Acuarela Kidz Academy

The fire marshal inspection document expired on 01/14/2026.

One child's record lacked the health statement from a health professional.

The parent handbook lacked a written water activity policy.

The liability insurance information was not availbe for review. It expired 5/10/2023.

The fire extinguisher in the van had not been tagged and approved by the fire marshall.

The required annual training on the following topics had not been completed by caregivers. The required annual training topics are 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 3. administering medications 4. preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. building and physical premises safety and 6. handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.

Four caregivers had not completed the required 16 hours of training within 90 days of hire.

The background check validation was last updated on 10/16/2022.

The operation did not submit the number of employees who left employment by the due date and extended due date due to portal issues.

The annual fire inspection was due by 07/20/22. The inspection had not been conducted.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.

There was no written documentation that the parents were notified that the operation did not have liability insurance.

There was no playground maintenance checklists available for review.

A volunteer was seen to function in a caregiver role. The volunteer was unsupervised when she took children to the restroom and was in charge of the toddler classroom. The volunteer requires a background check to be submitted with FBI fingerprints.

Two caregivers did not have the pediatric first aid completed priorto direct care of the children.

One child's record did not have the emergency contact on it.

The children's records reviewed did not have the date of admission on it.

There was no medication record for medication administered to a child on September.

The personnel records were incomplete. The records lacked affidavit, educational requirements, training, employee statement re: personnel and center policies, and orientation statement re: abuse/neglect training.

Three children's records did not have the updated immunization record on file.

The results for a volunteer, who was present in direct care of the children, had not been received.