Peppermint Plantation INC #7

This standard was found to be out of compliance when a caregiver placed a child in a highchair to keep the child still.

One infant not yet on table food did not have current feeding instructions. It was last updated 1/7/25.

Two caregivers do not have current certification in CPR/First Aid care.

Two infant caregivers do not have current training in shaken baby syndrome, SIDS, and early childhood brain development.

The diaper changing mat in one infant room was torn and unable to be sanitaized appropriatelly. The second infant room did not have an appropriate diapering mat. They were using a nap mat with a pilow case over it, placed over a table.

The director's annual training was not available for review.

Tw caregivers diapering children did not wash hands after taking gloves off and before picking up another child for diapering.

Children's hands were not washed after diapering.

This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. A caregiver has been witnessed to hit, yell, and scream at children while redirecting them.

Two classrooms were out of ratio. One classroom of one caregiver with a mix of 2 years through 5 years had a specified age group of 3 years. The ratio was 16:1 making the classroom over ratio by one child. Two 2-year-old, seven 3-year-olds, and five 4-year-olds, and two 5-year-olds.

Infants were observed sitting in seats at a large highchair table for at least 1.5 hours. The care giver was observed on her phone and not interacting with the infants.

Toddler classroom 12 to 24 months does not have outside time as part of their daily activity plan.

This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. It was found that children are allowed to watch the classroom tablet at various times throughout the day, exceeding the one-hour limit and that the screen program is not related to a lesson or planned learning activity.

This standard was evaluated and was found to be out of compliance. It was found that caregivers allow infants and toddlers under age two years, to watch the classroom tablet or television.

I observed a broken piece of equipment in the outside play area.

I observed 4 televisions in 4 different classrooms that are not anchored to avoid them from tipping over.

I observed a food allergy plan that was not signed and dated by parent of child.

Infant caregivers have not been documenting infant daily care sheets to share with parents at the end of the day.

Personnel records not available for review. Personnel records were at a sister facility.

An infant was asleep face down in the crib with a bib around their neck. The bib was flipped over the infant's head. The infant is able to roll on their own. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the bib.

Children under two years of age were watching TV at drop off time.

Two classrooms at drop off time were out of ratio, 28 children to one caregiver. mixed ages ranging from infants through pre-k children (3,4, 5 years) were out of ratio by 13 children. Specified age group was three years.

Two caregivers left the classroom of children napping unsupervised for two minutes.

An infant classroom of nine 11-17m old infants and a toddler classroom of eleven 18-23m old children were out of ratio when a new employee without preservice training or CPR/Frist Aid certification was used to meet ratios. The maximum number children for 11-17 m children one qualified caregiver may supervise is five. The maximum number of toddler 18m-23m children one qualified caregiver may supervise is nine.

This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that a caregiver was dancing on the table and listening to inappropriate music while in charge of a classroom.

This standard was evaluated and found to be out of compliance. It was found that the designated director is not present at the operation on regular basis to ensure staff comply with minimum standards.

A child was injured while in care at the operation and required medical attention. The operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation.