WESTMINSTER CHILD CARE

340:110-3-284(c)(2)(E) — work with children without physical, psychological, or emotional punishment, mistreatment, or abuse.

Personnel: Personnel are not working with children without physical, psychological, or emotional mistreatment, punishment, or abuse. Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #19212). Plan to correct: The employee was immediately removed from the room, reported to DHS, and terminated with no further child contact.  We installed cameras in all classrooms and common areas and provided mandatory refresher training on child safety and developmentally appropriate practices. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.

340:110-3-284(c)(2)(C) — demonstrate prudent and responsible behavior reasonably ensuring children's health and safety;

Personnel: Personnel are not demonstrating prudent and responsible behavior reasonably ensuring children's health and safety. Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #19212). Plan to correct: The employee was immediately removed from the room, reported to DHS, and terminated with no further child contact.  We installed cameras in all classrooms and common areas and provided mandatory refresher training on child safety and developmentally appropriate practices. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.

340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) — actions that could cause pain, such as shaking, hitting, striking with an object, spanking, swatting, thumping, pinching, popping, shoving, spatting, hair pulling, yanking, and slamming;

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Discipline: Personnel have used physical discipline with children at the program. Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #19212). Plan to correct: The employee was immediately removed from the room, reported to DHS, and terminated with no further child contact.  We installed cameras in all classrooms and common areas and provided mandatory refresher training on child safety and developmentally appropriate practices. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.

340:110-3-288(c)(2)(A) — humiliating, rejecting, or neglecting a child;

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Discipline: personnel are humiliating children at the program. Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #19212). Plan to correct: The employee was immediately removed from the room, reported to DHS, and terminated with no further child contact.  We installed cameras in all classrooms and common areas and provided mandatory refresher training on child safety and developmentally appropriate practices. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.

340:110-3-288(c)(2)(C) — yelling at a child out of anger or using harsh or profane language;

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Discipline: Personnel are yelling at children at the program. Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #19212). Plan to correct: The employee was immediately removed from the room, reported to DHS, and terminated with no further child contact.  We installed cameras in all classrooms and common areas and provided mandatory refresher training on child safety and developmentally appropriate practices. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.

Position specific qualifications

One of the program's master teachers has an expired PDL certificate. Visit: Periodic / Full. Plan to correct: The master teacher will obtain and maintain a PDL certificate current at all times. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.