Little Village Daycare LLC

During the unannounced monitoring on 10/6/25, the director was not in and no one at the facility could provide access to the staff file of a new staff who was working alone with children.

During an unannounced inspection on 9/2/25, staff #1 was working unsupervised with 6 older toddlers. Staff #1 did not have documentation of Pediatric 1st Aid/CPR and is therefore unable to work unsupervised.

During an unannounced monitoring on 9/2/25, there were 4 infants in pack and plays and there was not 2 feet of space on three sides of any of the pack and plays.

During an unannounced monitoring on 9/2/25, there was AuviQ medication on site for child #1 that expired 7/26/24.

During an unannounced monitoring on 9/2/25, staff #1 did not wash the child's hands or their own hands after changing a dirty diaper.

During an unannounced monitoring on 9/2/25, staff #1 placed a dirty diaper on the counter/railing behind the changing table to be disposed of outside.

During an unannounced monitoring on 9/2/25 the open inspection summary was not posted.

During renewal inspection on 4/14/25, Staff person #1 was observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #1 has completed Health and Safety Basics: Requirements for Certification on 2/20/19, which is outside of the acceptable dates of 9/30/16 to 6/30/18.

As of the renewal inspection on 4/14/25, the most recent NSOR on file for staff #2 was dated 4/8/20, a period of greater than 60 months. The most recent NSOR on file for staff #3 was dated 12/17/19, a period of greater than 60 months. The most recent FBI clearance on file for staff #4 was a Dept of Ed clearance that is unacceptable.

There was no indication that the emergency plan had been reviewed or updated in the previous year.

The letter to parents explaining the emergency procedures did not include information on lockdown, or accommodations for infants and toddlers, children with special needs, and children with chronic medical conditions.

During the renewal inspection on 4/14/25, the window in the kitchen area on the second floor of the building was able to be open more than 6".

There was a hole in the wall at the bottom of the stairs. There was an unlocked closet containing tools. The carpet surface under the climber in the tot lot was ripped creating a tripping hazard.

There were no handwashing signs in the kitchen area of the upper floor or in the infant room on the lower floor.

There was not 2 feet of unobstructed space on three sides of the rest equipment while child #1 was sleeping.

After toileting, child #3 was asked if she washed her hands and she stated "no". Her hands did not appear to be wet or recently washed.

There was no TB screening and results on file for staff #2.

On the health assessment the physician marked that staff #1 had a communicable disease with no additional explanation.

There was a bottle that was not labeled with the child's name. Staff 031 stated it was the bottle for child #1.

There was no written notification of safe routes posted by the operator at a conspicuous location in the child care facility.

The emergency plan did not include accommodations for infants and toddlers.

There was no documentation of the purchase of the fire alarms or attestation on file.

There was no documentation that the operator had notified local traffic safety authorities in writing of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility in the previous year.

During renewal inspection on 4/14/25, staff person #1 (see code sheet for hire date) had completed Health and Safety Basics: Requirements for Certification on 2/20/19, which is outside of the acceptable dates of 9/30/16 to 6/30/18.

There was no staff evaluation in the previous year for staff #5.

The only child service report for child #2 was dated 1/5/24.

The emergency contact information for child #1 was missing the date of birth.

The emergency contact information was missing for numerous children in all rooms.

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 in the infant room on the lower level.

On 4/11/2024, the hands-free covered can used for diapering in the toddler room was not working as hands-free.

On 4/11/2024, Child #1 had an updated health report on file dated 1/16/2024. The health report included verification that Child #1 was administered immunizations in accordance with the recommendations of the ACIP. However, the health report and immunization report were not provided within 60 days of the first day of attendance at the facility. See LIS code sheet.

On 10/4/2023, Staff #1 was observed working unsupervised with children. Staff #1 had not completed the following required pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: The required pre-service health and safety training.

Through interviews with staff and children, it was determined that during transportation provided by the facility that children had previously sat in a seat on the van with a non-working seatbelt.

On 6/16/2023, it was verified that on 6/2/2023, Child #1 received emergency room treatment. This incident was not reported to the regional office.

On 6/16/2023, a broken glass window was seen in the preschool classroom located in the basement of the facility. The broken window was covered by the blinds.

It was verified by the owner and staff that the toilet used by preschool children in the basement was not working properly for a few hours during the day on 6/2/2023. This toilet was not flushed after being used during these few hours on 6/2/2023.

On 6/16/2023, it was verified by the owner and staff that a group of preschool children were previously using the same hand towel to dry their hands after handwashing.

On 4/12/2023, Staff #2 had current clearances on file. However, the clearances were updated as follows: Child abuse 9/28/2022, state police 9/25/2022 and FBI 9/26/2022. The previous clearances on file for Staff #2 were dated as follows: 8/24/2017 for the child abuse, 8/17/2017 for the state police and 8/23/2017 for the FBI clearance.

The following was observed on 4/12/2023 when Cert. Rep. arrived for the Renewal Inspection: Staff #1 was observed working alone on the playground with 20 preschool children. The required staff to child ratio for this age group is 2 staff to 20 children. Staff #2 was observed working alone with 10 older toddlers. The required staff to child ratio for this age group is 2 staff to 10 children. Staff #3 and Staff #4 were observed working with a mixed age group of 6 infants and 3 young toddlers. The required staff to child ratio for this mixed age group is 3 staff to 9 children.

On 4/12/2023, an expired EpiPen for Child #1 was seen in the locked medication closet. The EpiPen was labeled with an expiration date of January 2023.

On 4/12/2023, the fire drill log was up to date. However, the log showed that fire drills have not been conducted at least once every 60 days during the previous 12 months. The log showed that a fire drill was conducted on 9/2/2022, but not again until 1/2/2023.

On 4/12/2023, the fire detection log was up to date. However, the log showed that the smoke detectors in the facility have not been manually tested at least once every 30 days during the previous 12 months. The log showed that the smoke detectors were tested on 10/3/2022, but not again until 1/2/2023.

Staff #1 was observed working with a group of 6 toddlers on 10/7/2022. It was discovered that one of the toddlers in the group will not yet reach 2 until 6/2/2023. The required staff-to-child ratio for this mixed age group of 5 older toddlers and 1 young toddler is 1 staff to 5 children. This group would require at least 2 staff.

Staff #1, the owner does not have current pediatric first aid/CPR training. This is evidenced by the previously documented pediatric first aid/CPR training expiration date of 5/25/2021 for Staff #1.

During the Renewal Inspection on 4/22/2022, Staff #1 did not have the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) clearance on file. The file showed that Staff #1 started working at the facility on 3/28/2022. Staff #1 was also observed working alone with a group of children on 4/22/2022.

During the Renewal Inspection on 4/22/2022, Staff #1 did not have a completed health assessment on file that was conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting.

During the Renewal Inspection on 4/22/2022, the Fire Drill and Fire Detection Log was up to date except that the most recent testing of the fire detection system at the facility was on 3/3/2022.