Southmore Kiddie Kollege

There was no transportation safety training certificate available for review for one of three drivers.

The gas inspection was observed expired, last dated 12/2/2022 during the inspection.

A bag of potting soil was observed in infant outdoor play area accessible to children. This was corrected durig the inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the potting soil from the play area.

Use zone was observed not extending six feet in all directions and overlapping other use zones for multiple stationary equipment added to outdoor play space.

The child safety alarm was observed not working during the inspection.

Fire extinguisher in transportation van was observed last serviced 11/2022.

The operation did not notify licensing in writing before adding new play equipment and structures to outdoor play area.

There was no admission form for a ten year old child observed present at the operation during the inspection sitting and eating food. This was corrected when the child was observed leaving the operation, being picked up by the van and transported to the sister operation that the child is enrolled in.

Two bottles were observed in refrigerator not labeled in the infant room during inspection. This was corrected during inspection when caregiver was observed throwing the bottles in the trash can.

A electrical outlet in the toddler 1 room was observed uncovered accessible to children during the inspection. This was corrected when the caregiver was observed covering the outlet.

There is sufficient evidence to support supervision concerns.

There was a hole in the floor covered by a rug leading from the toddler room into the main room observed during the inspection.

Caregivers did not know the ages of children cared for during the inspection.

An 8-month old infant was observed sleep in restrictive device with a bottle. The caregiver was observed removing the infant and the bottle from the restrictive device.

Bottles were observed in the infant room not properly labeled.

Fire extinguishers were observed last serviced 11/2022.

Three infants ages 4 months, 8 months, and 12 months old was observed sleeping in restrictive devices. The caregiver was observed removing the infants and placing them in a crib.

Caregiver was observed cleaning a child's nose without washing hands afterwards. This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver was instructed and observed washing hands.

A sippy cup in the infant room was observed not properly labeled with child's first name and first initial of last name. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed properly labeling the cup.

A 14 month old infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when the child was observed being removed from the restrictive device.

Electrical outlets were observed uncovered in three classrooms ( one outlet per room) accessible to children under 5-years old. This was corrected during inspection when outlets were observed being covered.

There was no record of monthly inspection of fire extinguishers documented and available for review during the inspection.

Caregivers did not know names or ages of children being cared for. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers retrieved a sheet with children's information.

A toddler was observed confined to a restrictive device for over 30 minutes and not provided an opportunity for moderate to vigorous active play that encourages movement. This was corrected during the inspection when the child was observed being removed from the restrictive device.

A caregiver was observed present and caring for children during the inspection without an eligible background. This was corrected when the caregiver was observed leaving the operation.

There were no current feeding instruction sheets available for review during inspection for two infants.

An electric fan was observed sitting on top of shelf with chord hanging down to the floor accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection when the fan was removed from the shelf and made inaccessible to children.

Loose fill materials were observed not maintained at proper depths leaving black tarp lining exposed throughout various areas of the playground.

Employees did not know who was in charge while director was absent. This was corrected during the inspection when director arrived and informed who was in charge.

There was no fire drill documented for the month of May to review during inspection.

One student file who has a diagnosed food allergy was observed not having a documented food allergy plan to review signed by parent and physician.

Two of the three staff files observed were missing the required training on handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.

A two year old child was observed to be a sleep in the infant classroom in a restricted device.

The outside structure does not have the required amount of surfacing under the play structure that is 3ft 24 inches tall.

It was observed in the school age classroom were children were napping the room was dark on the right side of the classroom where children were laying down.

It was observed children sleeping on mats that had tears in the mat. Corrected: When director removed the mats that had tears in it.

The operation did not have any loose-fill surfacing material under the swings and moving equipment.

A caregiver was observed to be sitting in the middle of two different classrooms observing children napping. The caregiver was sitting to the left of the room when I walked in and children on the right side of the room were not being supervised during nap time.

There was one unreported case of COVID-19 at this operation,

Both transporters lacked current transportation training.