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The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
Based on this licensor's interviews, this licensor concludes that, more likely than not, the patting the provider engaged in at naptime was not warm or nurturing physical contact.
Based on this licensor's interviews with providers, it can be determined that, more likely than not children were called an inappropriate name in Hindi, both unwittingly, and intentionally.
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
When interviewed the provider reported that she had knocked a preschool child's hands away from her face with the provider's forearm because the child was putting them into her mouth after touching her genitals. She acknowledged exclaiming, "Stop!". The Center Assistant Director reported observing the provider use a "loud tone" multiple times, on previous occasions.
More likely than not, the violations alleged by the referrer are valid. Two providers reported observing the provider named in the referral engage with anger and aggression in verbal interactions with children. One provider reported observing the provider slap children on the back. One provider reported observing the provider grab and pull a toddler's arm. One provider reported that a parent reported observing a child's arm pulled by the provider.
When interviewed, the providers acknowledged they were not aware that the child went inside the Center from the outdoor playground until another provider brought the child outside to them. The child was unsupervised inside her classroom for one to five minutes.
The providers acknowledge that neither were aware that the children were in the bathroom area.
The state lists this complaint on the provider’s record, but the state’s published report includes no citation detail.
S.S. and S.T. do not have current food worker cards and serve food to children.
Provider M.G. was working in ratio today and no portable background check application had been received.
Plastic bags and gloves were observed accessible to children on the changing table in the infant room. The provider reports that they remain here during diaper changing.
Five food items observed were not in original packaging and, thus, were not labelled, with expiration or best served by date, or what food item was in packaging.
Three of five child files reviewed do not contain a current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status.
A child in care with autism who receives a number of services and has been attending for several years does not have an ICP in his file.
A 15 month old was observed in the infant room today and the Director reports that this is because the Toddler classroom is currently full.
Three of five child files reviewed did not contain verification that the emergency preparedness plan was reivewed by the parent upon enrollment.
A provider was observed with her gaze mostly focused on a tablet for seven minutes while supervising children during outdoor play.
Megan Bartsch does not have any ECE credits and has beein the Director position since April of 2024. This has been cited previously. Shelly Joshi was promoted to Assistant Director several months ago. She does not have any ECE credits. The following staff do not have the high school diploma or GED required for their role in on-site file and MERIT: Amy, Sneha
Lakshmi, Mounika N., Sneha do not show as having current food handler's permits in MERIT nor is verification of the permit in their on-site file. Director reports that staff receive BBP training annually but acknowledges that verification of this is not available. The following staff have expired Safe Sleep training,or verification of training was not available for this licensor to review: Neha, Shelly, and Dhanya.
The small cement square at the entrance to the preschool playground has a tripping hazard-a hole adjacent to it. Large double gate between alley and outdoor playground is latched but does not shut all the way. A provider attempted to shut it all the way. This brought the gap down to four inches from approximately five inches.
Wood chips under slide and climber in preschool area are not nine inches deep. They are approximately one to two inches deep.
A dangling cord was accessible to children in the staff tablet charging area located in the Pre-K room. This was fixed immediately. Plastic bags gloves were observed accessible to infants, four of whom can crawl, in an unlatched cabinet under the infant changing table. This cabinet was secured prior to our departure on 9.16 Windowsill edges, at infant height, in infant room, have sharp edges. Washer and dryer were accessible to children in an unlocked laundry room. A secondary freezer was accessible to children in the unlocked kitchen. The kitchen doorknob was replaced on 09.17. Sinks in Pre-K and Transitional Kindergarten, Developmental Preschool have visible rust around drain and faucet (Pre-school)
The provider has not requested, or is uncertain if she requested, a fire inspection from her local fire authority. The stove in the kitchen was accessible to children because the kitchen door was unlocked. The Director reports a new doorknob which is locking has been installed. The electrical motor in the fan above the stove is very dusty and dirty.
Freezer in freezer/refrigerator combo closest to kitchen door is missing thermometer in freezer. Refrigerator in this combo unit tested at 48 degrees. The other freezer/refrigerator combo next to this one did not have a thermometer that I could locate in the refrigerator portion of the unit. A number of food items, waffles and fishsticks in freezer, in the freezer and a bag of crackers on the counter, are not stored in their original box. Because of this, there is no expiration date on these items. The bag of crackers was shut loosely and it was not airtight. This licensor located three spices that had expired more than one year ago. Cornmeal was expired. A tub of sunflower butter stored on a shelf did not have an expiration date. There was also visible sun butter smeared on the outside of the container.
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