Arka Montessori Academy Of Risinger

“Staff allowed a child under age 2 years to use play equipment with a five-foot surface height which resulted in the child being injured. (Note: The maximum height of the highest designated play surface for children under the age of 2 years is 32 inches).”

“Out of 13 infant feeding instructions 12 were not current. The last day updated was May, 2026”

“The fire extinguisher on one vehicle has not been approved by the fire marshal since April 2024.”

“One child did not have a current immunization record on file.”

“One caregiver did not have current SIDS, shaken baby, and early brain development training.”

“One caregiver completed CPR through an on-line course which did not allow them to practice their skills on a manikin.”

“It was determined that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when disciplining a child in care. A video recording captured the caregiver aggressively grabbing and pulling a child by their arms multiple times, an action that resulted in bruising on the child?s right upper arm and left lower arm. The video recording also captured the caregiver grabbing the child's leg, which caused the child to fall backward. (Note: The caregiver is no longer employed).”

“It was found that a caregiver yelled at a child during an altercation with another child. Additionally, the caregiver has a pattern of yelling at children when frustrated.”

“Video footage showed a caregiver failing to implement positive redirection strategies with the children. Video footage shows that the caregiver failed to appropriately intervene and redirect children during an altercation. The footage shows the caregiver physically restraining one child by the arm while instructing the other child to retaliate by hitting the child.”

“There is sufficient evidence that a child was left alone in a classroom without a teacher present for a period of time at the operation.”

“There is sufficient evidence that the caregiver did not know the number of children they were responsible for when the child was left in the classroom alone.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of the specific children she was responsible for during the transition from the classroom to the gym.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that a child was left alone in a classroom without a caregiver present.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that director responsibilities were not meant when the director became aware of the situation and did not have the animal removed and allowed children to come into contact with the frog.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that children had contact with the frog at the daycare during the hours of operation.”

“One caregiver's peditatric first aid training certificate expired on 4/2025.”

“One caregiver's pediatric CPR training certificate reviewed durign the inspection was expired on 4/2025.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of how many children she was responsible for when she entered the building and left one child behind.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of all children she was responsible for when she entered the building and left one child behind.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that a child was left unsupervised at the operation for a total of 8 minutes.”

“There is sufficient evidence to determine that the caregiver was unaware of the specific children she was responsible for.”