Under The Sons Hands Daycare

During the inspection, it was found that written feeding instructions for infants not yet on table foods were not being updated monthly by parents.

It was determine by interviews that the infant children have not been participating in a monthly fire drill with the older children in care. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted.

During the course of the investigation, it was found that a caregiver did use corporal punishment on two children in care when they used an open hand to swat the children on their bottoms.

It was determined during the investigation that the operation failed to make a mandatory report to Statewide Intake after observing concerning bruising on a child in care.

During the walk through, a child in care was found unsupervised in a classroom.

During this inspection, children in care were found not strapped into a table chair that had straps attached.

The infant sink was found not to be working properly.

Based on information obtained during the inspection and course of the investigation, it was found that there was not usually enough food leftover to provide children with seconds if requested. Lunch portions observed during the initial inspection during lunch were also found to be very small.

Based on information obtained during the inspection and course of the investigation, it was found that children were not being served meals following the patterns as established with (USDA) and (CACFP) guidelines.

I arrived at the operation to find all the caregivers in the front room eating lunch together. There were no caregivers present at that moment in the 3 classrooms with children napping.

There are pieces of wood with exposed nails on the playground. The gates have not been installed onto the fence. There is a porch that is required to have barriers placed around it and rails for the steps.