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During the investigation, it was confirmed the children have had access to space on the second floor of the building despite the operation never receiving written approval from the local fire authority to care for children above ground level.
The operation has installed a composite structure with swings attached. This was corrected at inspection when the swings were made inaccessible to the children.
A current fire inpsection was not available for review.
Two staff did not have all of the required annual training hours.
The operation did not have recent documentation of completing monthly playground maintenance checklists.
The provider does not have documentation of doing their monthly fire drills and checks of fire extinguishers and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
The operation has not done the annual certification in writing that they have reviewed each of the recall notices issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and that there are no unsafe products at the operation.
One child's file was missing immunization records.
The provider did not have access to all of their staff training records.
The operation was missing a current health inspection.
I reviewed four child files. Two child files were missing health statements. One file was missing immunization records. One file was missing information about the child's doctor and authorization for the daycare to obtain emergency medical care for the child.
The provider did not have documentation about safety drills and checks available to review at the operation.
The parent handbook did not have a complete section on the promotion of physical activity at the operation.
The operation was using a picnic table as a piece of climbing equipment. The children were climbing it and jumping off to the ground. It was not installed over loose fill surfacing and did not have proper use zones around it. The director decided to stop using it as climbing equipment.
The operation didn't have monthly playground checklists.
The operation's outdoor space is not completely fenced by a 4 foot tall fence or barrier. The operation has a variance related to this issue, but they were not meeting the conditions at the inspection. A required screen and bike rack were not being used.
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