Stacey Grau

Regulation 6.2.4.5: When children are eating, the FCCP and/or staff shall be positioned to allow for visual supervision of all children and shall be able to physically respond immediately to any child that may be choking.

“When snack time was over, all children that had been seated to eat at the table returned to playing. The provider accompanied those children who had finished eating, leaving one (1) child in a high chair to finish eating. While the provider played with the other children, she did not have a direct line of sight to the child eating in the high chair for approximately ten (10) minutes. Corrective Action: Immediately ensure that all children are visually supervised while eating. Develop a system to ensure children are supervised during all meal times moving forward. In the corrective action email include details of the system developed and how the implementation of this system is working for thee children and provider.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 1, 2024

Regulation 3.3.3: The FCCP shall establish a system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the FCCH. The FCCP shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children s attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“Upon arrival only one (1) child, of the seven (7) children present, had been signed in on the attendance sheet. Corrective Action: Immediately ensure that all children's time of arrival is documented in a timely manner and that attendance reflects all children present at all times. Develop a system to ensure compliance moving forward. In the corrective action email provide details of the system developed to ensure compliance moving forward.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 1, 2024

Regulation 6.1.4.2.1: The FCCP shall ensure that the amount of awake time children under twenty-four (24) months of age spend in any confining equipment, such as a crib, playpen, port-a-crib, swing, or seat is limited to less than thirty (30) minutes in any two (2) hour period.

“Child A was observed in an infant seat from 9:27 until 10:00 for a total of thirty-three (33) minutes, and then in an exersaucer from 10:03-until the end of the visit at 10:36. Child A was in a confining piece of equipment for a total of one (1) hour and six (6) minutes during the visit which exceeds the thirty (30) allowable minutes within a two (2) hour period. Corrective Action: Develop a system to ensure children are not in confining equipment more than thirty (30) minutes within any two (2) hour period.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 11, 2022

Regulation 5.2.3.6: The FCCP shall ensure that used disposable diapers are placed in a leak proof bag or container that is washable and has a firmly fitting cover.

“In the bathroom there were two (2) garbage containers, one with a lid and the other without. Soiled diapers were found in the container without a lid, which was next to the toilet used by children. Corrective Action: Effective immediately, ensure all diapers are propery disposed of.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2020

Regulation 5.10.1.10.3: All poisonous or toxic materials shall be inaccessible to children.

“On the sink in the bathroom, and in the shower, items were found to be accessible to children which have been labled with warnings to keep out of reach of children. Corrective Action: Ensure all items indicating to keep out of reach of children, are inaccessible to children at all times.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2020

Regulation 5.10.1.1.3: The FCCP shall ensure that furniture and equipment are sturdy. Furniture and equipment that present a tipping or falling hazard shall be secured.

“In the bedroom where children were identified to sleep, items were stacked on top of shelving units and were not secured, making them a tipping hazard. Corrective Action: Ensure all shelving units, and other items, are stored in a manner that do not present as a tipping hazard.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 28, 2020