Building Blocks Academy Lawndale

A caregiver used prohibited discipline and guidance by pushing a child's head and pinching a child.

During the inspection I observed the ceiling in several classrooms to be in need of repair. There was also evidence of a leak in the ceiling.

A caregiver yells at the children in the classroom.

Four child records did not have the required information documented for their emergency contact.

A gap was observed in the ceiling tile in class room 2 leaving an opening. This was observed corrected during inspection when caregiver closed the open ceiling tile.

Multiple outlets were observed uncovered in 3 class rooms. This was corrected during inspection when care giver was obsereved covering outlets.

The alarm in vehicle was observed not working during inspection.

A televison was obsereved not anchored sitting on a shelf with electrical cords hanging down assessable to children. This was observed corrected when caregiver removed television.

Fire extinguishers were observed last serviced 5/2023 during the inspection.

A three year old child was observed having screen time using an ipad during naptime. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the ipad from the childs posssession.

Caregiver was observed not knowing the number of children caring for during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when caregiver was observed counting the number of children in care and giving the correct number to inspector.

There was no documentation of fire extinguishers being checked monthly available for review during the inspection.

Sippy cups were observed in the infant room not properly labeled with childs first name and first initial of last name. This was corrected during the inspection when caregivers were observed labeling the sippy cups during the inspection.

One caregiver was observed caring for infants in the infant room without an approved background check. The caregiver was observed leaving the operation during inspection.

An electrical outlet was observed uncovered accessible to children under five years of age in the pre-k 3 room. This was corrected during the inspection when the electrrical outlet was observed being covered.

One caregiver was unaware of how many children they were responsible for.

Part of the floors, ceilings and walls were not in good repair. 3 toilets were not usable.

Of the 10 chldren's records evaluated, 6 lacked the health care professional statement.