Ponca Tribal Early Childhood Center

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“One staff member did not complete the required amount of training hours in the past 12 months.”

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“Two individual's, one teaching staff and one kitchen staff were hired and working in the program without having been fingerprinted or the criminal history process initiated. .”

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“One staff member has an expired PDL and did not resubmit in time to maintain a current PDL”

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“The minimum number of hours were not obtained to maintain the professional development ladder certificate for one staff member”

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“One staff employed over 12 months does not have a current PDL.”

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“Fire inspection has not been completed in over 2 years”

340:110-3-284(c)(2)(C) demonstrate prudent and responsible behavior reasonably ensuring children's health and safety;

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Staff member was told about potential food allergies, and it was not communicated or documented appropriately to all staff and the child was given the potential allergen, a danger to the child's health and safety.”

340:110-3-287(a) Supervision. Supervision is the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision: Infant was left unattended on the diaper changing table.”

340:110-3-284(c)(2)(A) individualize the care and learning opportunities meeting each child's needs based on the child's age and abilities, including reviewing the information provided by parents while respecting confidentiality;

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Children's needs were not met by child being ignored, stepped over, and lack of interaction for a minimum of 1 hour”

340:110-3-287(c) Non-job related. do not participate in personal activities that may interfere with supervision, such as visitors, phone calls, or electronic device use.

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision (SERIOUS): Staff were observed on their cell phones while caring for children.”

340:110-3-296(b)(2)(B)(iii) Soft products, such as quilts, comforters, sheepskins, pillows, stuffed toys, and bumper pads are prohibited inside and on the side of infant rest equipment.

“Rest time: (SERIOUS) Infants are wrapped in blankets in their cribs and pillows are in the cribs with infants while asleep.”

340:110-3-296(b)(2)(B)(ii) When an infant falls asleep in equipment other than appropriate rest equipment, the infant is immediately moved to appropriate rest equipment.

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Rest time: (SERIOUS) Infant was not placed in crib after falling sleep in a swing which is not appropriate rest equipment.”

340:110-3-289(j)(3) do not remain for more than 20 minute increments in equipment restricting freedom of movement, such as rest equipment, swings, high chairs, or stationary activity centers, except while eating in high chairs or similar stationary equipment. Children only sleep in appropriate rest equipment, per OAC 340:110-3-296.

“Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Equipment: (SERIOUS) Infant was observed sitting in a swing for a period longer than 20 minutes.”

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“Two diaper changing areas in the program had toys or teaching materials on them and were not removed”

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“Checklist has not been completed in the past 12 months”

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“Fire drill has not been completed since August”

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“Tornado drill has not been completed since August”

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“One infant over 3 months of age was swaddled”

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“One child under 1 year of age has a blanket in their crib”

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“Medication administered was not logged on permission form for one child.”

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“Equipment Inventory has not been completed in the past 12 months”

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“Four year old classroom had outdated lesson plans posted.”

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“The program did not report a change in director to licensing by the next business day of the change”

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“Thermometer in the fridge being used to stored student's milk was not functioning or reading temperature.”

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“Fire extinguishers have not been inspected or tagged since August of 2022.”