Mission Early Head Start Academy

There were no documented fire extinguishers / CO detector checks available for review at the time of inspection. Note: This was corrected at inspection when provider completed and documented a CO detector and fire extinguisher check.

One of the board of the fence is loose.

Training records for three staff were not available for review at the operation.

The annual fire inspection was not current. The last fire insepction was conducted on 9/07/2022.

Emergency exits to the gates in the outdoor playground were observed with locks. Caregivers who were in the outdoor playground with children did not know the code to the locks.

Trash was observed in the outdoor playround. Papers, wrappers, and a plastic sandwich bag were observed, this posed a hazard as the trash was accesible to chldren. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as the trash was picked up.

Several mats where children were sleeping on were not maintained in four different classrooms. The mats were observed torn exposing the mat's foam.

Soiled diapers were observed in waste baskets without a lid in the children's restrooms. This was observed in 5 of 6 classrooms.

A caregiver was observed caring for a group of 16 children. The specified age of the children in the group was 3 years of age. According to the ratio chart the maximum number of children 3 years of age a caregiver may supervise is 15. The group was out of ratio by one child. Note: A second caregiver stepped in the classroom during the inspection.

There was no safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors for the months of August, September, and October 2021. The only documentation available was for fire drills.

Transportation services were being offered prior to notifying child care regulation in writing. Note: This was CORRECTED during the inspection as a written notification was provided.