Learning Loft on Baum

The staff file for Staff person #3 who is functioning as Group Supervisor and Staff persons #2, #4, #5, #7, and #8, who are functioning as an Assistant Group Supervisor, lacked proper documentation of verification of years' experience working with children; The prospective employer filled out the employee verification form and did not properly notate on the form who and when they spoke with the previous employer to verify employment hours.

The staff file for Staff person #2 lacked 7.5 of the 12 clock hours of annual childcare training required from 2/2024 - 2/2025.

In the Front Infant/Toddler Room, the sheets being used in two of the cribs used by an infant in care was observed to be loose fitting thus allowing them to bunch up and cause a potential suffocation hazard.

The letter to the parents explaining the emergency plan does not address annual emergency drills.

In the PreK 3 Room a Clean Smart Toy disinfectant labeled 'Keep Out of Reach of Children' was observed inside an unlocked storage cabinet in the bathroom; the lock on the storage cabinet was broken thus making the disinfectant accessible to the preschool age children in care.

When tested the hot water coming from the upstairs bathroom sinks located to the right of the Flex PS Room, which are used by the children in care to wash their hands, both tested between 114° F and 115° F.

The Back Infant/Toddler Room was observed to lack a first-aid kit.

The sink in the Front Infant/Toddler Room, which is used by the toddlers in care, was observed to lack a platform or steps for the toddlers to use while washing their hands.

The staff file for Staff person #1, contained a current health assessment dated 6/30/23 which was conducted more than 24 months from the previously dated 4/30/21 health assessment on file.

The child file for Child #4 contained a child service report in the file that lacked a date; therefore, it is unable to be determined if the child service report was completed within six months of the prior report.

In the Front Infant/Toddler Room, 6 infants and 1 young toddler were observed to be receiving care in the space and their emergency contact forms were not present.

The child file for Child #1 through Child #10 contained an updated emergency contact information form that lacked an area for signed parental consent for walking excursions.

During a complaint investigation conducted on 6/27/24 it was disclosed that the report for an incident which occurred on 6/12/24 at 5:00pm was not written up and given to the parent until the next morning on 6/13/24.

The mandated reporter training documentation on file for Facility Person #1, presented by the operator upon request for review, appeared to be manipulated. It was confirmed by the training entity that there was no record of Facility Person #1 having completed the mandated reporter training on the date listed on the certificate.

The letter to the parents explaining the facility's emergency plan did not include the plan for lockdown or accommodations.

There were containers of disinfectant wipes on the floor outside of an unlocked exit door from the gym, accessible to children.

There was no first aid kit present in the Pre-K 4 Annex.

First aid kits in rooms used by schoolagers (the Learning Hub, the upper hallway, the large gross motor room) were mounted on walls, in reach of schoolage children in care. There was a first aid kit in a low unlocked cabinet in reach of children.

There were areas of damaged plaster/peeling paint on a wall in the gross motor room near where the riding toys are stored. There were also some paint chips on the floor in this area.

There was a bassinet in the infant room used by a child in care that was not labeled with the child 's name.

The immunization record on file for child #1 did not indicate the child had sufficient doses of the Hepatits A and DTAP vaccines as recommended for a child of their age by the ACIP. There was no documentation of a current influenza vaccine on file for child #4, recommended annually by the ACIP. Children #1 and #4 must be dismissed from care by close of business 8/1/23 and may only return to care when the immunization record is updated or when a parent provides a written, signed exemption letter.

There was triple antibiotic ointment cream in a first aid kit, not labeled with a specific child's name to only be used by that child.

There was insulin in a bag in a low unlocked cabinet in reach of children in the café.

A staff person caring for children in the infant room was observed changing an infant's diaper in the without washing their hands afterwards.

There were no written feeding schedules from parents at the facility for 2 enrolled infants.

Documentation of smoke detector testing on file indicates testing was completed on 3/15/23 and then again on 4/20/23, more than 30 days apart.

Facility Person #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file on 9/5/23 being dated 7/28/18.

The daily activity schedule posted in the Learning Hub, a space used by school agers, was the schedule that only addressed before and after school programming. During the summer months, when the inspection was conducted, shoolagers receive full day care in the classroom.

The emergency contact forms on file for children #1, #2, and #3 did not include the health insurance information.

The emergency contact forms on file for children #4 and #5 did not include addresses of all release persons listed.

The emergency contact forms present in the classrooms with the children did not include all information required under 3270.124 (physician's information, health insurance information, consent for emergency medical care).

There was a Seventh Generation disinfectant cleaner in an unlocked cabinet in reach of children in the Learning Hub.

There was a loose face plate on a wall outlet in the Preschool 3 room.

There was an area of peeling paint and damaged plaster behind a trash can in the Preschool 3 room.

There was no stool at the sink in the front infant room to allow for the young toddlers in the room to stand on and reach the sink.

Eight of the rest mats in use in the Preschool 4 room and three in the front infant room were not labeled with the names of the children who were using them.

The immunization exemptions for the flu vaccine written by the parents of children #1 and #2 were not signed by the parents.

There were 2 albuterol inhalers present in the cafe with no written instructions in the facility from the individuals who prescribed the medicines.

There were sample packets of medication (burn cream, triple antibiotic ointment) in the first aid kit in the cafe, not labeled with any individual children's names.

There was a tacrolimus ointment in the cafe with no written parental consent for administration on file.

In the infant room bottles and a bottle warmer were located next to a sink where hands are washed after diapering.

The most recent fire alarm test that was completed and documented on the facility's log was notated as completed on 8/4/22, more than 30 days prior.

There was no daily activity schedule posted in the Preschool 4 Annex.

There were no emergency contact forms in the Preschool 4 room for the children who were receiving care in that room.

At approximately 4:35 in the indoor playground, Facility Persons #1, #2, and #3 were supervising 11 preschoolers. When asked to identify which children they were each supervising, FP #1 identified 3 children. Then FP #2 identified 5 children. Then, before FP #3 identified her children, FP#1 left the room and handed her supervision cards to FP #3 to assign them to her care. FP#3 then identified 4 children she was supervising, with the aid of the supervision cards. A total of 9 of the 11 present children were identified as supervised by one of the present staff. It was determined that there was one child in each supervision group that was not identified by the respective staff person.

According to staff statements, children are not taken outdoors. They had not taken the children outside since the program began providing care at the facility on 6/23/22.

There were areas of peeling paint and damaged plaster on the walls in the indoor playground.

Handwashing signs were not present at toilets in the Indoor Playground restroom, the lobby restroom, the Preschool 3 restroom, and the Upstairs Hall restroom

There was no proof of purchase of the interconnected fire alarm system installed in the facility.