Kindercare (Newark)

“Ensure staff files are complete. -Annual review of sleep safe for Staff #2, 3, 4, 6, 13, 25, 23, 24. -Annual review of abuse and neglect for Staff #2, 3, 4, 6, 13, 15, 23, 24. -OCCL Health and Safety for Staff # 3, 5, 16, 18, 23. -Adult abuse registry check for Staff #7 and 20. -Health Appraisal for Staff # 5, 16, and 23. -CPR and First Aid for Staff # 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 26. -Professional developmental plan for Staff 3, 18, 24, and 25.”

“Ensure children's files are complete. -Current Health appraisal needed for Child #1, 2, 9,13,14,17, and 22. -Immunizations needed for Child # 9, 13, 20. -Blood lead screening results for Child # 1, 9, 13, and 14. -Signed parent right to know needed for Child # 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 22. -Signed screen permission for Child #1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 22.”

“Ensure Radon testing is completed every five years. -Submit updated Radon results.”

“Ensure nap equipment is labeled, or the updated cot chart is completed. No cot chart posted in the Preschool 2 classroom.”

“Ensure lesson plans are completed and dated. -Send one week of lesson plans for all classrooms.”

“Ensure staff files are completed. -Health appraisal with TB for Staff #2, #3, #8. -OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, and #11.”

“Ensure staff are signing into classrooms upon arrival. -One staff member was not signed into the classroom. -Corrected at visit.”

“Ensure children's files are complete. -Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #8. -Blood lead screening results for Child #5, #6, #7. -Screen permission for Child #10, #13.”

“Ensure food is labeled with contents and expiration dates.”

“Ensure children have access to the equipment. -Move toys to shelves in the twos (2) classroom. -Add additional equipment to one's (1) dramatic play area.”

“Ensure lesson plans are complete and current. The twos (1) classroom did not have food/healthy habits, and the twos (2) classroom had an outdated lesson plan.”

“Ensure the bus insurance is current.”

“Ensure staff files are completed. CPR and Frist Aid for Staff #1, #4, #13, #14, and #22. Annual review of abuse and neglect and review of abuse and neglect for Staff #13 and #22. OCCL Health and Safety training for Staff #1, #15, #17, and #21. Health appraisal w/ TB for Staff #7, #12, #14, and #21. Release of employment and service letter for Staff #12 and #15.”

“Ensure children files are complete. Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #16. Blood lead screening results for Child #2, #3, #9, #11, #15, #16, and #19. Parent Right to know for Child #11 and #12. Screen time permission for Child #11 and #12. Development plan for Child #12. Mat permission for Child #9 and #19”

“Ensure classroom walls are clean. Clean off crayon and marker marks on walls and shelves in both two-year-old classrooms. Ensure classroom vents are cleaned. Remove hazards from classroom space. Remove all plastic bags out of reach of children.”

“Ensure all surfaces in the kitchen are clean. Clean the cart off from food/dirt and clean floor in the kitchen,”

“Ensure hazards are removed from the playground. Remove torn pole cover.”

“Ensure all nap equipment is labeled or updated cot chart in the Pre-K classroom.”

“Ensure equipment is rip/torn free and in good repair. Remove/Replace equipment from toddler (1), toddler (2), inside gym, school age, and pre-k.”

“Ensure MAR's are completed for all children receiving diaper cream.”

“Ensure lesson plans are completed and dated.”

“Ensure application is completed 60 days prior to expiration.”

“Ensure administrator had Infant/Toddler specialization training.”

“Ensure staff to child maintained at all times. The infant room had 9 babies and 2 staff members. PreK had 14 children with 1 staff member.”

“Ensure staff files are completed. Professional development plans for Staff # 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10, and 13. Health and Safety for Staff # 2,7,9,11, and 13. Review of sleep safe and child abuse and neglect for staff # 4,6, and 9. One reference for Staff #8.”

“Ensure children's files are completed. Updated Health appraisal with immunizations for Child #1,2,13, 17, and 21. Blood lead screening results for Child 13, 18, and 21. Parent right to know for Child #16 and 21. Screen time permission for Child # 14, 16,18, and 21.”

“Ensure all surfaces are cleanable. -Cabinet door in school-age room need to be painted. Attached bathroom molding in the two-year-old room. fix kitchen set in Toddler A room.”

“Ensure all rest equipment is labeled. Cot chart needed for Toddler B room.”

“Ensure equipment is in good condition. Replace and remove torn blocks in the Twos A room and Twos B room.”

“Ensure a foot activated trash can within arm's reach of the changing table in the twos B room.”

“Ensure Infant feeding schedules are updated monthly. 4 children are missing an updated feeding schedule.”

“Ensure lesson plans are posted. No lesson plans in toddler A, toddler B, Twos A, and Twos B.”

“A complaint was received on September 14, 2022, regarding lack of proper hygiene and diaper-changing procedure. An investigation was conducted on September 20, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for inadequate diaper changing because the reporter stated Child #1 still had feces on his bottom after a diaper change and Staff #1 acknowledged she changed him while standing up, instead of on a diaper-changing table, and may have missed something.”

“Ensure staff members are fingerprinted before employment or before returning to employment if they have been previously deactivated. Discussed with ECCC at visit.”

“Obtain complete staff files. Obtain health appraisals with TB assessment for five staff members, two references for one staff member, service letters for three staff members, Obtain administration of medication for one staff member. If no service letter is received for one staff member, obtain two more references. Obtain fingerprinting for one staff member, and eligibility letters for two staff members. Forward notice from DEEDS portal stating positions two staff members applied for.”

“Obtain complete child files. Obtain health appraisals for two children, immunization record for one child, and lead screenings for five children. Obtain complete MAR form for one child. Obtain parent's right to know for six children and screen time permission for five children.”

“Obtain and forward developmental goals/plan for one child.”

“Clean floors in Three's and Toddler A room and outside of trash can in Two's 1 room.”

“Clean bathroom toilet bases in Two's 2 and School-Age rooms and fix toilet in School-Age room.”

“Ensure music equipment is available in the Two's 2 room and replace ripped blocks.”

“Post diaper changing procedure in the infant room.”

“Place bandage tape, eye patch/dressing, instant cold pack, and poison control number in buses.”

“Ensure all infant feeding statements have monthly updates from parents. Forward for one child.”

“Post lesson plan in PreK A room.”

“Ensure 30-minute sleep checks are documented for each infant according to their sleep schedules.”

“A complaint was received on April 20, 2022, regarding not modeling appropriate behavior, incorrect staff-to-child ratios, and not documenting children s attendance accurately. An investigation was started on May 3, 2022. This complaint is substantiated because a staff member was speaking inappropriately in the presence of children, the toddler classroom had one staff member and at least 6 children, with the youngest being an infant, present at one time, and staff and child attendance was not accurately documented.”