Butterfly Kisses Child Care Center

Regulation 6.2.5.10: Staff's voices shall not dominate the overall sound of the group.

“A staff stated that she has yelled across the room to children to stop their negative behavior. Corrective Action: Instruct staff to speak to children in an appropriate tone of voice. By 8/25/23, submit a plan that include strategies on how the staff will use appropriate tone of voice while speaking to children, instead of yelling to them”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023

Regulation 6.2.6.5: Children shall be protected from the harmful acts of other children.

“Staff stated that a child had been bitten on several occasions by another child. Staff express being at a loss for alternatives on how to handle this situation. Corrective Action: Create and implement a behavior plan that includes strategies, goals, and interventions that will be used to assist with classroom management and positive methods of guidance. Include in this plan how you will work with resources in the community to support your staff and the children.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023

Regulation 6.1.4.4.5: Screen time shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes daily per child or group of children except for school age children using technology to complete homework assignments and a once per month two (2) hour movie.

“Staff reported that non-sleeping children are watching a 1 to 2-hour movie every day, while other children are sleeping. Corrective Action: Instruct staff that screen time shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes daily and once per month a two (2) hour movie. Submit a program improvement plan indicating the changes you will make to rest time. This plan should include alternative activities, as well as identification of areas to be utilized for children who do not sleep.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 25, 2023

Regulation 2.3.9.3: The licensee shall ensure that all staff have met ongoing background check requirements by submitting at least once every five (5) years a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and as required shall submit to fingerprinting.

“Fingerprints for a staff expired on 11/02/2016 ; the Division has not received an updated record check to initiate the fingerprint authorization form. Corrective Action: Immediately submit a record check authorization form to the Division, and have the staff submit to fingerprinting in a timely manner once the form is generated. By 9/7/22, develop a system to ensure record checks are submitted to the Division as stated by this rule, and that fingerprinting is completed in a timely manner.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2022

Regulation 3.4.6.5: Staffing Schedule: A licensee shall maintain a written record of the daily schedule for at least 365 days of all staff including exact days and hours worked and the group of children to whom they are assigned.

“There are two (2) persons listed on the associated parties list who reportedly ended employment in July of 2022. Corrective Action: By 9/7/22, remove the identified names from the associated parties list. Review the associated parties list and determine if any other names need to be removed. Establish a practice to ensure names are removed in the timeframe required by this rule”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 21, 2022

Regulation 6.2.7.2: Staff's expectations of children's behavior and responses to children's behavior shall be appropriate to each child's level of development and understanding. Guidance shall be designed to meet the individual needs of each child.

“It was observed while outside, Staff A pulled a child away from the in-hill slide, by grabbing her by one forearm with her feet came out from under her. Staff A was seen grabbing 2 boys by their forearms forcefully guiding them to the gazebo where they were told to sit. Staff were yelling loudly and in frustrating tones to children across the playground. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to use developmentally appropriate expectations of children's behavior. By 8/26/22, submit a program improvement plan to this licensor that states how the program will ensure staff's children behavior expectations and responses are developmentally appropriate to each child's level of understanding and meets the individual needs of each child. The plan shall include the program's management team ensuring trainings with all staff about positive guidance of children, providing ongoing observations of each staff member's work with children to ensure positive guidance, and ongoing mentor time to support current and future staff in positive guidance of children.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 26, 2022

Regulation 6.2.6.4: When children are outside playing, staff shall be outside visually supervising the children.

“For nine (9) minutes, children were playing inside an in-hill tunnel and the slide structure while the staff sat in the gazebo. It is impossible to see inside the tunnel or the slide structure from the gazebo. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to visually supervise the children play and positioned themselves so they can see the children with a quick glance. By 8/26/22 submit a program improvement plan to this licensor on how the program will ensure that staff are supervising children when they are outside playing.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 26, 2022

Regulation 6.2.5.10: Staff's voices shall not dominate the overall sound of the group.

“During the 1 hour and 45 minutes the children were outside were outside, Staff A was observed yelling at children on seven (7) occasions and staff B yelled three (3) times. Voices were loud enough to be heard across the street. You could hear staff yelling, stop that, do not do that, you are being naughty. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to speak to children in an appropriate tone of voice. By 8/26/22 submit a program improvement plan to this licensor, on how staff will be trained on using appropriate tone of voice while speaking to children.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 26, 2022

Regulation 6.1.2.4: Staff shall be interacting with children during outside play.

“Staff A was observed standing by the gazebo, arm crossed over her chest or in her pocket looking around the playground without engaging with the children for a period of 28 minutes. Staff B was seen sitting in the gazebo, looking at her personal phone instead of engaging with children for the majority of the 1 hour 45 minutes, they were outside. Both staff had little interaction with children unless they came to speak with them. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to refrain from the use of cell phone for personal matter, while providing care to children. By 8/26/22, submit a plan to this licensor, that states how the program will ensure that staff are engaging with children during outside play.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 26, 2022

Regulation 3.4.7.5: The licensee shall maintain a current list of the licensee or designee, staff, auxiliary staff, and volunteers as in the rules in section 7.7.5 of these regulations, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five (5) working days of the change.

“After a review of the associated party list with the program director it was determined that 14 individuals listed in the associated party have not been employed for at least six (6) weeks or more. Corrective Action: By 11/29/21 submit an email to this licensor confirming the associated parties list in BFIS is current and include an improvement plan to ensure any future changes to the persons associated with the program are reflected in BFIS within the required 5 business days.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 5, 2022

Regulation 6.2.5.10: Staff's voices shall not dominate the overall sound of the group.

“Staff B. C and D stated that they have heard Staff A speaking loudly and in frustrating tone to children. While outside on the playground, staff E was seen yelling at a child 20+ feet away from her. Corrective Action: Effective immediately speak to children in an appropriate tone of voice. By 11/08/21 submit a program improvement plan, to this licensor on how staff will be trained on using appropriate tone of voice while speaking to children.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 8, 2021

Regulation 6.2.5.2: Staff shall appropriately hold, touch, smile and talk to children.

“Staff A stated that she yelled at children and held his wrist, staff E was seen yelling at a child standing 20+ feet away from her, Staff B, C, D, E and F stated that staff have been heard shouting at childrenout of frustration. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to appropriately touch and speak while interacting with children. By 11/08/21 submit a program improvement plan to this licensor on how the staff will be trained on using supportive and positive interactions with children and how management will provide mentoring.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 9, 2021

Regulation 6.2.7.3: Staff shall use positive methods of guidance and behavior management that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation.

“Staff A stated that she did hold a child by his wrist to bring him closer to her and spoke loudly to him. Staff B, D, E, and F stated that they have not been trained in the program guiding principle. Corrective Action: Effective immediately instruct staff to use developmentally appropriate expectations of children's behavior. By 11/08/2021 submit a program improvement plan to this licensor that states how the program will ensure staff's children behavior expectations and responses are developmentally appropriate to each child's level of understanding and meets the individual needs of each child. The plan shall include the program's management team ensuring trainings with all staff about positive guidance of children, providing ongoing observations of each staff member's work with children to ensure positive guidance, and ongoing mentor time to support current and future staff in positive guidance of children.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 9, 2021

Regulation 5.10.3.3: Safe Use Zones For all play equipment that is thirty (30) inches or higher from the ground, including climbing equipment, slides, swings and other similar equipment, the licensee shall ensure that the surface under and around the equipment, including recommended use zones, is of approved resilient material that protects children if they fall. * Materials in the use zone shall consist of wood chips, pea stone, mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, safety-tested shredded or rubber like material or rubber mats designed for protective cushioning; * Materials used in the use zone shall follow the recommendations listed in the most recent publication of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook regarding critical depth of tested materials determined by the height of the highest climbing surface of the equipment; * Materials used in the use zone shall be installed and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions; * If the loose material such as sand, mulch, or shredded rubber is used in use zones, the licensee shall ensure that the material is raked regularly and replenished to maintain depth and resilience; and * If the resilient material in use zones freezes, staff shall ensure that children will not play on the equipment until the resilient material has thawed and is once again resilient.

“A climbing structure in the shape of a hexagon dome measuring over 5 feet, had been in the playground without sufficient cushioning material. It had less than an inch of cushioning material. Corrective Action: It is required that by 06/10/2021, the cushioning materials follow the recommendation listed in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook. This information is available at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/325.pdf. Children cannot play on the equipment until sufficient cushioning material has been added. Forward a picture to this licensor when sufficient cushioning material is in place.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 29, 2021

Regulation 5.10.1.1: General Safety: The licensee shall ensure the physical facilities of the CBCCPP, grounds, equipment, and toys present no hazard to the health, safety and well-being of the children.

“Snow and foot long icicles hung over the edge of the roof, directly over the path the preschoolers use to go in the playground. Children could get hurt if they are hit by icicles and snow. Corrective Action: Immediately remove snow and icicles hanging over the roof line. Include in your program improvement plan, a system for ensuring that snow and icicles hanging from the roof are consistently cleared during the hours of operation.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 2, 2020

Regulation 5.4.1.8: Bedding used by a child shall be stored in a manner that prevents contact with bedding used by other children.

“In the toddler room, sleeping cots were piled together in the closet. There was contact between multiple children's sheets and blankets. Corrective Action: Immediately plan to store all bedding used by children in a manner that prevents cross contamination.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 2, 2020

Regulation 5.2.1.1: CBCCPP staff shall ensure that adults and children wash their hands: * Upon arrival at the CBCCPP; * Before they eat, prepare or handle food; * Before and after handling raw meat; * Before feeding children; * After toileting or diapering; * After cleaning; * After taking out the garbage; * After handling animals; and * After outdoor play.

“A staff person in the infant room did not wash the child's hands after a diaper change. A staff person in the preschool room did not ask or assist two (2) children with handwashing after diaper changes. Corrective Action: Effective immediately, staff are to ask or assist children to wash their hands after diaper changes. Send confirmation that the handwashing practices have been implemented.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 2, 2020

Regulation 5.10.3.1.4: If fencing is used, it shall be sturdy, safe and reinforced to give support, constructed to discourage climbing, and shall not prevent visual supervision of children by staff.

“There is a 10 foot drop off located approximately three (3) feet from the fencing on the back edge of the playground, which is bordered on two other sides by a parking lot. This fencing, which is required to protect children from harm, is in disrepair and at risk of failure. A large portion of the chain link fence is disconnected from the top rail allowing movement when pushed. The chain link fence is also disconnected from the post where the gate attaches, leaving a ten (10) inch space that children can squeeze through. In two separate locations the top rail is completely disconnected from the post. While facing the playground from the parking area, a portion of the top rail is missing completely, allowing the fence to move freely and children push through. Corrective Action: By 11/15/2019 ensure that the fence is repaired, the missing section of top rail is in place and add end caps are on posts. Increase supervision near those areas until they are fixed to protect children from exiting the playground. Once complete, send documentation to this licensor.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 13, 2019