Mary's Little Lamb Learning Center

There was no Food Allergy Emergency Plan for diagnosed food allergy available for review during the inspection for one out of four children files reviewed.

There was no current fire inspection report available for review during the inspection. Fire inspection was observed last dated 5/22/23.

There was no list of children being transported in the vehicle used to transport children during the inspection.

A 4 year old child was observed not properly secured in a child safety seat while being transported in vehicle.

There was no fire extinguisher observed in vehicle used for transporting children during inspection.

There was no emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for children being transported in vehicle during inspection.

Fire extinguishers were observed expired, last serviced 03/2023 during inspection.

There was no first aid kit observed in the vehicle used to transport children during the inspection.

There was no parent names or emergency contact numbers for children being transported in vehicle during the inspection.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to suggest that there was not an additional caregiver besides the driver in the vehicle while transporting a child under two years old.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the car seat that a child was riding in was not properly secured into the vehicle.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglectful supervision occurred.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is sufficient evidence to suggest that at least one seat belt in the vehicle was not working.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is sufficient evidence to suggest that an 11-month-old infant was transported in a booster seat instead of a rear facing car seat as required.

Based on the DFPS investigation there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not intervene when necessary to ensure a child’s safety when a child fell from a car safety seat while being transported.

Four children files observed were not updated. The childcare facility did not update the children files to portray the updated required information by 09/01/2023. The files observed did not include an updated special care needs section, modifications, and/or the child's swimming ability.

One caregiver was observed caring for 7 infants ages 9 months, 10 months, 10 months, 12 months, 13 months, 16 months, and 17 months old. This was corrected during inspection when another caregiver returned to the room to assist with caring for the infants.

One infants had a pacifier attached to clothing while asleep in the crib. Corrected: Caregiver removed the pacifier from the infants clothes.

One caregiver was at the operation without an eligible background check. Another citation related to background checks within the next 6 months may result in an additional penalty and other enforcement actions. Corrected: The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.