Hands 'n' Hands Childcare and Learning Center

A written parent rights policy was unavailable in the Operational Policy at the time of inspection. NOTE: This was corrected when Form 2987 was used.

One of the ten children was missing a healthcare statement at the time of inspection.

The picnic table on the playground has a cracked tabletop and poses a safety hazard.Note: This was corrected at inspection when the table was removed from the playground.

The preschool class did not have a posted emergency evacuation diagram in their classroom. This was corrected when the diagram was posted back in the room after it was accidentally removed by maintenance.

The operation only had 2 out 4 lock down drills and 1 out of 4 shelter-in-place drills completed on emergency drills documentation.

Based on the evidence gathered, the operation did not immediately notify the parent of a toddler who had wandered away from a classroom unsupervised and was found in the parking lot by another parent.

Based on the evidence gathered, supervision was not appropriate when a toddler wandered away from a classroom unsupervised and was found in the operation's parking lot by another parent.

Based on the evidence gathered, caregivers did not know which children they were responsible for after children from another classroom were brought to their classroom.

Based on the evidence gathered, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a toddler had wandered away from a classroom unsupervised and was found in a parking lot by another parent.

The climbing playground structure in the three's outdoor area does not have the appropriate surfacing installed underneath it.

A classroom door leading into the fenced in playground does not open correctly from the inside or outside. The door gets stuck half way when you push or pull it open.

There is a wide opening between the fence and gate that encloses the threes outdoor play area.

Two individual climbing slide structures did not have the appropriate depth of surfacing underneath. This was corrected when the director removed both slides from the playground.

Two classrooms did not have emergency evacuation diagrams posted.

A deficiency was cited when the operation could not provide a signed incident report.

There were two children files out of the twelve that were viewed that did not have a health statement signed by a health care professional, available for review.

There were two vans meant to transport children that did not have complete first Aid kits available for review. One van was missing band aids, and the other van was missing band aids, and tweezers. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director put band aids in the first van's first aid kit, and put band aids and tweezers in the second van's first aid kit.

The swings on the after-school playground had big screws that were protruding out of the pole that the swings were attached to. Additionally, the swing seats were cracked, and their chains were twisted.

There was one child file out of the twelve files viewed that did not have an updated immunization record available for review. Note: This was corrected at inspection when an updated immunization record was placed in the child's file.

There were cleaning supplies located underneath the sink, in an unlocked cabinet, in the Pre-K bathroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the cleaning supplies and put them up on a high shelf, where children can not access to the cleaning supplies.

There was no current annual fire inspection report available during inspection.

One caregiver in the infant room failed to wash the child's hands after changing the diaper.

In the school age classroom there was one television found to be sitting on a table, The television was not achored or secured. The television was accessible to children. The television was removed and put into storage during insepction.