St. Clare Early Learning Center

2025

1. Medium-High riskStandard 231/30/2025

   23. Fire Drills & Emergency Preparedness CCF Handbook, Section 3.8 [SR] (23-06)

   During the facilitys licensure year, fire drills utilizing the approved alarm system were not conducted monthly at various dates and times when children were in care [October, November, and December]. CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.4, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Comments: Counselor observed facility has not completed a fire drill since September. Facility is not compliance with Florida Standard. Facility completed a fire drill on 1/30/2025. Facility is compliance with Florida standards. Counselor give technical assistant: 3.8.4 Fire Drills A. During the facilitys license year, fire drills utilizing the alarm system, approved by the local fire authority, must be conducted monthly at various dates and times when children are in care. B. When the facilitys approved fire alarm alert system is activated or initiated, all adults and children must evacuate the facility. C. A current attendance record and parent contact information must accompany child care personnel out of the building during a drill or actual evacuation and be used to account for all children. The operator must maintain a written record of the fire drills showing the date, number of children and child care personnel in attendance, evacuation route used, and time taken for all individuals to evacuate the premises. Each fire drill record must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months from the date of the fire drill. The fire drills conducted must include, at a minimum: 1. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route, 2. One fire drill during napping/sleeping times, and 3. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority. This drill will be coordinated with the operator or designee. FOOD AND NUTRITION Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-01-30. View official inspection document (report 90994005-c027-440d-8be1-e236e2980368)

   Not corrected
2. Medium-High riskStandard 391/30/2025

   39. Medication CCF Handbook, Section 6.5 [SR] (39-11)

   The facility did not maintain a record for each child who received medication while in care. CCF Handbook, Section 6.5, F (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Comments: Counselor observed that the facility did not have a record of each child in the infant room who received medication. The facility is not in compliance with Florida Standards. The facility must have parents complete the medication authorization forms for children who use non-prescription medications. Counselor give technical assistant: Medication Child care programs are not required to give medication; however, if a program chooses to do so, it must comply with the following requirements: A. The child care program must have written authorization from the custodial parent or legal guardian to give prescription and non- prescription medications. This authorization must be dated and signed by the custodial parent or legal guardian and contain the childs name; the name of the medication to be given; and date, time and amount of the correct dosage to be given. Prescription and non- prescription medications that are used on an as needed basis require the parent/ legal guardian to provide additional documentation on the authorization form to describe symptoms that would require the medication to be given. The child care provider must never administer a medication that is prescribed for one child to another child. B. Any known allergies to medication or special restrictions must also be documented, maintained in the childs file, shared with child care personnel and posted with the childs stored medication. C. Prescription and non-prescription medication brought to the child care facility by the custodial parent or legal guardian must be in the original container. Prescription medication must have a label stating the name and contact information of the physician and/or pharmacy, childs name, name of the medication, and medication directions. All prescription and non-prescription medication must be dispensed according to written directions on the prescription label or printed manufacturers label and maintained at the appropriate temperature. D. In the event of an emergency, non-prescription medication that is not brought in by the parent or legal guardian can be dispensed only if the program has written permission from the parent or legal guardian to do so. E. Any medication given under these conditions must be documented in the childs file, and the custodial parent or legal guardian must be notified on the day of occurrence. F. The facility must maintain a record for each child receiving any medications that documents the full name of the child, the name of the medication, the date and time the medication was given, the amount and dosage, and the name and signature of the person who gave the medication. This record must be initialed or signed by the program personnel who gave the medication. The record must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months after the last day the child received the dosage. Facility has 2/10/2025 to come back into compliances with Florida Standard. RECORD KEEPING Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-01-30. View official inspection document (report 90994005-c027-440d-8be1-e236e2980368)

   Not corrected