Language And Art Centers

Based on the information obtained, parent's rights were not provided to parents within the required timeframe, by 09/30/2023. The childcare operation did not have a receipt/acknowledgement from parent's stating that they received a copy of the parent's right. Children enrollment forms were not updated to portray receipt of acknowledgement of parent's rights.

One infant who is 9 months of age was observed sleeping on a U-shaped pillow in the crib. A toy was observed placed in the infants crib while they were sleeping. The Director addressed no medical conditions with this child/infant.

One caregiver observed in the infant classroom did not have the required pre-service training related to shaken baby syndrome, and/or SIDS. The caregiver was observed in the infant classroom with 3 infants, 8-12 months of age. Orientation document was observed, which did not include the SIDS topic. The hire date is documented as 08/26/2021.

Although a total of 30 annual hours were observed for the Director, the required topics were not observed: SIDS, guidance and discipline, building and physical premises, handling, storing, disposing of hazardous materials, and preventing and responding to emergencies due to food allergies.

Infant feeding instructions for three infants in care were not available for review. The operation states they were not aware that they needed infant feeding instructions. Based on the information obtained, the infants present are not yet ready for table food.

Three infants were allowed to lay down to sleep in their cribs with bottles. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the bottles were removed from the infants.

The toddler classroom did not have adequate lighting during nap time. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the bathroom door was opened to allow for adequate lighting.

A caregiver was allowed to have direct access to the children prior to receiving the results of the FBI background check. A staff member was also allowed to have direct access to the children prior to having an FBI background check ran. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when both the caregiver and staff were sent home until the results of the background checks are received.