The Little School At Kids Cottage

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on October 5, 2026, regarding under-age staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on October 7, 2026. The complaint is substantiated because attendance records for the week of September 28, 2026, showed an Early Childhood (EC) intern under the age of 18 working alone with one-year-old children, and an EC intern under the age of 18 was alone with toddlers in care during the visit.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needed a release of employment history completed.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Six staff need a DEEDS certificate on file. One staff needs a Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certificate on file.”

“Ensure a comprehensive background check is conducted every five years. One staff member needs a comprehensive background check.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan, two staff need annual review of abuse and neglect, four staff need Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals, two staff need letters of eligibility on file, one staff needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results, and four staff need service letters attempts and follow ups if required.”

“Ensure trash cans have a lid.”

“Ensure nap equipment is non-absorbent and cleanable.”

“Ensure children 24 months and older have weekly opportunities for exploration in the area of food or healthy habits.”

“One staff needs an hour and a half of annual training hours. Three staff need orientation. Four staff need job descriptions. Four staff need a total of two references. Four staff need criminal history letters of eligibility. Three staff need an adult abuse registry check. Five staff need health appraisal and TB results. Three staff need release of employment history form completed. Six staff need an attempt for service letter with a follow up. If a service letter is not returned they will need to gain a total of four reference letters after the second unsuccessful service letter attempt.”

“Ensure exact arrival and departure of staff is documented. Staff were signed into the barn classroom and not present. Staff was signed into the firehouse classroom and not present. This was corrected when the staff was signed out of the firehouse classroom and staff were present in the barn classroom.”

“One child needs a health appraisal, immunization record, and a blood lead test result.”

“Ensure lesson plans reflect all required areas, language, literacy, social emotional, free play, cognitive, four activities, two weekly of health, music, science, physical, and sensory.”