YMCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER PRE-SCHOOL

The operation lacked operational polices number 9, 18, and 26.

Two caregivers had a group of 33 children. The specified age of this group was 3 years old. The maximum group size for two caregivers with the specified age of 3 is 30 children. The caregivers were out of ratio by 3 children.

Two infants did not have infant feeding schedules.

One out of six children files lacked current immunizations.

Disinfecting wipes were accessible to children in the 3 year old classroom. NOTE: This was corrected when the caregivers removed the wipes.

One out of six children files lacked a required health statement.

Clorox wipes, sanitizer, and deodorizer were accessible to children in the toddler room. Hand sanitizer was accessible to children in the Prek 3 room.

The children's cots were not labeled in the infant room and both toddler rooms.

The infant room and both toddler rooms did not have the activity plans posted.

During the course of an investigation regarding unexplained bruising to a child's arms, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed the child while attempting to redirect them, which may have resulted in the injuries.

During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver placed a two-year-old child in time out for approximately 10 minutes. The child is only allowed to be in time out for two minutes.

During the course of an investigation, it was determined that the caregiver was on their phone multiple times throughout the day.

During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver would repeatedly step out of the classroom leaving a group of children unsupervised.

The director did not complete training in the required 6 topics.

One out of seven personnel files lacked training on prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.

The loose fill around the slide that is outdoors was not the appropriate depth of 6 inches.

One out of eight children files lacked a physician statement.

The director did not have training on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.

Three out of seven personnel files lacked the required 6 topics of training.

In the infant room, the bottles and sippy cups were not labeled.

One out of eight children files lacked current immunizations.

Four out of seven personnel files lacked the required 24 hours of training.

Children were observed walking to the restroom unsupervised.

During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver allowed children under the age of two to engage in screen time activities.

A 5 year old child was placed in the infant room. The youngest infant in the classroom was 16 months old. The age gap is more than 18 months difference.

During a course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver was on the phone while a child was injured.

The director lacked training in recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), understanding early childhood brain development.

Two caregivers were observed not washing their hands after changing children's diapers.

A child was observed in the hallway alone, drinking from the water fountain.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection.

Three classrooms placed snack directly on the table. Note: This was corrected at the inspection.

Children were observed not washing their hands after diapering changing.

Three classrooms did not have the children cots labeled. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers utilized a number chart and wrote numbers on the cots.

Two out of six employee files lacked the required training for the prevention of Child Maltreatment.

The director employee file was missing the required training hours for year 2021-2022.

Two out of six employee files lacked the required 6 topics of training.

Four out of six employee records lacked a completed affidavit.

Recite: The operation's annual fire inspection has not been conducted.

Recite: The operation did not have an additional employee in the building during nap time.

Recite: The outdoor playground structure is lacking six inches of loose-fill surfacing.

The operation's annual fire inspection has not been conducted.

The operation has not conducted a fire drill since March 2022.

The outdoor playground structure is lacking six inches of loose-fill surfacing.

At the time of inspection, the director was counted in ratio during nap time, and did not have an additional employee in the building.

One caregiver was observed stepping outside of the classroom to help a child in the restroom leaving the remaining students unattended.

Two personnel records reviewed did not have the notarized Employee Affidavit complete on file available for review at the time of inspection.

One child's record reviewed did not have the date of admission complete on the admission form at the time of inspection.

Two personnel records reviewed did not have the required annual training complete within each staff members annual training year. Both staff members have completed 8 hours of annual training leaving 16 hours not complete.

Caregivers purse was observed to be sitting under the desk leaving it accessible to the children in care.