In Arms Reach Child Care Services LLC

A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #1 did not include the address and phone number of the child's physician. The emergency contact form for Child #3 did not include the phone number of the child's physician.

A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact form for Child #2 did not include the business name, address, and phone number of the parents.

A renewal inspection was conducted 2/28/25. At that time, the child files were reviewed. The emergency contact forms for Child #1 and Child #2 did not include the address of the release persons..

Through an investigation, it was found that on 10/3/24, Child #1 had been unsupervised for at least fifteen minutes from 11:14 -11:30am as the child walked from 1411 Marvine Street to 1215 Marvine Street. Child #1 was found by someone driving down the street who stopped and called 911 at 11:14am. The police responded at 11:30am. When staff were able to get to Child #1, the child was with the witness who had found the child and the responding police officer.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the emergency plan was reviewed. The emergency plan did not include a continuity plan for operations in times of an emergency.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, exposed bolts were observed on a large pipe in the Creative Minds Classroom. Exposed bolts were observed along the perimeter of the playground fence.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, plastic bags were observed on the floor of the bathroom in the Creative Minds Classroom where they were accessible to the young and older toddler children that were present. There were also two plastic bags in a floor level cubby in the Creative Minds Classroom where they were accessible to the young and older toddler children that were present.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the nap cots used by the children were not labeled to indicate which child uses the cot.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, there was no written statement giving the formula and feeding schedule of the infant enrolled at the child care center.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #2 did not include a staff evaluation conducted in the past year.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the staff files were reviewed. The file for Staff Person #1 contained education from Dominican Republic that had not been evaluated by a service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE).

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the emergency contact information was not located in each child care space. A list of children's names, guardians, and their phone numbers was in the emergency backpacks.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, a written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency was not displayed conspicuously in every child care space.

A renewal inspection was conducted on 8/23/24. At that time, the child care center had not provided electronic access to the child care regulations to the parents.

Staff person # 1 does not have proof of the state police clearance being applied for or the NSOR clearance being applied for. Staff person # 1 was observed working in the toddler classroom with 2 other facility staff members while certification rep was onsite 3/26/24.

Facility staff # 1 does not have a health assessment or Mantoux test on file.

Staff person # 2 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Health and Safety Training.

Facility staff # 1 does not have 2 references on file.

Child # 2 does not have proof of the influenza vaccination on file, nor do they have a letter on file from a parent or guardian for exemption from the influenza immunization for religious beliefs or a strong personal objection.

Child # 1 & # 2 did not have emergency contact forms completed at time of enrollment. Child # 1 had the emergency contact form on 3/12/23 and child # 2 had the emergency contact form completed on 12/13/22.

Facility staff # 1 hired and working in childcare, has a state police clearance and child abuse clearance on file that are more than 60 months old. State police clearance obtained 3/23/17 and child abuse obtained 3/29/17.

There is a toxic Air Wick plug in air freshener in the Creative Minds class bathroom wall accessible to the children.

Staff person # 2 has not completed the following pre-service training within 90 days from their date of hire: 10 Hour Health and Safety Training.

Child # 1 enrolled and attending facility does not have consent for emergency medical care or minor first aid.