The Kipling School, Inc.

Based upon the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support the restrictions issued by the Fire Marshal had not been followed by allowing children under 2-years old to be cared for above ground level in the months of March and April 2024. CORRECTED - There were no children under 2-years-old being cared for in May 2024. Procedures have been put in place to ensure children who have not turned 2-years old will not be allowed upstairs.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.

Two children under 24 months old were being cared for above ground level.

A boppy pillow recalled 9/23/21 was observed to be in the infant room and in use by an infant in care.

A two month infant was observed sleeping with a white noise machine/speaker inside of their crib.

Written feeding instructions for a child not yet on table food was last updated 08/06/2023

Out of the five staff files evaluated during the inspection, one was obtained CPR training through the NationalCPRFountation which is an online class.

Child/caregiver ratio was reduced for a group of children that included infants 12-17 months old.

Sheets in four infant cribs were observed loose.

In all classrooms some of the mats had tires and holes which the mat is no longer waterproof.

The caregiver stated she had 10 children, then stated she had 8, when I counted their were 9 children in the classroom.

The operation has not had a gas inspection since 9/2/2020.

In some classrooms children did not have storage space to be their belongings and in some classrooms the areas were not labeled the with the child s name.

Some of the toddler cups were not labeled with their names and last initial of last name.

In the infant classrooms the changing table mats had holes in them.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.