Sunshine Montessori Academy

An infant was asleep in a restrictive device. *Infant was moved into the crib during the inspection*

A two year old child was alone on the playground for less than a minute.

It was determined through an investigation that the operation did not report in a timely manner when they were notified of a possible minimum standard violation on April 4th, but did not report until four days later on April 8th.

Transportation binders did not include medical authorizaton for the children being transported.

One of the ten staff files did not have a pre-employment form available for review.

Two of the ten children's files reviewed did not have current immunization records for review.

Transportation binders did not include telephone numbers for parents/authorized individuals.

The fire extinguisher in the van designated for transporting children was found to be unsecured

On the three year old playground, in the play structure there was an active hornet nest.

In the 3 and older playground the slide exit did not have the required 6 inches of loose fill installed.

In an infant aged classroom, there was not a significant amount of toys to keep the children engaged.

The operationaal policies did not incldue information regarding Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs.

The operational policies did not include information regarding Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.

The fire extinguishers in the vans used to transport children had not been serviced since 2016 and 2020.

The first aid kit utilized in the transportation van did not inlcude the following items; a guide, scissors, or tweezers.

Purchase information for a transporation vehicle was not present at the operation at the time of the inspection.

Caregivers were not practicing proper supervision while caring for children during nap time.

Two cribs with children under 12 months had a stuffed animal in the crib while there was an infant using the crib. Noted: This was corrected immediatly when the toys were removed from the crib.

In a room with a ratio of one caregiver to four children, a caregiver was alone with five children. Noted: This was corrected immediately when another caregiver was brought into the room.

Two infants were found to be sleeping in restrictive devices. Noted: This was corrected at time of the inspection, when the infants were removed from the restrictive devices and places on their backs in their cribs.

The electrical cord to a bottle warmer was hanging down over the sink, accessible to infants. Noted: This was corrected at inspection when the cord was moved out of reach of the infants.

Five of the reviewed children's files did not have maintained vaccination records included in the file.

The director did not have a completed training in administering medications or responding to emergencies due to food or allergic reactions.

Information gathered for this investigation determined a staff member inappropriately disciplined their own child while at the operation. Staff member slapped the child on the side of their face and spanked the child’s bottom. Staff member also yelled at the child.

A caregiver placed a non-walking infant on a lawn chair resulting in the infant to lean forward and fall off the chair. The infant hit their face on the ground.

Caregiver in toddler classroom sprayed the hands of a toddler with soapy water while toddler was laying on the diaper changing table. The cleaning solution sting the child's eye.

A bottle filled with water gel beads did not have the cover secured posing a chocking hazard in the infant II classroom .

During an investigation it was reported that a caregiver expressed frustration and used inappropriate language towards children. Note: The deficiency was corrected at inspection / investigation when the Director made the decision to release caregiver of her duties.

This standard was reviewed in relation to the allegation and found to be deficient as the child's diaper had not been checked or changed for more than three hours.

During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver administered a prescription cream to the sibling of the child who it was prescribed to without a proper prescription at the parents' request.