The Sonshine Ark

During the inspection, it was found that a staff member had a CPR certification that lacked the in-person portion of the course.

Two caregivers who were reported to be transporting children did not have a valid transportation training.

Upon review of video footage, it was determined that a caregiver did not interact positively with a child in care.

Three of the five enrolled infants did not have a current written feeding instruction form. Two of the three expired three months ago.

During the inspection, it was observed a group of 20 children went on a field trip to the library with 3 caregivers. Field trips ratios indicate that 4 caregivers were required. This was corrected when they returned to the center.

The operation did not have a gas inspection conducted.

There is a 9 inch gap between the fence and the gate. This was corrected when staff member added bungee ropes around the gap to fill the gap.

The Consumer Product Recall was last certified on 1/4/2023. This was corrected when staff member certified the consumer product recall as of 5/22/2025.

There were four expired medication in the medication cabinet. This was corrected when staff member dispose the expired medication.

Caregiver used inappropriate and discouraging language to and around the children.

Caregiver was using inappropriate redirection practices such as pulling and grabbing a child.

One infant was observed in the highchair without the safety straps. There was no safety straps in any of the highchairs.

There was one caregiver caring for 6 children in the infant room therefore the caregiver was out of ratio. The youngest infant is 6 months and the oldest 1 year old. This was corrected at inspection when the other caregiver entered the room.

7 out of 10 staffs did not have the SIDS/Shaken baby training available for review at the time of inspection.

There were two outlets uncovered in the 4-5 age group classroom. Caregiver placed two covers in the uncovered outlets therefore were corrected at inspection.

The documentation of fire drills were not available for review at the time of inspection.

The child safety lock on the cabinet was broken, therefore the Lysol was accessible to the children in the toddler's room. During the inspection, the caregiver took action to address the issue by moving the Lysol to a top cabinet that is out of reach for the children

10 out of 10 staff members did not have the Adminitration Medication, Food Allergy, and Hazardous Training training available for review at the time of inspection.

Four classrooms did not have a written activity plan with designated dates and time frames of activities.

The crib mattresses were recently replaced with new ones that do not specifically match the crib model numbers.

A child accidentally bit their tongue 04/17/24 and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. An incident report was filled out but not signed by the person in charge within the required 48 hours of the incident occurring.

A child accidentally bit their tongue and they were taken to the emergency room to be evaluated on 04/17/24. The operation did obtain a parent signature on the incident report within the required 48 hours.

In reviewing the operational policies, there is no updated information on the support of inclusive services.

The admission forms have not been updated to reflect changes made to minimum standards.

One caregiver in the infant class and one caregiver in the two year old class each failed to wash the hands of a child after diapering.

The loose fill in all use zones of the outdoor play area measured less than the required six inch depth, and the ground beneath was exposed in several areas.

There was no documentation available to show that training had been completed by any caregiver in the required topic of Administration of Medication.

One caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year. A second caregiver had completed 6 annual training hours towards the 20-21 training year and was lacking 18 hours. A third caregiver had completed 5 training hours towards the 20-21 annual training year and was lacking 19 hours. A fourth caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year.