Acepire Montessori Academy

The unitary surfacing on the playground is not maintained.

A caregiver yanked a child arm roughly to get the child to come closer to her.

There were concerns that a caregiver hit a child on the leg.

A child was left unattended in a classroom.

A child was left unattended in the classroom and the operation did not report this incident to licensing.

There was no updated infant feeding instructions form to review for 4 out of the 5 children.

A piece of the wood from the garden area outside has came up from the ground and another piece is broken with rust. Also there is a ring with a hole inside that has concrete stones around it. There is a concern of these object being a tripping hazard and not in good repair.

A written gas inspection report was not available for review.

Safety documentation for emergency drills was not available to review.

One out of six children did not have a health statement available for review.

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, it has been determined that a child was unattended, and caregiver was not at a physical proximity that allowed visual and/or auditory awareness of the child in care.

Teacher and child did not wash hands after diapering process.

Teacher and child did not wash hands after diapering process.

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, it has been determined a staff member have completed the attendance rooster as to make appear there was as second staff present. The staff was competent in completing the rooster not according to the operation's practice.

Based on the gatherings during the investigation, it was determined there was 1 teacher with 13 up to 16 children (ages 2-3 years old) on August 16, 2023. This was from 9AM to 11:30AM.

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, it has been determined the school failed to notify a parent immediately that a child was left unsupervised.

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, it has been determined that a child was unattended, and caregiver was not at a physical proximity that allowed visual and/or auditory awareness of the child in care.

Three out of ten staff files did not have a notarized affidavit available for review during the visit.

Parent handbook was missing a few items to include the promotion of indoor and outdoor activity duration.

Three out of ten files did not have health statements available for review during the visit.