Bright Horizons Family Center

The fire extinguishers were not being inspected monthly.

One child's medication was out-of-date and expired July 2024.

The fire extinguishers were not being inspected monthly.

One child's medication was stored in a Ziploc bag and did not have the date it was brought to the operation on it.

One infant did not have feeding instructions that were reviewed with the parent and dated within the last 30 days.

Two children's immunization record did not include the signature (including a rubber stamp or electronic signature) of the health-care professional who administered the vaccines.

One caregiver did not know how many children they were responsible for during inspection. This was addressed at inspection when I was able to count the correct number of children in care and let the caregiver know so they were aware.

The operation had trash accessible to children in three classrooms. This was corrected at inspection when the trash cans containing trash without lids were removed from the classrooms during inspection.

Two children did not have medication at the operation for a prescribed allergy or medical condition as indicated that was needed for the child's condition by a medical professional on their FARE forms.

Two items in the First Aid Kit were expired. These two items were removed from the First Aid Kit during inspection.

A child was given a food that contains an allergen.

A caregiver used prohibited punishment while re-directing a child.

Follow up inspection was completed at the operation on 5/1/2023. One caregiver was observed supervising 10 children, ages 15months to 23months. The naptime ratio should have been 1:9. This was corrected when an additional caregiver was added to the ratio.

One caregiver was observed supervising 10 children, ages 14months to 22months. The naptime ratio should have been 1:9. This was corrected when an additional caregiver was added to the ratio.

Current First aid/ CPR certification was not available to review for two of the 28 staff members.

One child with a food allergy emergency plan did not contain the parent's signature on the plan.

The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not contain information on how the operation will evacuate children that have limited mobility, may need additional assistance or are under 24 months of age during an evacuation.

On the 3-5 year old playground there were two tires positioned at the bottom of the rock wall of the playscape not allowing for a use zone of 6 ft.

The operation had two employees present at the operation before receiving notice from the background unit (CBCU) regarding the employee's eligibility. One employee was working in the kitchen and the second was managing the front desk and the daily operation of the facility. NOTE: The employees were removed from the operation and their background checks were submitted during the inspection.