St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School

22.1-289.058

“Each building that houses a child day program that is licensed, that serves preschool-age children, shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the building.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Staff are required to undergo a background check every five years. The most recent finger-print based national criminal background check for staff A was overdue by 13 days. The most recent sworn disclosure or affirmation for staff A was overdue by six days.”

22.1-289.049-A

“The program shall require information from the person enrolling the child regarding previous child day care and schools attended by the child. The program shall also require the proof of the child's identity and age. Eight of the children's records reviewed did not have documentation of obtaining information regarding if the children had previously attended any schools or child day care programs. The records for child A and child B who have been attending since August 2024 did not have documentation that proof of identity had been viewed.”

22.1-289.031-B-6

“The program is required to ensure that all staff are able to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. The four staff records reviewed did not have evidence of completing training to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect.”

22.1-289.035-B-3

“Central Registry Checks are required to be requested for staff prior to the first day of employment. The record for staff A, who has been actively working with children since 08/30/2023, did not contain a central registry check.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Based on review of three staff records it was determined that not all records contained documentation of a determination letter based on fingerprint checks every five years. Evidence: The most recent fingerprint check on file for staff A is dated 05/25/2018.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Based on review of four staff records it was determined that not all background checks were repeated every five years. Evidence: The most recent central registry check on file for Staff A is dated 03/03/2015. The most recent central registry check on file for Staff B is dated 06/29/2016. The most recent sworn statement form on file for Staff A is dated 10/24/2016. The most recent sworn statement form on file for Staff B is dated 11/29/16.”

22.1-289.031-B-3

“Based on review of four staff records it was determined that staff were not trained in daily health observation to perform health screenings and determine exclusion of sick children. Evidence: Out of the four staff records reviewed there was no documentation of daily health observation training certificates on file. It was reported that there are no staff on site who have current daily health observation training.”