Lionheart Childrens Academy

Infant feeding sheets in two infant rooms were not updated.

Cots in four of the classrooms were not labeled.

According to documentation the operations fire inspection was conduced on 2/26/2025 and the operation stated that had an isnpection completed but did not have the report avaliable for review.

The operation made a change in Director on 3/2/2026 and did not notify licensing.

A caregiver was observed popping a child on the hand and on the back of the head.

The governing body failed to implement plans that will prevent prohibited discipline issues at the operation.

A toddler was left unsupervised for three minutes on the playground. The caregiver realized that the child was missing when they returned to the classroom.

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The caregiver inappropriately grabbed and pulled a child while in care at the operation.

The caregiver failed to use the tracking system appropriately.

A two year old child was left unattended outside of their classroom for five minutes. The child was found by a caregiver.

A staff member failed to supervise the children appropriately in the classroom. Two staff members were talking to one another through a door which resulted in an incident occurring in the classroom.

A toddler was left unsupervised for two minutes inside the building.

A caregiver was observed pulling a child towards them and tapping them on their head. The incident happened during naptime and the child was lying on their cot.

A toddler was left unsupervised for thirteen minutes in a classroom.

A caregiver failed to communicate with a teacher that she was bringing a child to their classroom. The caregiver opened the door and the child entered without a teacher in place. The toddler was alone in the classroom for thirteen minutes.

A four year old was left unsupervised when their class went outside to the playground. The child was left for one minute and was found by the director in the building by the back door.

Two children's records evaluated did not have current immunizations on file.

One allergy plan evaluated did not have the parent's signature.

A staff member was viewed on camera pulling a child up by the arms and dragging them a short distance to get them to stay in the designated area.

A staff member failed to use good judgment when she allowed a parent to assist her in carrying a child into the operation. The staff member was not prepared for an emergency due to not having a working walkie talkie and FOB to open the door.

A staff member failed to supervise children appropriately on the playground. A staff member was unaware that children were in a blind spot on the playground which resulted in them opening and closing the gate. The children were observed walking out of the gate. The children were observed using the playground equipment inappropriately.

During an investigation it was determined that the caregiver failed to disinfect the changing table between diaper changes.

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and it was determined that a caregiver was pulling and grabbing children inappropriately to get them to lie down on their nap mats.

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was determined that a caregiver was being rough with children. The caregiver was seen on video grabbing and pulling children, forcefully putting them on their nap mats, pushing a child's face into the mat and picking children up by their forearms and carrying them across the room.

During an investigation it was determined that the infants hands were not being washed after diaper changes.

This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and it was determined that a caregiver witnessed another caregiver abusing children and did not report it to Child Care Regulation or notify the director.

A staff member was turning the toy shelves against the wall so the children would not have access to them.

A caregiver was observed popping a child on the leg with their hand when they would not stay in time out.

A caregiver was observed exceeding the amount of time that a child is in time out. One child was put in a high chair for time out.

A staff member picked up a child by the arms while transitioning to a diaper change. The transition resulted in an injury of Nursemaid's Elbow.

A caregiver was feeding an infant a breast milk bottle when a coworker realized she had the wrong baby. The caregiver had confused the two infants.