Loving Life Lehighton Preschool

On 1/4/24, facility reported that on 1/4/24, child # 1 had their fingertip pinched the door when staff person # 1 closed it behind a parent.

There were 2 water stained ceiling tiles in the indoor play space.

The outdoor climber has cracked plexiglass that creates a pinch point.

The emergency contact form on file for child # 1 did not include the address for the release person provided.

There is a climber tunnel shaped like a caterpillar in the toddler play space with an exposed bolt on the back.

Certification rep observed photos of children playing in front of the facility in unlicensed play space. Operator confirmed that the children played in the unmeasured play space.

A child was playing in the infant room and pulled a cord from a tablet causing a bottle warmer to be knocked over and spill hot water on the child. The child was burned by the water in the bottle warmer when it spilled.

During a complaint investigation on 2/28/22, the operator admitted that they have not done monthly fire alarm testing.

Staff 5 DOH - 10-4-21 - and staff 6 - DOH - 10.4.21 have a copy of their state police clearance on file that does not contain the official state seal and is an incomplete clearance. Without the office state seal, clearance is unacceptable.

At time of renewal inspection, in the older toddler bathroom, inspector observed toxics (plumbers putty and locktic) under the sink in the unlocked cabinet that is accessible to children. In the cubbies used for changing, inspector observed in the children cubbies 3 butt pastes and 1 diaper cream that is accessible to children. All toxics are labeled "keep out of reach of children".

At time of renewal, inspector observed the sink in the older toddler bathroom was clogged. Provider informed inspector at time of renewal that the sink was scheduled to be fixed that day.

At time of renewal inspection, in the young toddler room, inspector observed staff 3 heating up food and putting food on trays for the young toddlers while the staff 7 had the children on the other side of the room interacting with them as they played. Inspector observed staff 1 removing children from the one area and putting the children in the highchairs with their food without washing the young toddlers hands. When Inspector questioned staff 3 about washing hands staff 3 grabbed paper towels and wiped the children's hands.

The emergency plan does not provide accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.

The emergency plan does not provide accommodations for shelter of children during an emergency including lock-down, shelter in place at the facility and shelter at locations away from the facility premises nor does the emergency plan provide accommodations for evacuation of children from the facility building and evacuation of children to a location away from the facility premises.

The provider has not sent the emergency plan to the local municipality and to the county emergency management agency.

Staff 1 is listed as a group supervisor on the staff data sheets. Staff 1 has a bachelors degree on file that does not show what staff 5's bachelors degree is in and inspector is unable to assess if staff qualifies as a group supervisor.

Staff 3 is listed as an assistant group supervisor and has a bachelors degree in Linguistics on file. Staff 3 does not have proof of child care experience on file to qualify as an assistant group supervisor. Staff 4 has a high school diploma and less than 2500 hours of child care experience on file and does not qualify as an assistant group supervisor.

At time of renewal inspection, the daily schedule was not posted in the infant room.

Child 1's emergency contact form does not include the written consent signed by a parent for emergency medical care. Child 1 has parent initials instead of a signature.

Child 1's record does not contain signed parental consent for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Child 1 has initials of parent and not a signature.