Peppermint Plantation INC #7

746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver placed a child in a highchair to keep the child still.

746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

Children's hands were not washed after diapering.

746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

Two caregivers do not have current certification in CPR/First Aid care.

746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

The diaper changing mat in one infant room was torn and unable to be sanitaized appropriatelly. The second infant room did not have an appropriate diapering mat. They were using a nap mat with a pilow case over it, placed over a table.

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

One infant not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. It was last updated 1/7/25.

746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

Two infant caregivers do not have current training in shaken baby syndrome, SIDS, and early childhood brain development.

746.3505(c) - Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves

Tw caregivers diapering children did not wash hands after taking gloves off and before picking up another child for diapering.

746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training

The director's annual training was not available for review.

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver has been witnessed to hit, yell, and scream at children while redirecting them.

746.1507(1) - Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis

Two classrooms were out of ratio. One classroom of one caregiver with a mix of 2 years through 5 years had a specified age group of 3 years. The ratio was 16:1 making the classroom over ratio by one child. Two 2-year-old, seven 3-year-olds, and five 4-year-olds, and two 5-year-olds.

746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

Infants were observed sitting in seats at a large highchair table for at least 1.5 hours. The care giver was observed on her phone and not interacting with the infants.

746.2206(1)(B) - Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - 13 Months to Toddler and Pre K

Toddler classroom 12 to 24 months does not have outside time as part of their daily activity plan.