De Colores Child Development Center, LLC

Cleaning supplies were stored under a sink cabinet without a safety latch in the infant room. The cleaning supplies observed were two cans of glass cleaner, two cans of Lysol disinfectant spray, a spray bottle of OdoBan disinfectant and three scrubbing brushes. This posed a safety hazard as the cleaning supplies were accessible to children. Note: This was addressed with the caregivers and all cleaning supplies were removed from under the sink cabinet and stored in an area inaccessible to children.

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not notify parents of less serious injuries when the parent picks the child up from the child-care center.

The fire extinguishers were last inspected in May of 2025, per the documentation on the Emergency Preparedness Form. The fire extinguishers were inspected during the inspection, in order to bring the deficiency current.

There were 3 slides that did not have unitary surfacing or loose fill around the fall zones.

Two infants in care did not have updated feeding instructions on file.

The 30 day Infant Feeding updates that are signed by the parents could not be located. The director developed new documents for the parents to update and sign.

The alcohol prep pads that were in the main First Aid backpack in the hallway were expired as of July 31st, 2023. This was corrected during the inspection when the alcohol prep pads were removed and replaced.

During a DFPS investigation it was found that two caregivers did not adjust their level of supervision according to a child?s emotional needs, in order to intervene as necessary and to ensure the children's safety in the classroom.

The operation staff did not provide routine care for a 4-year-old child, after returning to the classroom and after being left unsupervised outside. The staff did not wash his hands and did not change his soiled diaper and clothing.

The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation when a child was left unsupervised in the playground for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Neglectful supervision from the operation's staff placed a 4-year-old child in a potential dangerous and harmful situation when they left the child unsupervised in the playground for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, under heated conditions.

The standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.

The director interfered with the investigation when she denied having knowledge that a child was left unsupervised in the playground and when she delayed the CCI investigator from interviewing employees. Both the director and the assistant director provided false information that also delayed the start of the investigation.

The operation did not notify the parents immediately after their child was left unsupervised in the outdoor playground for a timeframe of about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

A child was injured when an employee lacked good judgment when redirecting a child by pulling their arm and not properly accessing the child for an injury.

7 infant children were observed to not be strapped into their seats that require seat straps. *** corrected at inspection

The operation allowed one person to be present and have unsupervised access to children before receiving the results of an initial background check and fingerprints.

Based on the evidence provided the director is not making sure staff are in compliance with minimum standards.

In the infant room an infant was asleep in a bouncer upon inspection.

Based on the information gathered, the incident/illness report form was not shared with the parents within 48 hours of when the incident occurred.

The operation failed to use good judgment, when a three-year-old child fell off a toddler sofa, and the employees failed to evaluate the child for suspected injuries. A caregiver failed to properly demonstrate competency, when she did not communicate to the parent(s), that their child fell off a toddler couch and hit the ground, on the daycare application.

The outdoor playground has a large section of an A/C gutter, that consists of green slimy alge accessible to children in care.

A caregiver in the 18- 23 month old room, had a total of 11 children in care and over ratio by 2.

A sanitation inspection had not been conducted prior to the application inspection.

At the time of inspection, the outdoor playground had an exposed section of rusted metal along the hurricane fence. The playground also contained metal pieces of debris and a large wood timber, along the wall of the playground. The wood shed that sits inside the playground, was locked with a jagged wooden stick.