Abugida Academy

The operation failed to maintain an active franchise tax status, and as a result, the entity’s franchise tax status has been forfeited.

A potty chairs was observed in Toddler walkway with urine sitting in it accessible to children. This was corrected it at inspection when the caregiver removed the chair and cleaned it.

The center director did not have an attendance record on file available for review.

This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation was made aware of an allegation of inappropriate discipline used in the classroom and did not report the incident within the 48-hour timeframe.

A child's hands were not washed after diaper changing.

Three playgrounds do not have an appropriate depth of six inches of loose fill in the use zones surrounding stationary equipment.

One bus does not have a first aid kit on the vehicle. This was corrected at inspection when a first aid kit was added to the vehicle.

One outlet did not have a safety cover over it. This was corrected at inspection when a safety cover was added.

An infant was found in a swing without proper strapping. This was corrected during the inspection.

During an outdoor walkthrough, a broken fish tank was discovered on the ground, with shattered glass easily accessible to children. Additionally, a tire was found that had exposed wires, posing a hazard during active play. The fish tank was removed.

One out of ten personnel records reviewed does not have pediatric first aid training.

One classroom had all purpose cleaner and bleach accessible to children.

A gate leading from the playground to the front of the building was unhinged, allowing for the gate to be pushed down. This was corrected at inspection when the gate was fixed.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver was observed on surveillance hitting a child on their head.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. After the operation was made aware of allegations that a child was hit by a caregiver, the information was not properly reported to Child Care Regulations within two days.

Two caregivers did not use the straps on the high table during mealtimes. The was corrected when the caregivers placed a child in the high table for snack. Children who were not able to be strapped into the high table sat at a nearby table adjacent to the caregiver.

Spray bottle was not label. This was corrected when director place a label on the spray bottle.

The gate was off the hedges on the playground. This was corrected when the director placed the gate back on the hedges and locked it.

A caregiver grabbed a child's hand as a form of discipline.

A child was pulled by his shirt by a caregiver to be moved to a different location.

An employee working at the operation had a 'pending' background check.

The 0-11 month classroom had five children with one caregiver. This was corrected at inspection when one child moved up to the 12-17 month old classroom and both classrooms were in ratio.

One infant under 12 months was sleeping a crib with a shawl in the crib against the infant's face. This was corrected at inspection when the shawl was removed from the crib.