The Childrens Courtyard

746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

The presence of ants on the toddler playground was not communicated with the caregiver resulting in a child getting multiple ant bites that caused an allergic reaction.

746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

Three infants did not have updated feeding instructions on file.

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

Staff training records were not available for review at the time of inspection.

746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors

Safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and carbon monoxide & smoke detectors was not available for review at the time of inspection.

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

One child did not have a food allergy plan on file at the center. One child's food allergy plan was not signed by the parent.

746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

Transportation safety training was not available for review for the listed drivers.

746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge

There was no one designated to be in charge of the operation during the director's absence.

746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

The director is not ensuring the operation is operating in compliance with minimum standards. The director did not ensure proper coverage during her absence which also resulted in a group being out of compliance with ratio.

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

It was determined that the operation was out of compliance with child/caregiver ratios. There were 17 children ages 3 - 7 years with one caregiver. The specified age for the group was 3 years which only allows for 15 children. The group was over ratio by 2 children.

746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

It was found that on at least one occasion, a 5-month-old infant and a 16-month-old infant were combined with children that exceeded the 18-month age difference allowed between the oldest and youngest child in the group.

746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages

A caregiver provided the ages of the children in her group which were later found to be incorrect. The caregiver reported that the children in her group were all 2 years but the children ranged in age from 16 months - 2 years.

746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

It was determined that the operation's driver dropped a child off at the wrong elementary school during before school transportation.

746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children

It was determined that the lists used for before and after school transportation were not accurate.

746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a lack of supervision was determined. A child got out of the playground and wandered off of the operation's property. The child was returned to the operation by an unknown bystander.

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

At the time of inspection, complete personnel and training documentation was not available for 2 staff.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

Several slats were missing from the wooden railing of the deck on the outdoor playground.

746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills

Documentation of emergency drills and checks was not available at the time of inspection.

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

Complete personnel and training files were not available at the time of inspection.

746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

The floors in the schoolage room, kitchen, and preschool restroom were not clean - along with 2 sinks in the schoolage room.