilco door had a huge hole allowing water and small rodents acess.

At the time of inspection the basement (indoor play space) did not have any fire/ carbon monoxide detectors, and smelled really bad (as if there was old water or mold).

At the time of inspection staff #1 and 2 did not have verified education on file (the education needs to be evaluated).

The file for Staff Person #1 did not contain a Child Abuse Clearance. Although the file for Staff Person #1 contained a receipt for fingerprints, the lack of a Child Abuse Clearance makes this an invalid provisional hire. Staff Person #1 may not work at the facility until the Child Abuse and FBI clearances are in file. The required clearances in the file for Staff Person #3 were applied for and obtained after the staff person's first day working in child care. (See LIS Code Sheet). State Police: 5/24/22, Child Abuse: 5/20/22, FBI: 5/10/22, NSOR: 5/20/22. The most recent State Police and FBI Clearances in the file for Staff Person #4 exceeded 60 months between clearances: State Police: 9/15/16-5/18/22. FBI: 10/18/16-5/10/22. The Child Abuse Clearance in the file for Staff Person #4 was conducted on 5/27/22, which was after the staff person's first day working in child care. (See LIS Code Sheet).

The emergency plan for the facility did not include requirements for continuity of 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).

Observed two electrical outlets that lacked protective covers in the downstairs play space.

Observed cleaning products, which were accessible to children, in an unlocked cabinet in the Preschool Room.

Observed in the following areas: flaking rust on the baseboard heater of the girl's restroom. Torn carpet on the exit ramp between the Preschool Room and Older Toddler Room. A gap at the bottom of the wall under the fire extinguisher by the exit of the Preschool Room. Exposed nails at the bottom of the wall where baseboard was missing in the room between the Preschool Room and School Age Room. Crack at the bottom of the wall next to the diaper changing table in the Infant Room. Downstairs play area: crack in the wall above the outlet opposite from steps and cracked bottom of door frame next to the storage room door.

The file for Child #5, a young toddler, did not include an updated health report conducted within the past 6 months.

The file for Child #1, a Preschool Child, did not contain an updated health report conducted within the past 12 months.

The file for Staff Person #2 did not contain an updated health assessment conducted within the past 24 months. The most recent health assessments in the file for Staff Person #4 exceeded 24 months between assessments.

The fire drill/sire system check log documented that fire system checks were conducted more than 30 days apart between 9/29/22 and 11/1/22. On the day of the inspection, a fire system check had not been conducted within the past 30 days: 11/1/22-12/14/22.

The initial health report in the file for Child #4 was conducted more than 60 days after the child's first day of attendance at the facility.

The most recent pediatric first aid/CPR certification in the file for Staff Person #4 was completed on 4/2/22, which was after the previous certification expired (September 2021).

The Health and Safety Training (8/26/22) and Pediatric First Aid/CPR training (11/18/22) in the file for Staff Person #3 was conducted more than 90 days after the staff person's first day working in child care (See LIS Code Sheet).

The Mandated Reporter Training in the file for Staff Person #3 was conducted on 9/11/22, which was more than 90 days after the staff person's first day working in child care. (See LIS Code Sheet). The Mandated Reporter Training in the file for Staff Person #4 was conducted on 4/29/22, which was more than 90 days after the staff person's first day working in child care. (See LIS Code Sheet).

The file for Child #2, who has been enrolled for more than 6 months, did not contain a child service report. The Child Service Reports in the files for Child #3 and #4 were conducted more than 6 months after the child's first day in child care. Child #3: 12/14/22. Child #4: 11/30/22.

The emergency contact form in the file for Child #2 did not include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

The emergency contact form in the file for Child #3 did not include health insurance coverage and policy number for the child.

The emergency contact form in the file for Child #3 did not include the release person's address.

The emergency contact forms and fee agreements in the files for Child #2, #4 and #5, who have been enrolled for more than 6 months, did not contain parent updates. The first parent update for the emergency contact form and fee agreement in the file for Child #3 were conducted on 12/13/22 and 12/14/22, which were more than 6 months after the child's enrollment date.

The files for Staff Person #1 and Staff Person #5 did not contain two letters of reference.

Review of the files reveal that Staff #1 did not have their required clearances in accordance with the OCDEL regulations with regard to their Child Abuse/ FBI and State clearance from the region at the time of the renewal. Staff #3 did not have her current State Criminal Clearance; FBI; or NSOR at the time of the renewal inspection. Staff #4 had a State Clearance dated -1/13/16 and Child abuse dated 2/18/16 which too has expired.

Scissors; soap; gloves and bandages were missing from the first aid kit that was reviewed in the Pre-k room observed during the renewal inspection.

There were multiple stained ceiling tiles throughout the facility in the infant; toddler; pre-k and lunchroom at the time of the renewal inspection's site review.

There was a severe amount of chipped paint throughout the Infant, toddler and school age room at the time of the renewal inspection.

Staff #5 did not have a file submitted to OCDEL for review and there was no way to determine if that staff's file is complete at the time of the renewal inspection.