The Tot Spot

13A.16.12.04F(3)

“LS arrived at the center at approximately 10:05 am. LS observed several lunch bags on the PS room ledge and the 2's room ledge and table. The lunch bags had been there since children's arrival and had not made it to the refrigerator in the school age room yet. The Director moved the lunch boxes to the refrigerator at 10:38am. During lunch at approximately 11:15am in the 2's room and 11:30am in the PS room, LS observed several of those lunch boxes to contain perishable items including cheese, string cheese, drinkable yogurt, chicken nuggets, lunchables and deli meat sandwiches, pasta with meat sauce and pizza and ice packs. COMAR regulations require all perishable items be refrigerated at or below a temperature of 40 degrees F and ice packs will not hold that temperature. Please send a written plan of correction addressing how this will be corrected. LS discussed possibly adding small refrigerators and microwaves to the 2's room and the PS room to make it easier for staff to refrigerate perishable lunch items as soon as they arrive at the center, as well as making the lunch time transition easier with all food items being in the classrooms.”

13A.16.12.05C(2)

“When LS checked the center's main refrigerator, the thermometer was reading over 60 degrees F. The refrigerator was very full with lunch bags and lunch boxes and the door was not closing all the way several times before LS had to push the door hard to get it to stay closed. LS added another thermometer to the refrigerator and returned approximately 30 minutes later to check both thermometers. Both thermometers were reading over 40 degrees F. Once the lunchboxes were removed and some time went by, the LS checked the thermometers again. LS thermometer was reading approximately 50 degrees F and the center thermometer was reading at approximately 43 degrees F, so the temperature did go down. LS checked the thermometer one last time and it was reading at 40 degrees F, so this is now corrected. Center is reminded to make sure the refrigerator is not too full to allow air to flow through the inside of the refrigerator and to insure the door is always closed.”

13A.16.05.08G(1)

“There is a piece of tile that is broken or missing at the base of the school age toilet. The Director stated that toilet was just replaced. The floor in all bathrooms should be water-resistant and nonabsorbent. Please repair the piece of broken tile and send a photo to LS.”