Brilliant Starts Learning Academy

746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

The last health inspection was conducted in January 2025.

746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating

The caregivers did not wash the children's hands before allowing them to eat snack.

746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

There were a few bottles in the infant rooms that were not labeled correctly with the first name and last initial. This was CORRECTED when the caregiver labeled the bottles.

746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

The required affidavit was not available for review from employees.

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

One infant teacher did not have a current SIDS training available for review.

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

Two forms of medication were expired. This was corrected when the director disposed of the medication.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

Based on the video, a caregiver yanked a child by one arm while walking the child back to his mat. Further, the caregiver picks up the child in an unacceptable manner and places the child on the mat a second time by one arm and one leg. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver.

746.2907(a) - Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children

Based on the video, a caregiver continued to put a child back on his mat after awakening before naptime was over.

746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

Based on the interviews conducted, the operation admitted to having an employee that used a loud tone with the children. This employee was retrained and the director modeled in the classroom how to talk to the children in a loving, soothing tone. When the director noticed the employee was not taking the retraining serious is when the teacher was terminated. The operation was proactive when the director would model in the classroom for the teacher on how to redirect children without using a loud tone.