Happy Bees Childcare Center

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a caregiver inappropriately grabbed a child by the arm.

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children who were not sleeping were required to remain on mats without being provided with a quiet alternate activity.

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children were placed in restrictive devices for extended periods. One child for 10 minutes, another child for 11 minutes, and a third child for over 40 minutes,

Two seat belts were observed to be stuck and could not be buckled.

A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers and used gloves. The careigiver was observed using gloved and did not remove the gloves and wash their hands in between the diaper changes.

After a diaper change, the caregiver did not have a child wash their hands.

A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers and did not sanitize the diaper changing table in between.

Staff in the infant and prek rooms were not aware of the ages of children in their care. In the infant room, when asked, the caregiver stated the children were 9-13mo. When asked later for the individual ages to determin specified age group(SAG), the caregiver then stated the youngest in care was 4mo and the oldest was 20 months. In the prek room. The caregiver stated the children were 3-5yrs. When asked for individual ages of children to determin SAG, the caregiver stated there were 10-15 3yr olds in care and 5 5yr olds. Staff present continuned to provide in consistent information on the ages of children in their care. One caregiver stated there were no 5yr olds in care. NOTE: The birthday wall posted only listed the ages of 14 children

Fire extinguisher was observed to be on the floor in the front unsecured.

One crib was observed to have two mattresses.

The directors record was reviewed and current training in allergy response and hazardous materials was not available for review. NOTE: The last documents training availalbe was observed to be completed 6/2022.

The operations emergency prepoaredness plan was reviewed and observed to be missing the following; The first responsibility of staff in an emergency evacuation or relocation is to move the children to a designated safe area or alternate shelter known to all employees, caregivers, parents, and volunteers; (B) How children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments; (C) The staff responsibility in a sheltering/lock-down emergency for the orderly movement of children to a designated location within the center where children should gather; (D) An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram as outlined in ?746.5207 of this title (relating to Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?); (E) Name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center you will use as needed; and (F) How children in attendance at the time of the emergency will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter. The emergency telephone number that is on file with us; and (B) How you will communicate with local authorities (such as fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, health department), parents and CCR How your staff will evacuate and relocate with the essential documentation including: (A) Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care; (B) Authorization for emergency care for each child in care; and (C) The child tracking system information for children in care; (4) How your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released; (5) How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.

The operation did not have an evacuation diagram posted near the exit of the building

A play yard was observed to have 5 additional mattresses/foam padding addedd.

A mesh fence was added to the playground to separate the play space from the air unit. The fence was observed to be falling, the air unit and other hazardous materials were accessible to children.

A caregiver was observed turning their back to a child on a diaper changing table to talk to another child and give them a bottle.

One caregiver hired 12/2022 did not have documentation of 24hours of annual training completed for the 2023-2024 training year

Of the 9 staff records reviewed, 8 did not have training in responding to food allergy reactions. 9 did not have training in handling hazardous materials.

Several safety hazards were observed on the playground to be used by children, including pesticides, broken, loose boards, exposed rebar/screws, metal rake, screwdriver, and ant hills. broken areas of fencing.

Evacuation plans were observed in 5 newly added spaces, the plans did not include a designated location away from the building

10 of the 15 children being transported did not have emergency medical information available.

The outdoor space to be used by children was not observed to be fully fenced. A shipping container was observed to be used to close off space

Evacuation plans were observed in 5 newly added spaces, the plans did not include a designated location inside the building in the event of shelter in place/lock down.

The van used to transport children was evaluated, one seatbelt was not observed to be operating properly.

2 booster seats used were observed to have an expiration date of 2020.

One caregiver recieved online CPR with no hands-on training.

Of the 6 children's records reviewed, one child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have an allergy plan of file

Of the 6 children's records reviewed, one child did not have the address listed for an emergency contact

Of the 6 children's records reviewed, one child did not have a special needs statement completed

Children's product's safety certificate was last completed 5/3/2022

2 sheets were observed to be loose. One sheet was observed to be tied in knots under the mattress causing the ends of the mattress to bend. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The walking infant was removed from the crib and placed on a mat. The other mattress/sheet was removed from the room.

Cribs in the infant room were not observed to have enough space. Three infants in cribs were observed to be able to touch each other from their cribs.

3 sheets used infant cribs were observed to be soiled and stained.

A 4 month old infant was observed to be in a crib with a blanket and a bottle of milk.

3 infants between the ages of 14mo-16mo were placed in cribs with bottles.

3 cribs in the infant room were observed to be loose.

Written feeding instructions for a 4 mo old not yet on table food was not available for review.

A 20 mo old was observed sleeping in a crib with a bib around their neck. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bib was removed from the child

Of the 11 records reviewed, 5 children did not have a health statement on file signed by the parent or a health care professional

Documentation that two caregivers received orientation was not available for review.

Of the 11 records reviewed, 1 child did not have the name of the parent listed.

Fire extinguisher was observed to be in the box and not secured

A 14 mo infant was observed in a baby walker. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The walker was removed from the classroom

Documentation a caregiver with no previous experience received 24hrs of pre-service training was not available for review.

Of the 11 children's records reviewed, 6 did not have an address listed for the emergency contact, 1 did not have a name listed, and 2 children did not have anyone listed as an emergency contact.

Of the 3 staff records reviewed including the director, none of the staff had a notarized affidavit on file available for review.

Transportation training for the director was not observed to be current. NOTE: Training observed expired 1/27/22

First aid kit was observed to be missing cotton balls, scissors, tweezers, and a thermometer. NOTE: Corrected at inspection, all missing items were placed on the van.

Emergency medical information was not available for one child being transported.

Of the 11 records reviewed, 3 children did not have a special needs statement on file.

A bag of carrots and an avacado was observed to be open and uncovered in the refrigerator.

Of the 11 records reviewed, one child did not have emergency medical authorization.

Baby shark videos were observed being played while children were eating lunch. NOTE: The TV was turn off during the inspection

Upon arrival a caregiver was observed running into a classroom. In the classroom, another caregiver was observed supervising 2 groups, According to the director, the caregiver was asked to stand in the doorway and watch both groups so they could go to the restroom.

Fire drills have not been conducted monthly or within 3 minutes. The last fire drill conducted was July 1st and lasted 4 minutes.

The Keeping children safe poster was not posted

The first aid kit was reviewed and observed to be missing tape, twezzers, cotton balls, and a themometer

The parent notification form was not observed ot be posted.

The designated infant space does not have a hand-washing sink

The vehicle that will be used for transportation did not have a fire extinguisher

The vehicle that will be used for transportation did not have a first aid kit

The fire inspection report was not made available for review

Three cribs intended to be used were observed to be manufactured prior to June 2011. Two cribs were manufactered May 2009 and one crib was manufactured June 1980

Three slide sets did not have surfacing

A copy of the activity plan was not posted.