St Marys Child Development Center

The operation had not completed an incident report for the incident and had not provided the parent with a copy of an incident report.

It was determined a caregiver popped a child on their stomache during a diaper change.

It was determined during the time of the incident two children were sent back to their classroom from the restroom without a caregiver walking them or present for supervision.

Based on the evidence it was determined the operation did not notify the parent immediately about the incident until the following day.

A child with a diagnosed food allergy, did not have a food allergy plan on file for review.

Two children in care did not have immunization records on file for review.

It was determined that proper supervision was not maintained while children were playing on the playground and a child was able to get out of a fence on the playground, into an unfenced area.

The child safety alarm was tested for the transportation vehicle and it was not observed to be working correctly.

The operation did not have the latest inspection form posted. The last inspection form posted was from 2022.

The operation did not have a current health inspection on file.

There was a caregiver that did not have in person CPR training with utilization of a manikin.

During an investigation, it was found that caregivers did not supervise a child in care when the child was left outside without adult supervision.

During an investigation there was sufficient evidence to support a child was neglected.

During an investigation it was found that children under the age of 5 years old were playing in an area that was not fenced in.

There was 1 classroom that was out of ratio. The classroom had 7 children with one caregiver in the room, while the other caregiver was throwing the trash away. The other caregiver came back into the classroom to bring the deficiency into compliance.

It was determined the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation within 48 hours as required. The incident occurred on 3/29/23 and Child Care Regulation was not notified until 4/11/23.

It was determined during the interviews that a caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child by popping the child on the bottom, swatting at his hand and yanking the child off the table.