A&Ht Wyoming Preschool

“In review of the staff records, it was determined that background checks did not meet the requirements of the rule for the person(s) listed on the Employee Record Chart. The following was observed: background checks were not updated every five years Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes a copy of the DCY 01176, or a copy of the preliminary approval or a statement that the individual(s) are no longer engaged in assigned duties and are not near children until the preliminary approval has been received, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program did not meet the requirement(s) for administering a medication or medical food or a prescription topical product to a child. The following was observed: a prescription label was not attached to the prescription medication Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes the completed written parent permission for each child needed, record of medication administration, verification that the prescription label is now attached, and/or verification that the medication or product is now in its original container, and a statement that training was provided, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined that information was not up to date in the Ohio statewide licensing system. The following information was not current: private pay rates Submit the program's corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirement of the rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined that the administrator had not completed the required rules review or refresher course provided by this Department for program administrators within the time period defined in this rule. Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program’s emergency preparedness and response plan (EPRP) did not meet the requirement or was missing the information. The following was observed as missing: medical or dental emergencies, including emergency transportation; outbreaks, epidemics, or other infectious disease emergencies; loss of power, water, or heat; other threatening situations that may pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the program; emergency numbers for medical, dental, and transport-related emergencies in addition to 9-1-1; shelter-in-place or evacuation procedures, including how the program will care for and account for children until they can be reunited with a parent; a designated safe site where staff and children can safely remain when evacuated; procedures for assisting infants, toddlers, and children with special needs and/or health conditions; emergency contact information for parents and the program; a designated safe site where staff and children can safely relocate and remain evacuated; procedures for notifying and communicating with parents regarding the location of children if evacuated; procedures for communicating with parents during loss of communications when no phone or internet service is available; the location of supplies and procedures for gathering necessary supplies for staff and children if required to shelter in place; procedures for what to do if a disaster occurs during the transport of children or when on a field trip or routine trip; making the plan available to all child care staff members and employees; training of staff or reassignment of staff duties as appropriate; updating the plan on a yearly basis; contact with local emergency management officials Make the necessary revisions to the EPRP. Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes the revised information, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined that the administrator had not completed the required rules review course provided by this Department for program administrators within the time period defined in this rule. Technical assistance was provided at the time of the inspection, and as discussed, please correct this rule noncompliance. A written response for this rule noncompliance is not required at this time.”

“In review of the staff records, it was determined that at least one child care staff member had not completed required health and safety training as noted in numbers 4,5 below: 1. Child abuse and neglect recognition and prevention training was not completed within sixty days of hire. 2. First aid training was not completed within ninety days of hire. 3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training was not completed within ninety days of hire. 4. The child abuse and neglect recognition and prevention training was expired. 5. The first aid training was expired. 6. The CPR training was expired. Refer to the Employee Record Chart for the name(s) of the child care staff member(s) who must complete the required health and safety training(s). Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program’s written policies and procedures provided to the parents/guardians and employees was missing item number 20 below: General Information 1. Program name, address, email address and telephone number. 2. Description of the program’s program philosophy. 3. Days and hours of operation, scheduled closings and basic daily schedule. 4, Staff/child ratios and group size. 5. Opportunities for parent involvement in program activities. 6. Opportunities for parents to meet with teachers regarding their child. 7. Payment schedule, overtime charges and registration fees as applicable. 8. Supports for onsite breastfeeding or pumping for mothers who wish to do so (if the program serves infants or toddlers). Program Policies and Procedures 9. Enrollment including required enrollment information. 10. Care of children without immunizations. 11. Attendance including procedures for arrival and departure, the program’s absent day policy, releasing child to persons other than the parent, releasing a child according to a custody agreement and follow up when a child scheduled to arrive from another program or activity does not arrive. 12. Supervision of children, including a separate supervision policy for school-age children, if applicable. 13. Child guidance. 14. Suspension and expulsion. 15. Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including administering medication to children with disabilities and administering care procedures to children with disabilities. 16. Outdoor play, including limitations placed on outdoor play due to weather or safety issues (considerations may include but are not limited to temperature, humidity, wind chill, ozone levels, pollen count, lightning, rain or ice.) 17. Food and dietary policy, including, information regarding meeting one-third of the child's recommended daily dietary allowance, policy regarding formula, breast milk, meals and snacks, and a policy on providing supplemental food. 18. Management of illness including isolation precautions, symptoms for discharge and return and notification of parent of ill child. 19. Summary of procedures taken in the event of an emergency, serious illness or injury. 20. Administration of medication and topical products including medical foods, modified diets and whether school age children are permitted to carry their own medication and ointments. 21. Transportation for fieldtrips, routine trips (if applicable) and emergencies, including if the center will provide child care services to children whose parents refuse to grant consent for transportation to the source of emergency treatment. 22. Water activities/swimming. 23. Infant care, if applicable, including feeding, frequency of diaper checks and information about daily activities. 24. Sleeping, Napping and Resting. 25. Evening and overnight care, if applicable. 26. Policy on hours of operation including closing due to weather, school delays or closings and any other factors. 27, Situations that may require disenrollment of a child, if applicable. 28. Problem or issue resolution for parents or employees to follow when needing assistance in resolving problems related to the child care program. 29, Formal screenings and assessments on enrolled children and if the program reports child level data to ODJFS pursuant to 5101:2-17-02 of the Administrative Code. Revise the program’s written policies and procedures to include the missing information. Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes the revised written policies and procedures, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, a potentially hazardous item or toxic substance was used or stored on a cart where children had access to it, as noted in number(s) 1, 2, and 9 below. 1. Bleach. Clorox Bleach Wipes. 2. Cleaning agent. Family Guard Disinfectant Spray 3. Fish tank chemicals. 4. Gasoline. 5. Pesticide. 6. Poison, including insect/rodent poison. 7. Flammable substance. 8. Windshield washer fluid. 9, Aerosol cans. Lysol Spray. 10. A lawn mower. 11. A weed trimmer. 12. Hedge trimmers. 13. A snow blower. 14. Other potentially hazardous substance, equipment or machinery: [ ]. Provide staff training. Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes a statement that the potentially hazardous substance or item is no longer accessible to children and/or children will not be outside when machinery is in use and a statement that training was provided, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program did not meet the requirements for keeping an attendance record as listed in number 7 below: 1. No attendance record was being maintained. 2. The attendance record was not being consistently completed. 3. The record did not include the name of at least one child. 4. The record did not include the birth date of at least one child. 5. The record did not include the assigned group. 6. The record did not include the child’s weekly schedule. 7. The record did not include the time (hours and minutes) of each child’s arrival and departure to the program, including transportation by the program. 8. The original attendance record was not kept at the program for a period of one year. Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined that the administrator had not completed the required rules review course provided by this Department for program administrators within the time period defined in this rule. Technical assistance was provided at the time of the inspection, and as discussed, please correct this rule noncompliance. A written response for this rule noncompliance is not required at this time.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program’s written disaster plan did not meet the requirement or was missing the information in number(s) 12 and 20 below: Procedures: 1. The written disaster plan had not been completed 2. The plan was not provided to all child care staff and employees 3. The plan was not used to respond to an emergency or disaster situation 4. Weather emergencies and natural disasters which include severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flash flooding, major snowfall, blizzards, ice storms or earthquakes 5. Emergency outdoor and indoor lockdown or evacuation due to threats of violence which includes active shooter, bioterrorism or terrorism 6. Emergency or disaster evacuations due to hazardous materials and spills, gas leaks or bomb threats. 7. Outbreaks, epidemics or other infectious disease emergencies 8. Loss of power, water, or heat 9. Other threatening situations that may pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the program Details: 10. Shelter in place or evacuation, how the program will care for and account for the children until they can be reunited with the parent 11. A designated safe site where staff and children can safely remain when evacuated. 12. Assisting infants, toddlers and children with special needs and/or health conditions 13. Emergency contact information for parents and the program 14. Procedures for notifying and communicating with parents regarding the location of the children if evacuated 15. Procedures for communicating with parents during loss of communications, no phone or internet service available 16. The location of supplies and procedures for gathering necessary supplies for staff and children if required to shelter in place 17. What to do if a disaster occurs during the transport of children or when on a field trip or routine trip 18. Making the plan available to all child care staff members and employees 19. Training of staff or reassignment of staff duties as appropriate 20. Updating the plan on a yearly basis 21. Contact with local emergency management officials Make the necessary revisions to the disaster plan. Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes the revised information, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the program did not meet the requirements for keeping an attendance record as listed in number 7 below: 1. No attendance record was being maintained. 2. The attendance record was not being consistently completed. 3. The record did not include the name of at least one child. 4. The record did not include the birth date of at least one child. 5. The record did not include the assigned group. 6. The record did not include the child’s weekly schedule. 7. The record did not include the time (hours and minutes) of each child’s arrival and departure to the program, including transportation by the program. 8. The original attendance record was not kept at the program for a period of one year. Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined the fall zone under and around equipment designated for climbing, swinging, balancing and sliding did not meet the requirements as noted in number(s) 5 and 6 below: 1. The fall surface material had not been properly distributed or raked as needed to retain proper depth under and around equipment. 2. A fall zone hazard was present, in that, the [ _ ] posed a risk of injury if a child were to fall from a piece of equipment. 3. The fall zone was less than 3 feet from the fence for equipment used by children 23 months of age and younger. A. The fall zone was less than 6 feet from the fence for equipment used by children 24 months of age and older. 5. There was not a fall zone of 3 feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment used by children 23 months of age and younger. 6. There was not a fall zone of 6 feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment used by children 24 months of age and older. 7. The fall zone was less than 4 1/2 feet from each piece of applicable equipment used by children 23 months of age and younger. 8. The fall zone was less than 9 feet from each piece of applicable equipment used by children 24 months of age and older. 9. Other [ ]. The program is required to provide adequate fall zones under and around outdoor play equipment at all times. Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“In review of the staff records, it was determined that the medical statements for the employees listed on the Employee Record Chart did not meet the requirements as listed in number 1 below. 1. A medical statement was not on file for at least one employee; 2. The medical statement(s) on file did not have a date of examination within 12 months of the employee’s first day of employment; 3. Date of examination was missing; 4, Signature, business address, or telephone number of the licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, certified midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who completed the examination was missing; 5. A statement was missing that verifies the employee is: a. Physically fit for employment in a program caring for children; b. Immunized against Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap); c. Immunized against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR); 6. Tuberculosis (TB) screening/test information was missing: a. Documentation of the screening process to determine if the employee resided in a country identified by the world health organization as having a high burden of TB and arrived in the United States within the five years preceding the date of application for employment. b. Results of a TB test for employees meeting both criteria in 6a. c. Results of additional testing for employees with a positive TB test. d, Written statement, signed by a representative of the TB control unit, that the employee's TB is no longer infectious or the individual is receiving a TB treatment regimen for employees with a positive TB test. Submit the program’s corrective action plan, which includes a copy of the completed employee medical statement, or TB results/documentation, to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”

“During the inspection, it was determined that the administrator had not completed the required rules review course provided by this Department for program administrators within the time period defined in this rule. Technical assistance was provided at the time of the inspection, and as discussed, please correct this rule noncompliance. A written response for this rule noncompliance is not required at this time.”

“In review of the staff records, it was determined that child care staff member(s) did not meet the requirements for completing the online orientation training as noted in number 1 below: 1. The training was not completed within 30 days of starting employment at the program as a child care staff member. 2. Documentation of completing the training after December 31, 2016 was not on file. 3. Completion of the training was not verified in the OPR. 4. A child care staff member had sole responsibility of children and had not completed the online orientation. Submit the program’s corrective action plan to the Department to verify compliance with the requirements of this rule.”