Just Like Home Child Day Care Center INC

The Updated Child Health Assessment for Child #1 (PS) dated: 03.2025 was more than 12 months apart. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)

The files for Child #2 enrolled for at least 60 days, lacked written verification of immunizations. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)

The initial health assessment for Child File #2 had an initial health assessment dated 06.2025 which is more than 60 days from the first day of attendance at the facility. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET)

The files for staff #1,2 and 3 lacked the date on the disclosure statement.

There was a broken blind in room # 5. There was rubber board detaching from the wall in room # 5.

There was peeling paint on the circle time wall by the food closet.

There were 2 cracked bins in room # 5. There were foam blocks with teeth marks in room #5. There was a broken pink plastic tube, a ripped chair pocket and a puzzle plastic bag with a hole in the p-k room. There was a broken easel in the preschool room. There were ripped climbing bocks with exposed foam in the Todd 1 room.

There were 3 mats in the toddler room that were not at least 2 feet of space on three sides of cot. There was 1 mat in the preschool room that was not at least 2 feet of space on three sides of cot. There were 2 mats in the pre-k room that were not at least 2 feet of space on three sides of cot.

The file for child #2 a preschooler lacked an updated health report. The pervious report was dated 6/9/23.

According to the fire detection log, the system was not tested at least every 30 days between 5/4/24 and 6/4/24.

The facility emergency plan lacked the updates regarding the Continuity of Operations requirements. The facility policy to identify the Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, lacked the Child Maltreatment statement.

The file for staff # 1 lacked annual written evaluation. The previous evaluation was dated 7/13/23.

The file for child # 1 lacked the work telephone numbers of the enrolling parent on the emergency contact form.

The file for child # 3 lacked the signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff on the emergency contact form.

The file for staff # 4 lacked 4 out of 12 required hours of annual childcare training, from 12/19/22 to 12/19/23.

The file for staff person #1, #3 and #5 included an old version of the disclosure statement. The child abuse clearance in the file for staff person #2 was for volunteer purposes. There was no NSOR clearance in the file for staff #4, hired on (SEE LIS CODE SHEET) and beyond their 45 day provisional period.

There was a plastic toy cabinet in the outdoor gross motor space on which the back was detatched.

The last two health reports in the file for child #1, a preschooler, were dated 6/1/21 and 10/10/22

The file for staff person #1 contained a positive TB test, but did not contain the results of a chest x-ray.

There was a small puddle of dirty greenish water observed in the sink of one of the plastic play houses and in the sink of the plastic play kitchen in the outdoor gross motor space. Children were observed playing in the space during the inspection.

The last two First aid/CPR trainings in the file for staff person #2 were dated 5/10/21 and 7/10/23.

The certificate of compliance posted at the facility expired in 2022.

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: Acceptable First-aid/CPR training.

At approximately 1:20 pm, staff person #1, hired provisionally on (SEE LIS CODE), was observed alone in the toddler room with younger and older toddlers and did not have their NSOR clearance.

At approximately 1:20 pm, staff person #1 was observed alone in the toddler room with 9 young and older toddlers, who were lying on their cots. The staff person was sitting on the floor with their back against a cabinet. Four of the children were sleeping on the same side of the cabinets as staff person #1 and five of the children were sleeping on the other side of the cabinets, behind the staff person. Because of where the staff person was sitting and the positioning of cots, staff person #1 could not see, hear, direct and assess those five children. At approximately 1:25, staff person #6 was observed in the first half of the preschool room with 8 children who were lying on their cots. The staff person was sitting at a desk in the front of the space. Because there was a play wooden kitchen in the middle of the space, staff person #3 could not see, hear, direct and assess one of the children because they were lying behind the kitchen. At approximately 1:28, staff person #3 was observed in the back half of the preschool room with 10 children who were lying on the cots. The staff person was sitting at a desk in the front of the space. A child was lying in the corner of the room…

At approximately 1:28 pm, staff person #3 was observed in the back half of the preschool room with 10 children who were lying on the cots. After identifying nine of the children, the staff person stated she did not know the name of the 10th child because the child was new.

The last two emergency plan trainings in the file for staff person #4 were dated slighty more than 12 months apart.

In the main toddler room, the trash can in the bathroom to the left of the water fountain contained garbage and was not lined.

The first emergency drill documented was in 2022

There was one time in the past 12 months when the facility's fire drills were conducted 63 days apart.

There were three times that the facility's fire detection system was tested between 31 and 32 days apart.

Staff person #1, #2, #4 and #6 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire: Pediatric first-aid/CPR. Staff person #5 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their hire: Pediatric First-aid/CPR and Health and Safety training.

The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 included an incomplete address for the child's parents, as it did not include a city or zip code. The emergency contact information in the file for child #2 did not include a work address for the child's mother.

The emergency contact information in the file for child #1 and #2 did not include a phone number or address for one of the release persons.

The file for staff person #3, holding the title of group supervisor, included a bachelor's degree diploma, but did not include verification of the field of study.