Great Hearts Roosevelt

AAC R9-5-733.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, the following toilet rooms were not maintained in clean condition. Classroom 141 Toilet Room *There was a puddle of liquid on the floor in front of the toilet. Hallway Girls Toilet Room: *There was yellow liquid in the 2nd stall. *There was toilet paper on the floor. Outside Girls Toilet Room: *There was toilet paper scattered throughout the floor. *There was a green applesauce pouch on the floor. Outside Boys Toilet Room: *There was a brown substance on the 2nd stall seat. *There was yellow spots on the toilet seat 3rd stall. *There was yellow substance in the 1st stall toilet.”

AAC R9-5-713.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a facility director: 1. Designates, in writing, an individual who meets the requirements of R9-5-401(2) to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility; 2. Supervises or assigns a child educator to supervise each staff member who does not meet the qualifications of R9-5-401(3); 3. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member documents on the attendance record the time of each arrival and departure of the staff member; and 4. Maintains on the facility premises, the dated attendance record required in subsection (B)(3) for 12 months after the date on the attendance record.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the Licensee lacked documentation of the individual to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility. The substitute Director was not listed to act on behalf of the facility director.”

AAC R9-5-727.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Supervises each enrolled child at all times;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, during the inspection 2 enrolled children were alone and unsupervised in the hallway when they were returning to the classroom from using the restroom. There were 2 enrolled children in the hallway alone and unsupervised walking to the front exit for pickup.”

AAC R9-5-510.A.1. A. A staff member shall provide guidance to help children respond to difficult situations. To develop self-regulation, children should receive adult support that is individual to the child and adapts as the child develops internal controls. This process should include: 1. Forming a positive relationship with the child, which occurs when the adult spends time talking to the child, listening to the child, following the child’s lead, playing with the child, and responding to the child’s needs; 2. Base expectations on the child’s developmental level; 3. Establishing and being proactive in teaching and supporting children in learning simple rules; 4. Modifying the learning/play environment to support the child’s appropriate behavior; 5. Creating a predictable daily routine and schedule; 6. Modeling desired behavior; 7. Showing children positive alternatives; 8.Using deliberate redirection, the staff member should encourage the child to use appropriate behavior, and provide positive feedback when the child exhibits the behavior; 9. Individualized positive discipline strategies based on the individual needs of children, such as using a buddy system, individualized schedule, special break, or another applicable positive discipline strategy; and 10. If applicable, a licensee shall develop a written plan with the enrolled child's parent to provide individualized social and emotional intervention supports for the enrolled child that includes methods for understanding the enrolled child's behavior, and developing, adopting, and implementing a team-based positive behavior support plan.

“Findings: Per allegation and based on staff statements, child statements, written statements and the Compliance Officer’s observations it was determined that Staff #1 failed to model desired behavior or show children positive alternatives when Staff #1 pushed a plastic bin containing legos towards a child, causing the bin to scrape the child’s hand. Staff/Children stated the following: “It did hurt a little, a little white scratch mark” ”They drug the bucket and it slid on my finger” ”Staff was annoyed when they walked into class” ”Staff pushed it instead of pulled it and it scraped over (child’s name) hand.” ”Staff was frustrated and upset, pushed to hard” ”Staff told me they had done it, but it wasn’t forceful””