Marie Saintile

“Ensure the substitute and emergency numbers are up to date.”

“Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration.”

“Ensure emergency numbers are posted and accessible for use.”

“Ensure each child's attendance is documented at exact arrival.”

“Ensure daily records of an infant's feeding, sleeping, diapering, and other routine activities are documented and shared with the guardian daily.”

“Ensure each child is observed on arrival for signs of communicable disease, injury, signs of ill health, and signs of child abuse or neglect.”

“Ensure that candles are not in use while children are in care.”

“Ensure rest equipment is labeled for each child, infants are resting in approved equipment for rest with no items in or on the equipment. LS observed the infant placed in a pack-and-play with toys inside it and blankets hanging on it. This was corrected when the child was removed after a few seconds due to waking up. A conversation was had with the provider about this, and the child playing in the pack-and-play.”

“Ensure the children do not have access to latex balloons. The Specialist observed a three-year-old child playing with a pink semi-deflated latex balloon. This was corrected when the Specialist removed the latex balloon.”

“Ensure areas and equipment are washed with soap and water. The Specialist did not observe a bottle labeled or available with soap and water.”

“Ensure handwashing is performed after eating and at other times as stated in the regulations.”

“Ensure the diapering area is equipped with the required items and that a foot-activated trash can is used only for diapers. This trash can must be within arm's reach of the changing area, lined with a plastic bag, and sanitized daily. Soap and water must be available for cleaning.”

“Ensure the emergency plan is posted where it is accessible. The current emergency plan is in the corner behind the television.”

“Ensure a menu is posted and updated if the meals change. Ensure that children receive all the components of the meal. The Specialist observed, and the children confirmed that they only received water and Cheerios.”

“Ensure television time is no longer than one hour without permission from a guardian. Ensure that each child in care has permission for screentime.”

“Ensure that infants have a monthly feeding schedule, a daily record of feedings, and bottles are labeled.”

“Ensure an annual renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to license expiration.”

“Complete the Parent Right to Know Log for one child.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a complete file.”

“Ensure changes to days and hours of care is communicated within five days to Office of Child Care licensing.”

“Ensure the Parent's Right to Know Log is completed when parents tour or enroll your family child care.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need the date of enrollment, days, and hours attending care. Two children need a completed emergency and blood lead test results.”

“Ensure unused or expired medication are returned or disposed of.”

“Ensure sleeping equipment is not torn, top and bottom covers are used, and in good repair. The pack-n-play has a hole in it, all the nap mats are torn, and there was only a top cover for the one pack and play.”

“Ensure the changing mat is not torn.”

“Ensure an annual renewal application is completed and submitted 60 days before license expiration.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a permission page. Two children need blood lead screenings. Two children need the date of enrollment, hours attending, and days attending.”

“Ensure when the children arrive, they are signed in to a daily attendance roster.”

“Ensure children are signed in and out daily with exact arrival and departure times. The Licensing Specialist asked attendance for the day and the provider stated she had run out of attendance forms. The Licensing Specialist requested attendance for the prior week. The provider stated she had not completed attendance due to no form. The specialist stated that she could use notebook paper and will provide her with some paper to take attendance.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on September 25, 2023, regarding unlicensed care. An investigation was conducted on September 27, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because [name withheld] was providing care for children while her license was suspended. In addition, [name withheld] informed the specialists she would not cease operation. After consultation with a supervisor, licensing specialists returned to [name withheld] s home and informed her to immediately cease operation and they would remain onsite until the children were picked up. All children were picked up.”

“Revise the parent handbook to include the newest release of children policy.”

“Complete the Parent's Right to Know Notice Log with current enrollment.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead screening results. One child needs screen time permission, mat permission and permission to sleep in other area.”

“Document children's attendance to record exact arrival and departure times.”

“Ensure poisonous, toxic, and hazardous materials are locked up. Insect killer was observed in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom.”

“Contact an approved electrical inspection agency to have an electrical inspection completed. Discontinue the use of air fresheners. A wall plug-in was observed in the hall next to the kitchen and the bathroom. An automatic air freshener was observed in the child care room.”

“Conduct monthly fire prevention inspections and fire drills. Post the most current.”

“Purchase a non-porous surface for diaper changes.”

“Ensure the renewal application is submitted at least 60 days prior to the license expiration.”

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 7, 2022, regarding exceeding capacity. An investigation was conducted on November 9, 2022, and a follow-up visit was conducted on November 16, 2022. The complaint is substantiated for exceeding capacity because [name withheld] admitted to providing care to seven preschool-age and younger children on Monday, November 7, 2022, and on November 16, 2022, there were three infants and two preschool-age children observed in care. Additional concerns noted were [name withheld] was not documenting children s attendance and a candle was observed burning in the kitchen during the follow-up visit.”

“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need blood lead test results.”

“Discontinue burning candles while children are in care. This was corrected when the candle in the kitchen was blown out.”

“Ensure the renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.”

“Ensure safe sleep practices are used at all times. An infant was observed asleep in a pack-n-play without a tightly fitted sheet. There was a blanket under the infant and a bottle next to the infant. The pack-n-play had several rips in it.”

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs a complete child information card with date of enrollment, hours and days he attends. Two children need health appraisals with immunization records. One child needs a health appraisal. One child needs Parents Right to Know, screen time permission, transportation permission, and permission to sleep in other area. One child needs medication permission. Two infants need infant feeding schedules.”

“Ensure child's attendance is documented and includes exact arrival and departure times.”

“Document infant feedings, sleeping, diapering, etc. on an infant daily log.”

“Discontinue the use of the wallflower plug-in in the bathroom. This was corrected when the plug-in was removed.”

“Conduct monthly fire prevention inspections and fire drills.”

“Purchase non-absorbent rest equipment to replace the ripped nap mats and mat in the pack-n-play. Ensure safe sleep practices are used. The pack-n-play must have a tightly fitted sheet used. The pack-n-play can not have any rips or tears.”

“Ensure state and local laws are being followed. Upon arrival, [name withheld] was observed not wearing a facial covering. This was corrected when [name withheld] put on a facial covering.”