Little Kid's Swagg Learning Center

58U Sanitation

“A licensee shall ensure staff members wash with a soap and water solution and then disinfect the following equipment, items, or surfaces, as recommended in DELACARE. Ensure toilet seats and areas of toileting are cleaned with soap and water then disinfected. It was observed a toilet seat in each bathroom was not cleaned after use, because soap and water and disinfectant labeled bottles are not available. Toys and classroom materials in each classroom need to be cleaned and disinfected it was observed that there were dusty items, dead bugs, and dirt in the bottom of the bin storing the toys, on surfaces, and dirty toys in each classroom.”

53U Outdoor Area

“Ensure the outdoor play area has no hazards; broken equipment must be removed, repaired, or replaced; gates must be self-closing and self-latching; and all equipment where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground must have fall zones with proper depth and circumference, including indoor slides. Remove trash from the area, broken bikes, broken kitchen equipment, broken slides, broken boards with nails, and the bounce house that is not in use. Restrict access to areas where the building exterior is deteriorating. Repair the gate by the infant toddler classroom doors to be self-closing and self-latching.”

49U Indoor Space

“A licensee shall keep all areas, furnishings, and equipment of the center in a clean, hazard-free, and safe condition. Floors, walls, counter surfaces, toilets, and surfaces or finishes must be cleanable and in good repair. The infant classroom ceiling is deteriorating; the trash can contains waste without a liner. The yellow classroom, the wall by the door is moldy under the air conditioner all the way to the floor, the ceiling is peeling, the molding and sills are peeling paint, where the floor strip is, there is a soft spot in the room floor, and there are holes in the closet wall. The blue room remove the accessible extension cord, plugged into the television, cleaned the tape residue from the wall, shelves, and cubbies, and there is paint peeling off the walls. The green room requires repair and repainting to address peeling paint. Every classroom intake and exchange vent in the ceiling needs to be cleaned of excessive dust. Each classroom has water staining on the ceiling. The pink bathroom paint the wall to ensure that the patch repair is cleanable. Make sure trash is emptied daily. Trash cans that are no longer in use for an extended period contain trash. Some of them have trash and no liner.”

48U Heating and Cooling

“Ensure baseboard heater elements are not accessible. The toddler classroom baseboard heater elements are accessible because they are not tacked down.”

46U Air Quality and Windows

“Ensure that sprays are not fragranced to alter the air's odor. Each classroom had air fresheners and aerosols that are fragranced and disinfectant.”

Corrected during the visit

45U Hazardous Materials

“Remove hazards from the classrooms. The yellow classroom has a shelf and a play mat on the baseboard heater.”

40U Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs updated immunizations. Six children need developmant plans.”

30U Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs a professional development plan. Two staff members require annual reviews of safe sleep and of abuse and neglect. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training. One staff member needs a job description. One staff member needs four references. One staff member needs a follow-up service letter attempt for a previous child care employer.”

26U Staffing

“Ensure that at least one staff member is on site at all times who is certified in the Administration of Medication. Ensure that a designated staff member responsible for the center has documented training on emergency procedures, opening and closing procedures, the location and access to child and staff files, and the supervision of children and staff. Upon arrival, no staff were on-site who were certified to administer medications.”

Corrected during the visit

74U Lesson Plans

“Ensure that lesson plans cover all required areas. Social-emotional learning is to be applied on lesson plans on all days of the week.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 6, 2024

53U Outdoor Area

“Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards and unwanted trash, the exits are self-closing and self-latching, and fall zones are adequate depth for material and fall height where a child's feet intentionally leave the ground. Remove the red chair that is inoperable due to excessive distress. The gate near the one and two-year-old exit no longer self-closes self-latches to repair or replace the faulty mechanisms. The gate to the additional fenced space needs a lock or self-closing self-latching mechanism. Add a fall zone to the swing slide combination equipment.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 17, 2025

50U Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure food is free from spoilage and contamination by applying an expiration date and properly sealing and storing foods. Ensure contents and container are noted. The left shelf has a clear container with a blue lid that is not labeled with contents or expiration date. Milks are opened with no expiration date from the date opened. Pears are in a bowl with a potlid, but there is no name or expiration date. Shredded meat with no name or expiration date. Blueberry muffins should have no expiration date or be covered to prevent spoilage.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 6, 2024

49U Indoor Space

“Ensure the walls are in good repair and the heating and air conditioning systems are clean. In the girl's bathroom and the bathroom in the infant classroom, the wall to the right of the door has holes in it. Repair or replace the wall. The air conditioner in the wall of the infant classroom is dusty and has cobwebs remove dust and cobwebs.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 6, 2024

45U Hazardous Materials

“Ensure cabinets and items in the room are not a hazard and chemicals are out of reach. The green classroom had soap and water, disinfectant aerosol, and antibacterial wipes accessible. The yellow classroom sink cabinet doors are falling off the hinges.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 12, 2024

41U Child Health Appraisal

“Ensure an updated health appraisal and immunization record are on file. A child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization record on file.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 10, 2024

OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on September 4, 2024, regarding the facility's termination policy. An investigation was conducted on September 18, 2024. The complaint is substantiated because the past and most recent facility handbook received on September 4, 2024, does not state the facility can terminate a child s care for any reason; however, that statement was included in the application packet for each child upon enrollment. Owner #1 stated the parent handbook would be updated, and parents would be informed of the new handbook.”

OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 22, 2024, regarding the facility's health exclusion policy, not posting the menu, food not being prepared on-site, and facility cleanliness. An investigation was conducted on August 28, 2024. The complaint is substantiated for not following the facility's health exclusion policy because two children were excluded from care for coughing and a runny nose with no fever. The exclusion policy states the cough must be persistent and other symptoms, including a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. Furthermore, there are no additional addendums or updates to the parent handbook with a change in facility policy. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of food not being prepared on-site because lunch was being prepared during the visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of a menu not being posted because the current month's menu was posted in the entryway. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of the facility not being clean because the floors and flat surfaces were observed to be clean and in good repair. An additional concern noted was the four-year-old classroom needed a labeled disinfecting solution bottle.”

66U Emergency Planning

“Ensure evacuation route are posted in the blue room and emergency water is available.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

57U Equipment

“Ensure enough age appropriate equipment is available in the front room for children ages 3 year old to school age.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure sleep equipment is labeled and a fitted sheet is on the crib mattress.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

53U Outdoor Area

“Ensure the outdoor area are safe and hazard free. The grass needs to be cut in the back corner and around the fence. Remove the broken kid table, add a fall zone to the commination swing slide paly equipment. Repair or replace the gate latch on the gate by the two-year-old classroom. Remove the various pieces of trash in the play area.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2023

50U Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure the small freezer has a therometer that reads 0 degrees Fahrenheit.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2023

49U Indoor Space

“Ensure cleanliness and safety is maintained in the indoor care area. The carpets in the blue room need to be cleaned tape needs to be removed from the celling, and the blanket over the door needs to be removed. The green room needs the tape removed form the celling, the walls need to be wiped, the stick needs to be removed from the back door handle, and the outlets need covers. The hallway needs the walls and the baseboards cleaned. The infant/one-year-old room needs outlet covers, remove the insulation from the air vent, plastic bags are removed, and the carpets cleaned. The two-year-old room needs the walls wiped down, the changing table cleaned, and the carpets cleaned.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

48U Heating and Cooling

“Ensure air vents are cleaned and maintained. Two classrooms need air vents cleaned.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2023

46U Air Quality and Windows

“Ensure torn screens are repaired or replaced.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 21, 2023

40U Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Two children need health appraisals. Three children need immunizations updated. Three children need blood lead test results.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 21, 2023

30U Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff members need professional development plans. One staff member needs annual review of abuse and neglect reporting procedures, and safe sleep. One staff member needs Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals certification. One staff member needs references. One staff member needs a letter of eligibility on file. One staff member needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form with TB results.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 21, 2023

20U Positive Behavior Management

“Ensure a positive behavior management policy is posted.”

Corrected during the visit

OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on June 30, 2023, regarding lack of supervision and failure to follow accident and injury reporting procedures. An investigation was conducted on July 5, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for a lack of supervision because children had scissors and were able to cut a shirt multiple times and a doll s hair without the staff knowledge or intervention. According to the attendance records for June 29, 2023, children were not left alone in the classroom. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of improper accident and injury reporting because the interviewed staff provided information about accident and injury procedures which align with the DELACARE Regulations.”

49U Indoor Space

“Remove the wood pole from the back door placed between the door and push exit bar.”

Corrected during the visit

27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“A staff member was following proper staff-to-child ratios, when one school-age student left the classroom, entered the hallway and then entered the front classroom where the administrator was present with the licensing specialists. The staff member called for the child to come back into the classroom. The administrator asked the school-age child what she was doing. The school-age child stated she was trying to get something from her book bag. The administrator immediately returned the school-age child to her classroom.”

Corrected during the visit

27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure children are supervised at all times. Upon arrival, an early childhood intern was in the main classroom next to the front office. The early childhood intern was signed onto the attendance record and responsible for seven napping one and two-year-old children. This was corrected when the early childhood intern returned to the classroom.”

Corrected during the visit