Top of the World Preschool

Unsecured stage risers in the operation gym collapsed onto a child in care.

An infant was observed utilizing a walker with wheels that would allow movement. Walkers are prohibited equipment and would allow infants to move around and have access to materials or may cause a hand injury to other infants during floor time. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the staff removed the infant out of the equipment and removed the prohibited equipment out of the classroom with CCR brought it to their attention.

The loose-fill surfacing on the School Age playground had a depth of 1-4 inches under and around the equipment.

The loose-fill surfacing for the swings and Preschool playground had a depth of 1-4 inches under and around the equipment.

The operation did not have proof of a current gas leak inspection.

Three infants were missing current feeding schedules.

During a DFPS investigation, one caregiver was found to be missing pediatric CPR training.

During a DFPS investigation, one caregiver was found to be missing pediatric first aid training.

During an inspection, it was observed that a caregiver was not adhering to the conditions on their background check.

During an inspection, a caregiver was present with children prior to the operation receiving an eligibility letter from the Centralized Background Check Unit.

During the inspection, there were 12 children aged two years old in a class with one caregiver.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Based on review of video, and interviews of children and staff, it was determined a caregiver left a child unsupervised in a classroom. The child left the building where their classroom was located. The child was found by another caregiver on the concrete path between the two buildings of the operation. The child was unsupervised for 6 minutes and 59 seconds.

Three of the eight rooms did not have emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams posted in the room. This was corrected at inspection when the operation printed out new diagrams and posted them in the rooms.

The operation has not conducted a lockdown drill in the past year.

Two of the four infants in care did not have current infant feeding schedules.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with staff and children, and review of photos, it was determined that a caregiver had allowed children to sit on a fence to take photos on 3/4/2024. When a child was trying to sit on the same fence on 3/5/2024, the child fell off the fence and received two fractures in their wrist.

One of the nine classrooms was missing an emergency evacuation map. This was corrected at inspection when the operation posted a new evacuation map in the room.

The operation was missing a copy of their current liability insurance.

One of the ten personnel records reviewed was missing current training in handling hazardous materials and responding to food allergy emergencies.

Three infants were missing current feeding schedules.

The use zones of five pieces of stationary equipment overlapped use zones of nearby stationary equipment. This was corrected at inspection when the operation put caution tape around the equipment to prevent children from using the equipment until the installer can come back out to the operation to properly install the equipment.

One of the ten personnel records reviewed was missing current training in pediatric first aid.

The school van, manufactured in 2014, had a child safety alarm at the back on the vehicle but it was not operating.

The phone app that the operation uses to track children when transporting children did not have medical transport and treatment authorization forms that could be pulled up on the app. This was corrected at inspection when the operation made paper copies of the medical authorizations to carry on the school vans.

One of the ten personnel records reviewed was missing current training in pediatric cpr.

Five children who were identified by their parents as having food allergies did not have food allergy emergency plans on file

The standard was evaluated as part of a standard investigation and was not found compliant. Based on the interviews with parents, staff, and a video, it has been determined that the caregiver did not use good judgement to redirect a child which resulted in the child sustaining an injury.

Two persons need to update their training in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Understanding Early Childhood Brain Development.

Two persons need to update their transportation training.