Brighter Futures Learning Center

A caregiver was observed to abrubtly grab and pull a child toward her and was heard telling the child, "I told you to stop."

Recite: It was determined in an investigation that a caregiver was using prohibited punishment, yelling, as a form of discipline.

It was determined in an investigation that a caregiver was using prohibited punishment, yelling, as a form of discipline.

There was a water hose out on the playground. *This was corrected at inspection*

During inspection, fire extinguisher in one of the van's was observed not secured.

During investigation, it was determined that a child's written feeding instructions for an infant not yet on table food were not followed correctly.

During investigation, it was found operational policies regarding diapering and potty training did not mention a restriction on caregivers entering the bathroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when operational policies for diaper and potty training were updated to include the information.

The operational policies were missing the information pertaining to physical activities.

A fire inspection was found outdated, last inspection was dated 7/13/2022.

It was noted that a caregiver in the three year old classroom grabbed a child's chin as a form of discipline while redirected the child.

Three infants (2-4 month old) were found not sleeping on their backs.

A staff member's purse in the four-year-old classroom was sitting on a shelf accessible to the children in care. Note: This was corrected at the inspection. Five classrooms were noted with electrical cords hanging and accessible to children. Note: Extension cords were secured at the time of the inspection.

Six children's heads were covered during nap time. This was corrected when the children's heads were uncovered.

At the time of inspection the mulch on the larger playground was not maintained at its proper depth.

The diaper changing mat was not properly sanitized after a diaper change.

Two slides did not have the required playground surfacing in place. This was corrected when the slides were removed from the playground.

At the time of inspection one caregiver in the two year old group left the second caregiver alone with 12 children in the gym. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the group.

At the time of inspection the caregiver in the two year old classroom did not wash their hands after diaper change.

At the time of inspection the caregiver in the two year old classroom did not wash a child's hands after a diaper change. This was corrected when the child's hands were washed.

At the time of inspection one infant under 12 months was sleeping in a swing. This was corrected when the child was placed in the crib to nap.