Kepler Stem School

746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based · Medium High

One caregiver did not have hands on CPR training.

746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child · Medium High

A child was served egg, and the child had a known egg allergy.

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 · High

Two children were observed walking unsupervised to take their dishes to the kitchen.

746.3407(5) - Sanitize Potty-Chairs · Medium High

A potty chair was observed unclean.

746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner · Medium High

A garbage can in the childrens restroom did not have a lid on it.

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 · High

A child was left unsupervised in the classroom

746.1011(a) - Director present-Minimum 75% · Medium High

One of the directors has not been present for 75% or 30 hours a week for the past 6 months.

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 · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. A child was left outside unsupervised.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The operation did not report the child that was left unsupervised within the required 2 days.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The operation did not notify the parent of the incident involving their child being placed at risk immediately as required.

746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk · Medium

This standards was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The incident report was not completed at the time of the inspection and had to be requested.

746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported standards and found to be deficient. The operation did not share the incident report with the parent within 48 hours.

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 · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the self-reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver was bringing in the children from outside and failed to follow center policy, this resulted in a child being left outside unsupervised.

746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards · Medium

This standard was found deficient in relation to the DFPS investigation. The director failed to ensure that a caregiver that was previously cited for inappropriate discipline was following safe practices and disciplining the children correctly.

746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited · High

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. There was sufficient evidence to support that the caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and pulled the child placing them in the chair forcefully.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The operation failed to report an incident of a child injured by a caregiver with in the 2 day required timeframe to Child Care Regulation.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High

One caregiver was observed grabbing and pulling a child.

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

There was sufficient evidence that a caregiver is yelling at the children.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High

The operation became aware of an incident that placed a child at risk for injury or harm, but did not report the incident to CCR.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High

One child was placed into a situation that may have caused harm, and the child's parents were not notified.

746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation · Medium

The standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegations and found to be deficient. The caregiver had three 2 year olds in time out for a total of 9 minutes.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was seen on video foot grabbing a child by the arm and taking the child to a time out.

746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985) · Low

Staff files were reviewed and one file was missing the notarized affidavit.

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

Food Allergy Alert Plans were reviewed and three did not have parent signatures.

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual · High

This standard was reviewed in relation to the reported allegation and found to be deficient. There was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was inappropriately disciplining a child with a spray bottle.

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium

Three children were observed to have expired medications. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the medication and set it aside to return to the parent.

746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired · Medium

During the inspection, first aid kits had supplies that were expired. This was corrected at inspection when the supplies were removed from the kits.

746.613(a) - Required Immunizations · High

Out of ten children's records reviewed, one record was missing complete immunizations.