Preston Park Montessori Academy

9 infants did not have infant feeding instructions updated within the last 30 days. This was corrected at inspection when the form was sent out and returned by parents.

This standard was found to be deficient. A caregiver was observed to have shaken a child by the shoulders and sat the child down in a harsh manner. This was a self-report, and the caregiver was terminated immediately.

A hose on the playground was unraveled and spread out near the sidewalk walkway area leading to the building. This was corrected at inspection.

Three caregivers were missing current CPR and First Aid training.

Two classrooms and the kitchen did not have an allergy plan posted during licensing walkthrough. This was corrected at inspection.

Children's allergy lists were not posted in each classroom. They were available on the Bright Wheel app.

3 electrical outlets were uncovered in a classroom used by children. This was corrected at inspection.

Two crib mattresses in infant A had torn off tags with no documentation. This was corrected at inspection.

A gas leak test needs to be updated. It has been scheduled for 04/21/23.

The center has new unitary surfacing on the playgrounds. The test data was not available for review by licensing.

Three infants were observed in the high chair without the safety straps.

A caregiver did not have an affidavid available for review.

One teacher had a CPR/First Aid certificate was expired on 2/1/22.

A child in the 2-3 year old classroom was walking with a bottle in their mouth. The caregiver stated the bottle did not belong to that child.

3 children in the 6W-6M classroom were laying and sleeping in cribs with the gate dropped down.

The 2-3 year old classroom had 1 teacher with 18 children throwing toys at the door, awake during nap time, on top of tables, pulling on exit door, playing over napping children, eating cereal off the sink area, etc.

The teacher in the 2-3 year old classroom had unsupervised access to children and had no documented orientation training.

The 2-3 year old classroom teacher was not able to tell how many children she had in care, what their names were, how old they were, etc.

An infant in the 6W-6M classroom was sitting on the bouncy seat while a caregiver was holding the bottle for the child. Child was not capable of holding their own bottle.

The three playground structures at the operation was not observed to have to appropriate depth of loose fill. 10/18/2021- The loose fill was short of 6 inches in the 3 playgrounds (2 yr, 3-6 yr, and 4-6 yr) of the facility. 11/1/2021--The loose fill was short of 6 inches in the 3 playgrounds (2 yr, 3-6 yr, and 4-6 yr) of the facility. Possibly 2-3 inches deep and not 6.

Children in the 18-24M classroom had several (3) children with the blankets over their heads.

Three classrooms were observed and over ratio. 10/18/2021- 3 out of 10 classrooms that were observed during the visit were out of ratio. The 0-6 month old class had 2 teachers for 11 infants. The 6-12 month classroom had 7 infants to 1 teacher. The 2-4 year old classroom with a specified age group of 3 years, had 17 children to 1 teacher. 11/2/2021--The 2-3 year old classroom had 18 children with 1 teacher during naptime. Only 3 children were napping, the rest of the children were awake.

During the visit, a teacher in the 2-4 year old classroom was present while her background check showed pending.

The three playground structures at the operation was not observed to have to appropriate depth of loose fill. 10/18/2021- The loose fill was short of 6 inches in the 3 playgrounds (2 yr, 3-6 yr, and 4-6 yr) of the facility.

The operation's fire inspection report was not observed during the inspection. 10/18/2021- The fire inspection was not available for review during the visit.

The operation's health inspection report was not able for observation during the inspection 10/18/2021- The sanitation inspection was not available for review during the visit.

Three classrooms were observed and over ratio. 10/18/2021- 3 out of 10 classrooms that were observed during the visit were out of ratio. The 0-6 month old class had 2 teachers for 11 infants. The 6-12 month classroom had 7 infants to 1 teacher. The 2-4 year old classroom with a specified age group of 3 years, had 17 children to 1 teacher.

Three classrooms were observed and over ratio.