Inch By Inch Childcare LLC

At the time of the inspection, there was no feeding schedule for child #1, an infant, who was present in the facility.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #3 did not complete fire safety training annually. This is evidenced by the current fire safety training date of 8/22/25 and the previous date of training of 7/10/24.

At the time of the inspection, the parent handbook did not contain pick up arrangements. The director acknowledged this was missing and not provided to parents.

At the time of the inspection, the child service reports for child #2 through child #5 were not updated every 6 months, as required. This is evidenced by the current child service report dated 8/11/25 and the previous child service report dated 12/4/24.

At the time of the inspection, the agreements for child #1 and child #4 did not specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #3 did not include the name, address and telephone number of the child's physician or source of medical care.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #5 did not include the enrolling parent's work address and phone number. There was also no health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits on the emergency contact form for child #5.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #5 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

During the inspection on 5/16/25, video footage from 5/1/25 at 12:05pm was reviewed. Child #1 was observed running past staff person #3, and staff person #3 then grabbed the shirt collar of child #1 and pulled her to the carpeted area. At 12:08pm, child #3 was observed running past staff person #3. Again, staff person #3 was observed grabbing the back of the shirt of child #2 and pulling him to the carpet causing the child to fall to the ground. Staff #3 acknowledged that she has grabbed the collars of children's shirts on multiple occasions.

During an inspection on 5/16/25, video footage from 5/1/25 at 3:20pm and 3:33pm was observed. There were 11 children (five older toddlers and 6 preschool children) in the toddler classroom with staff person #4 and staff person #5. At both times, staff person #5 left the classroom and staff person #4 was alone with the 11 children. This age and number of children requires there to be two staff present in the classroom at all times.

During an inspection on 5/16/25, video footage from 5/1/25 at 3:34pm was observed. Staff person #4 and staff person #5 were observed changing children's diapers. Neither staff person #4 nor staff person #5 washed the hands of the children or their hands after diapering them.

Facility person #1 is awaiting trial for a crime of child abuse, child neglect, physical violence or moral corruptness.

During the inspection, the operator acknowledged that a facility file is not kept for incident reports that occur at the facility.

At the time of the inspection, there was evidence of rodent droppings under the sink in the kitchen and in the pantry.

At the time of the inspection, the baseboard heater in the 2-year-old room measured 120° F and was accessible to children.

At the time of the inspection, the health report on file for child #3, an older toddler, was dated 9/11/23 and not updated every 12 months as required.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #6 did not have 2 years (2,500 hours) of childcare experience to accompany the high school diploma and does not qualify as an assistant group supervisor.

At the time of the inspection, the operator admitted to not providing supervision policies to parents at the time of application.

At the time of the inspection, the agreement for child #2 and child #3 did not include the child's arrival and departure times.

At the time of the inspection, the agreement for children #2, #3 and #4 did not specify the persons designated by a parent to whom the child may be released. The emergency contact form for child #2 and child #4 did not include the address of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 and child #4 did not contain the enrolling parent work address and/or phone number. The emergency contact form for child #3 did not include the health insurance coverage and policy number.

At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact form for child #1 and child #4 did not contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child and signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff.

At the time of the inspection, staff person #5 only had 11 clock hours of childcare training during the 5/23-5/24 training period.