Everyday Sunshine Children's Daycare

Operation failed to notify Licensing of a required notification to licensing of other situation.

Operation failed to provide an incident report for the incident that placed a child in risk.

A child in care was transported by the operation's staff and taken to the incorrect elementary school. While the child was supervised at all times, this was a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, this child at risk. This situation required that the operation notify CCR. The operation did not notify CCR as soon as possible and/pr no later than two days after the incident.

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Report with a run date of 01/16/2023 indicates that the operation did not report the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required date of 1/15/2024.

During DFPS investigation, two different caregivers did not sanitize the diaper changing station between diaper changes.

During DFPS investigation, it was observed that a caregiver left hand sanitizer accessible to children.

During DFPS investigation, one caregiver used disposable gloves while diaper changing, however, this caregiver did not change gloves in between each child after their diaper was changed.

During DFPS investigation, it was observed that children?s hands were not washed prior to eating.

Two different caregivers were observed to change diapers and not wash their hands after changing diapers.

Caregiver failed to apply good judgement by pulling a child by the hoodie to keep him from exiting the classroom.

During inspection there was one caregiver supervising ten children, whose specified age group was 15 months. This was during nap time, however, the naptime ratio does not apply to children under 18 months. This was corrected at inspection when the second caregiver returned from lunch.

One of the exit doors in Building G was locked during business hours. This door functions as an exit during an emergency. This was corrected at inspection when the door was unlocked.

Several transportation vehicles had incomplete first aid kits. This deficiency was corrected when person in charge replaced missing items in first aid kits during this inspection.

A six-month-old infant was observed sleeping in his crib on his stomach. Infant caregivers confirmed infant was placed on his stomach because infant allegedly is able to roll over. During this inspection infant was placed on his back but did not roll over. Photo was taken and uploaded to digital storage.

A van for more than eight passengers was purchased January of 2022 but was not equipped with an electronic child safety alarm system. Driver confirmed she has been transporting children in this van since it was purchased. Another van's Child Safety Alarm system was not in operation. Person in charge indicated the van was taken to get serviced and the alarm was disconnected. Person in charge confirmed the van has been used to transport children.

The older infant room was observed out of ratio during the follow-up inspection. There was one caregiver for nine children with 17-month-old specified aged group. This was corrected during the follow-up inspection. Three 21-month-old children and one 19-month-old child were moved to the two-year-old classroom.

Fire extinguishers serviced and tagged on August 2020, were not serviced and tagged during the follow-up inspection. Person in charge stated she was informed by the service company they were short staffed but will expedite to get the extinguishers serviced and tagged ASAP.

Fire extinguishers were last serviced and tagged August 2020.