Chipos Little House

The written operational policies for the child care home did not list any information regarding the pet that is present in the home.

A child enrolled into care full time at the child care home did not have a food allergy emergency plan on file for review.

During the inspection time there was no record available to indicate that any lockdown or severe weather drills had been conducted while children were in care. Only notated drills were for the fire drills.

The pet in the home had a current vaccination record but did not have a statement of health from a local veterinarian on file for review.

During the time of inspection, three of the children did not have their most current/required immunizations on file for review.

During the inspection, the operation was missing the Form 2912 affidavits for its two employees.

During the inspection, a child in care did not have a completed emergency medical authorization.

During the inspection, two child records did not have names for their emergency contacts on their forms. The operator contacted the parents and obtained these names.

During the inspection, a caregiver did not have evidence of their educational background on file.

During the inspection an infant was in a bouncy chair device for 30 minutes. The maximum allowed is 15 minutes.

The operator has had several recent and repeated deficiencies of minimum standards.

During the walkthrough, no cleaning supplies or sharp objects were found accessible to children. Locks had been added to several of the floor level cabinets in the kitchen.

During the walkthrough, the kitchen cabinets accessible to children had cleaning supplies in them. No lock or gate prevented access to these cabinets. The operator did zip tie the cabinet closed after the issue was pointed out.

During a walkthrough of the home, it was discovered that operation had 7 children in the age range of 2 to 3 years old and two children under 17 months old in care of a single caregiver. With a single caregiver caring for twos infants, the maximum number of children under 4 but older than 17 months in care can be 5.

During the walkthrough, toddler aged children were observed multiple times walking while drinking from their cups or bottles

During the inspection, no written activity plans were available.

During a walkthrough of the home, it was discovered that operation had 8 children in the age range of 2 to 3 years old and a single child under 17 months old in care of a single caregiver. With a single caregiver caring for a single infant, the maximum number of children under 3 but older than 17 months in care can be 6.

During the walkthrough, the kitchen cabinets accessible to children had cleaning supplies and sharp objects in them. No lock or gate prevented access to these cabinets.

This standard was found deficient because some outlets in the home lacked safety covers.

This standard was found deficient after the home's sliding door was found to lack decals or other materials placed at children's eye level.

A child under the age of 18 months was napping in a restrictive device. The child was removed from the device when I informed the caregiver that the child cannot sleep in it.

One child did not have immunization records on file.

Four children did not have the address of their emergency contact listed on the enrollment packet.

One child did not have a healthcare provider statement on file.

At the time of inspection, the provider did not have any operational policies written for the child care home to review.

At the time of inspection the air unit in the backyard of the home was exposed with no barrier and accessible to children if they were in care.