Kidz Stop

A child in care had multiple injuries to their head and the operation staff did not know how the injuries occurred and was unable to intervene to prevent the injury from occurring.

During a DFPS investigation it was found that the daily sheets did not accurately reflect the feedings of the infants in care.

During a DFPS investigation, it was found that dirty clothes were not sent home immediately which resulted in the clothes being moldy once sent home.

During the DFPS investigation, it was found that one caregiver is working over 10 hours of direct care of children.

During an inspection during naptime, there was not an additional caregiver who was not counted in the child/caregiver ratio. This was corrected once naptime was over.

Observed an infant (5 months) with a bottle propped with a stuffed animal. This was corrected when the caregiver saw licensing and removed the stuffed animal and picked the infant up.

During an investigation it was found that a caregiver went on break. Another caregiver supervied two different classrooms during this time, walking back and forth to each classroom

Observed 2 infants sleeping in rocking chairs. This was corrected when the teachers were asked to put the sleeping infants in their beds.

Abserved multiple infants sitting in rocker chairs from 1;27 pm until 3:53. Licensing had told the caregivers at the start of the inspection that the infants can only be in the restrictive devices for 15 minutes and they failed to remove the infants throughout the entire inspection. This was corrected when the infant were removed from the devices.

Observed one teacher in the room with 9 infants. The ratio for that age group is 1 teacher per 4 infants. The other teacher was in the office inside the infant room on their lunch break with the door shut. This was corrected when the teacher came back into the room.

It was found that infant bottles are washed/rinsed in the sink in the infant room that is also used for handwashing. There was a bottle brush and dish liquid on the sink. I spoke with the caregivers about not washing bottles in their sink in the room.

Observed an infant sleeping in a crib with a bottle. This was corrected when licensing asked the caregiver to remove the bottle.

Observed a 3 month old infant being fed in a rocking seat while the teacher held the bottle to the infants mouth. This was corrected when Licensing told the caregiver that infants 6 months and younger and any infant who cannot hold their own bottle must be held to be fed. The infant was taken out of the rocking chair to be held for the rest of the feeding.

Observed nails and screws sticking out of the floor of the infant room. A screw was removed from the floor that was sticking up. This was corrected when duct tape was placed over the nails and screws. Observed an outside door that was rotted at the bottom and splintered. Observed brown water stains in the kitchen, classroom and bathroom areas. Observed a baseboard coming off the wall in a classroom.

Observed children ages 19 months watching Ms. Rachel on a tablet. I spoke with the caregiver about children under the age of two not having screen time. The tablet was turned off during the inspection.

Observed a caregiver using thier phone for Tik Tok. This was corrected when the caregiver put the phone away.

One caregiver did not know how many children that they had. The caregiver stated that they should have 11 children, but there was only 10 children in the room. The caregiver counted and stated that one was moved.

During this follow up inspection it was observed that there was a person in a classroom with children without a background check on file. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.

Observed an infant in a crib with a bottle. The bottle was removed from the crib.

Observed Lysol and disinfectant spray under an unlocked cabinet in a bathroom that is used by the children in care. This was corrected when the cleaning supplies were removed and placed out of the reach of the children.

There was two people at the operation without a cleared background check. One person was at the operation for a few hours to answer phones and the other person has been at the operation a couple of days to wash dishes. An administrative penalty will be imposed in the amount of 100% of the daily maximum per statute, HRC 42.078(a-2).

Observed the last fire inspection conducted on 5/2/22. I spoke to the director about ensuring that a fire inspection is completed each month.

The operations last sanitation inspection was 5/3/22. I spoke to the director about getting a health inspection each year.

During the investigation it was found that a parent was not notified of a minor injury of the child. This was corrected when I spoke to the caregiver about letting the parents know about minor injuries.

During a walk-through of the childcare facility, an infant was observed using infant equipment and the safety straps were not fastened. The infant was immediately removed from the equipment when addressed bringing the facility into compliance.

During a walk-through of the childcare facility, a toddler classroom was out of ratio by one child. A child was removed from that classroom and placed into another classroom, bringing the toddler classroom ratio into compliance.

Three children were observed using equipment that was equipped with safety straps and the safety straps were not fastened. The safety straps were immediately fastened when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.

A 16-month-old infant was observed to be asleep in an infant crib with a bottle. The bottle was immediately removed from the crib, bringing the facility into compliance.

After a review of employee files, there were no affidavits for applicants for employment on file for review.

After a review of employee files, there was no educational documentation to determine if employees met the educational requirements.

After a review of children's records, a child enrolled in care did not have a physician's health statement on file for review. The child was enrolled in care in January of 2020.

Based on information obtained through an investigation, a non-walking infant was observed in a bassinet.

Based on information obtained through an investigation, the childcare facility used a type of food as a reward.