The Sonshine Ark

On 7/23/2026, video footage showed infants being removed from a table at 11:40 AM. Two infants were left in the bucket chairs from 11:40 AM-11:54 AM, seconds from 11:55 AM (15 minutes). The teachers were observed putting the other three children to sleep while the other two children sat there for nearly fifteen minutes until one teacher went to get them. The teachers did not bring all the children down during the same time frame. The children were observed still buckled in their seats.

On 7/23/2026 video footage from 7/23/26 was viewed and a teacher was observed feeding children at a table with one child in the back of the room playing. The teacher was observed to have her back to the child and did not turn around for 5 minutes. The teacher then walked to the sink behind the table and the child who was playing in the back ran to the table and attempted to take another child's food. That child pushed the other child away, causing them to flal to the floor. The angle of the camera did not catch the child on video, but it was unknown if the cihld was crying. The child was observed to have gotten up less than two minutes later, and the teacher's back was still to the children. On 8/1/2026 the director had a meeting with the staff where the issue of supervision was addressed. The caregiver did attend this meeting as per the sign in log. This was corrected before today's inspection. On 7/6/2026 a caregiver left children unattended for two minutes in a classroom while she went to the front to pick up a child.

During the inspection, it was found that a staff member had a CPR certification that lacked the in-person portion of the course.

Two caregivers who were reported to be transporting children did not have a valid transportation training.

Upon review of video footage, it was determined that a caregiver did not interact positively with a child in care.

The operation did not have a gas inspection conducted.

During the inspection, it was observed a group of 20 children went on a field trip to the library with 3 caregivers. Field trips ratios indicate that 4 caregivers were required. This was corrected when they returned to the center.

Three of the five enrolled infants did not have a current written feeding instruction form. Two of the three expired three months ago.

There were four expired medication in the medication cabinet. This was corrected when staff member dispose the expired medication.

The Consumer Product Recall was last certified on 1/4/2023. This was corrected when staff member certified the consumer product recall as of 5/22/2025.

There is a 9 inch gap between the fence and the gate. This was corrected when staff member added bungee ropes around the gap to fill the gap.

Caregiver was using inappropriate redirection practices such as pulling and grabbing a child.

Caregiver used inappropriate and discouraging language to and around the children.

There was one caregiver caring for 6 children in the infant room therefore the caregiver was out of ratio. The youngest infant is 6 months and the oldest 1 year old. This was corrected at inspection when the other caregiver entered the room.

One infant was observed in the highchair without the safety straps. There was no safety straps in any of the highchairs.

There were two outlets uncovered in the 4-5 age group classroom. Caregiver placed two covers in the uncovered outlets therefore were corrected at inspection.

10 out of 10 staff members did not have the Adminitration Medication, Food Allergy, and Hazardous Training training available for review at the time of inspection.

The crib mattresses were recently replaced with new ones that do not specifically match the crib model numbers.

Four classrooms did not have a written activity plan with designated dates and time frames of activities.

7 out of 10 staffs did not have the SIDS/Shaken baby training available for review at the time of inspection.

The documentation of fire drills were not available for review at the time of inspection.

The child safety lock on the cabinet was broken, therefore the Lysol was accessible to the children in the toddler's room. During the inspection, the caregiver took action to address the issue by moving the Lysol to a top cabinet that is out of reach for the children

A child accidentally bit their tongue and they were taken to the emergency room to be evaluated on 04/17/24. The operation did obtain a parent signature on the incident report within the required 48 hours.

A child accidentally bit their tongue 04/17/24 and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. An incident report was filled out but not signed by the person in charge within the required 48 hours of the incident occurring.

The admission forms have not been updated to reflect changes made to minimum standards.

In reviewing the operational policies, there is no updated information on the support of inclusive services.

The loose fill in all use zones of the outdoor play area measured less than the required six inch depth, and the ground beneath was exposed in several areas.

There was no documentation available to show that training had been completed by any caregiver in the required topic of Administration of Medication.

One caregiver in the infant class and one caregiver in the two year old class each failed to wash the hands of a child after diapering.

One caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year. A second caregiver had completed 6 annual training hours towards the 20-21 training year and was lacking 18 hours. A third caregiver had completed 5 training hours towards the 20-21 annual training year and was lacking 19 hours. A fourth caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year.