Primrose School of Mill Creek

Prohibited behavior and discipline, and physical separation of children

WAC 110-300-0331(1) · Serious

The provider acknowledged that she grabbed a child due to her belief that child intended to harm another child. The Assistant Director also reported that she observed this interaction.

The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

One child's file has individual care plan that is not signed by the parent.

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d) · Serious

Plastic gloves were accessible to children at handwashing sinks or diaper changing tables in most classrooms. They were made inaccessible immediately. Water tested at 130 degrees at three sinks in Pre-K 2. Water tested at 125 at one sink in the Pre-K 1 classroom. Water tested at 125 at child sink in Pre-K 3 (Explorers).

Individual care plan

WAC 110-300-0300(1)(a) · Short Term

The program does not notify the Department when a child with special needs is enrolled or identified. The provider does not have verification that early learning program staff involved with a particular child has been trained on implementing the individual care plan for that child. Individual Care Plans have not been updated annually for six of six ICPs reviewed.

Food allergies and special dietary needs

WAC 110-300-0186(1) · Serious

The provider has allergy plans for children with severe allergies but these plans do not include foods that can subsitute for allergenic foods. Dispute Description: Per the licensor’s comments, ALL children with allergies had an allergy plan; however, these plans didn’t include foods that would offer substitute options for allergenic foods. Since there is no cure for food allergies, we follow the basic rule: we avoid serving food allergens in our school. Since we do offer food to children in our care, we do not ask parents to bring any kind of substitute (unless they would like to do so); instead, during parent orientation, we offer parents a list of foods that we offer as a substitute from our kitchen. We can provide this list upon request (since I can’t provide attachments or screenshots). Per the licensor’s comments, ALL children with allergies had an allergy plan; however, these plans didn’t include foods that would offer substitute options for allergenic foods. Since there is no cure for food allergies, we follow the basic rule: we avoid serving food allergens in our school. Since we do offer food to children in our care, we do not ask parents to bring any kind of substitute (unless they would like to do so); instead, during parent orientation, we offer parents a list of foods that we offer as a substitute from our kitchen. We can provide this list upon request (since I can’t provide attachments or screenshots).

Emergency preparation and exiting

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious

Exit doors in three classrooms were blocked by cots. Dispute Description: In the above-mentioned paragraph, I mentioned that the licensor entered our family at 1:47 p.m. and proceeded to inspect classrooms that were either still asleep or beginning to wake up. All our cots are stored in classrooms’ corners, located within 4 feet of exit doors. As the licensor and I proceeded through each classroom inspection, children were beginning to wake up and teachers were beginning to stack cots back where they permanently resided during the day, in the corner, not far from the exit door. The cots that the licensor is referring to that were blocking the door were our cover cots that teachers removed prior to stacking sleeping cots with sheets and blankets back into place. These “blocking” cover cots were placed there temporarily as teachers stacked sleeping cots back into their permanent location in the corner before placing the cover cot on top to keep the cots below clean and sanitary. We actually had a real emergency in our facility the same day after the licensor left due to an unusual gas smell, so all children and staff had to evacuate the building immediately so we could bring the Puget Sound inspectors to inspect the building for a possible gas leak. Everyone exited the building within minutes, positioned themselves away from the building to the back of our playground areas (like we always do during our monthly drills), and were happily awaiting inspectors. We walked children around the building to return them safely to their parents as the day came to an end. Please note that there were no cots blocking any exit doors during the whole evacuation process, as nap time was over by then. Our parents gave us kudos for how organized and happy the children were in a real emergency. Thankfully, it was a false alarm; no natural gas leak was found, and it was stated that it was probably gasoline on someone’s clothes that brought the smell in. Our licensor is welcome to inspect any classroom at times other than the end of a nap time. In the above-mentioned paragraph, I mentioned that the licensor entered our family at 1:47 p.m. and proceeded to inspect classrooms that were either still asleep or beginning to wake up. All our cots are stored in classrooms’ corners, located within 4 feet of exit doors. As the licensor and I proceeded through each classroom inspection, children were beginning to wake up and teachers were beginning to stack cots back where they permanently resided during the day, in the corner, not far from the exit door. The cots that the licensor is referring to that were blocking the door were our cover cots that teachers removed prior to stacking sleeping cots with sheets and blankets back into place. These “blocking” cover cots were placed there temporarily as teachers stacked sleeping cots back into their permanent location in the corner before placing the cover cot on top to keep the cots below clean and sanitary. We actually had a real emergency in our facility the same day after the licensor left due to an unusual gas smell, so all children and staff had to evacuate the building immediately so we could bring the Puget Sound inspectors to inspect the building for a possible gas leak. Everyone exited the building within minutes, positioned themselves away from the building to the back of our playground areas (like we always do during our monthly drills), and were happily awaiting inspectors. We walked children around the building to return them safely to their parents as the day came to an end. Please note that there were no cots blocking any exit doors during the whole evacuation process, as nap time was over by then. Our parents gave us kudos for how organized and happy the children were in a real emergency. Thankfully, it was a false alarm; no natural gas leak was found, and it was stated that it was probably gasoline on someone’s clothes that brought the smell in. Our licensor is welcome to inspect any classroom at times other than the end of a nap time.