Sprouts School

When reviewing the eight staff members' 24 hours of yearly training, it was found that three staff members were short on their required training hours. One staff member was short 2 hours in emergency preparedness. A second staff member was short 6 hours in emergency preparedness, administering medication, preventing the spread of germs, as well as culture and diversity training. The third staff member did not complete 12 hours of required training in topics such as SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), teacher-child interaction, the emergency preparedness plan, administering medication, and cultural diversity.

Two of the eight staff files reviewed were missing a notarized affidavit for review.

Two of six children's records reviewed did not have documentation that parent's were provided the operational policies.

A teacher demonstrated poor judgement by allowing children access to a sprig of berries in the classroom, that was later found to be poisonous.

A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have an epinephrine pen available at the operation as required by the child's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan.

Two caregivers in the primary classroom gave the incorrect number of children in their care. Note: This was corrected at inspection when caregivers confirmed the number of children in the classroom

Two of six children's files reviewed did not have updated immunizations.