The Caterpillar Clubhouse

At the inspection, the wooden climbing play structure on the playground is missing two slats and has exposed screws.

At the inspection, the fire inspection has expired and the last report is dated 8/31/2023.

At the inspection, the director's training record was not available for review.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was observed to be on her cellphone prior to getting up and moving a child on a nap mat with her foot.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The operation removed the paneling in the front bathroom due to a leak and had exposed beams.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. The director was not maintaining compliance with the minimum standards for a safe and healthy environment for children.

This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and found to be deficient. A caregiver was hired on 1/23/24 and started working on 1/25/24 and was handed a certificate of attending a first aid training, that was not valid.

At the follow-up inspection, the checklists are posted but no documentation has been added to the form. At the follow-up inspection, the playground checklists have not been documented. At the inspection, the operation has not recorded the playground maintenance checklists.

At the follow-up inspection, the playground checklists have not been documented. At the inspection, the operation has not recorded the playground maintenance checklists.

At the follow-up inspection, a child was present in the kitchen office area viewing a tablet and the schoolers were using tablets during the scheduled nap time.

At the follow-up inspection, clutter in the hallways and kitchen area is present, the flooring is a tripping hazard in the hallway to the playground, and stacks of materials and supplies are present. At the inspection, the operations classrooms, hallways, staircase and kitchen is cluttered with stacks of supplies, materials, and debris.

At the follow-up inspection, the nap room was dark and children could not be seen on the floor where they were napping.

At the inspection, the operation did not have documentation of the fire, severe weather or lockdown practice drills.

At the inspection, the annual training certificates for the caregivers/director were not available to Child Care Regulation.

At the inspection, the operational policy reviewed did not include information related to the promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity.

At the inspection, the operation has not recorded the playground maintenance checklists.

At the inspection, the operations classrooms, hallways, staircase and kitchen is cluttered with stacks of supplies, materials, and debris.

At the inspection, the grass on the playground is high and needs to be mowed and trash needs to be removed from the play area.

At the inspection, 2 out of 5 children's records reviewed did not have an updated immunization record included in the file.

At the inspection, 4 out of 5 children's records reviewed did not have the healthcare provider statement included in the file.

This standard was evaluated during the investigation inspection and found deficient. The caregiver was observed feeding four infant's applesauce with the same spoon.

At the follow-up inspection, four children were being pushed on the playground by a caregiver and were not strapped in the seats on the buggy. This was corrected at inspection by removing the children from the buggy.

At the inspection, two children were watching the TV after breakfast and are under the age of 2 years old.

At the inspection, the current gas leak inspection is expired and is dated 1/21/21.

At the follow-up inspection, the directors training certificates for 2021 were not available for review.

At the follow-up inspection, two infants were not strapped into the infant equipment while being used. The caregiver corrected at inspection.

At the follow-up inspection, the bounce house was being used by children, four children were bouncing at the same time and the bounce house is not fully enclosed.

At the inspection, the operational policy did not have information related to the indoor/outdoor physical activity.

At the inspection, the fire extinguisher was not dated, tagged and had not been serviced as required by manufacturer's instructions.

At the inspection, the fire inspection is dated 6/28/2021 and is expired.

At the inspection, the 5 personnel records were not available for review.

At the inspection, the operational policy did not address all the information related to child abuse/neglect.

The CPR/First Aid for one of the caregivers was expired.

During inspection the infant feeding instructions were reviewed and the instructions have not been updated since June for the infant.

During inspection the documentation of the fire drills was not available for review.

During inspection the diaper changing pad in the infant room was observed to have tears in it and can no longer be properly sanitized.

During inspection there was a fan that was in reach of the children. The children could put their ringers in the slats and reach the blades.

During inspection the children were observed walking around the room with their sippy cups. This was corrected at inspection.

During inspection it was observed that a child was given a waffle that had been observed to be left on the counter since the inspection began at 8:40. The waffle was given at 10:00am.

During inspection the individual baskets for the children were not labeled.

During the inspection the fire extinguisher was observed and the extinguisher has not been documented as serviced.

During inspection the staff records were requested for review and the director file was not available for review.

During inspection the infant room was observed and the sheets in the cribs were loose fitting. There was an infant in the crib sleeping at the time. This was discussed with the caregiver.

The director is not maintaining that the operation is operating within compliance of minimum standards with regards to the health and safety standards.

The operation and grounds are not properly being maintained and kept up for the health and safety of the children. There is clutter in the rooms and other areas of the operation that are a health and safety hazard to the children including dead insects on the floor.

During inspection a child was observed using a bottle of hand sanitizer by themselves without supervision by the caregiver. The sanitizer was removed by the caregiver during the inspection and put out of the reach of the children.

During inspection there were dead insects seen on the floor in the classroom and there were gnats seen flying in the sinks in the hand washing sink in the kitchen.

During inspection the classroom with pre-k children did not have clearly defined centers and items were stacked on the shelves.

During inspection the sanitizing spray was left on the table in the classroom after cleaning the bathroom and the children were in the room moving around and in close proximity to the spray. This was corrected at inspection.

During inspection there was an odor that could be smelled in the main entryway and bathroom that smelled like sewage. The smell could be smelled in the kitchen as well. This was discussed with the director.