Ferris Christian Academy

The insurance policy expired 11-30-25. An email was sent to the operation on 6-11-26 regarding Liability Insurance information and/or verification is due soon. I asked the operation to log into the provider's portal to update and validate the insurance information. Informed the operation if the insurance information is not updated on or before the due date, the operation will incur a deficiency.

Cleaning supplies were found within children reach. The specific age group of the room was three.

The operation was found to be out of compliance with minimum standards.

CCR was not notified of a communicable illness in a timely manner.

During the monitoring inspection electrical outlets were observed uncovered.

During the monitoring inspection, a Lysol can was found in the reach of the children.

A caregiver was observed not washing their hands after removing gloves used for diapering a child.

There was not adequate lighting to allow visual supervision of all children in the group during naptime.

Caregivers were observed to be using electronic devices for personal use.

All infants in care were observed to be sleeping in bouncers.

Caregivers did not wash childrens hands after diapering in the toddler room.

Garbage was accessible to children in one of the toddler rooms.

During the inspection two separate toddler rooms outlets were observed without covers.

During the inspection it was observed that caregivers in two separate classrooms did not wash their hands after changing a child.

The operation did not have current testing documented.

The operation did not have carbon monoxide detector

2 electrical outlets did not have the safety covers in the lunch room.

The operation did not have current testing documented.

During my inspection, I observed the entire outdoor sidewalk play area for the toddlers was covered with rocks.

There was no exemption for immunizations in a childs file who has refused immunizations.

A toddler caregiver did not wash their hands when they removed their gloves after changing a childs diaper. This was corrected at inspection when the inspector brought this to the attention of the caregiver before the caregiver was able to change another child. Caregiver washed their hands at this time. Inspector also discussed with director training for caregivers on handwashing.

A toddler hands was not washed after diapering. This was corrected at inspection when the inspector brought this to the attention of the caregiver who then assisted the child with washing their hands.

It was observed that the operation was out of ratio in a school age classroom with a specified age group of 6-8 year old children. There were a total of 37 children present with two caregivers. The children in the class were later divided into two groups during this inspection.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient.

There were missing outlet covers in a classroom with 2-year old children. This was corrected at inspection when the director placed outlet covers on the outlets.

Two out of eight employees stated that they use hand sanitizer between diaper changing.

A caregiver did not know the age of a child they were responsible for or have information with the age of the child. This was corrected at inspection when the director printed out the childs information for the caregiver.

The current designated director does currently meet minimum standard qualifications.

Caregiver has been in direct contact with children without a cleared background check.

Operation is still not in compliance with the minimum standards during the follow-up on 5/24/2022. There were multiple deficiencies. The director is not ensuring the operation is meeting the minimum standards.

Operation is still not in compliance with the minimum standards during the follow-up on 5/24/2022. Out of 4 caregivers files evaluated 2 did not have current annual training hours.

Operation is still not in compliance with the minimum standards during the follow-up on 5/24/2022. Operation does not have a current health inspection,

Operation is still not in compliance with the minimum standards during the follow-up on 5/24/2022. Director does not have current 30 hours of annual training.

Operation is still not in compliance with the minimum standards during the follow-up on 5/24/2022. The first aid kits in the 2 vans do not have the required equipment. All materials are expired and needs replacing.

Operation does not have a current health inspection,

The operation did not have a current gas leak test. The test was due June 2021.

There were multiple areas in the daycare that appeared to not have been cleaned for a while. There was visible dirt and debris on cabinets, floors, and restrooms accessible to the children. There are rooms that are not being used but are regulated space and those areas are dirty and items were observed on the floors.

There were multiple deficiencies. The director is not ensuring the operation is meeting the minimum standards.

Out of 4 caregivers files evaluated 2 did not have current annual training hours.

The caregiver in the 3-4 year old classroom was heard yelling at the children during the inspection.

The first aid kits in the 2 vans do not have the required equipment. All materials are expired and needs replacing.

The caregiver in the older infant classroom did not sanitize the changing table after diaper change.

Director does not have current 30 hours of annual training.

Deficiency recited during the monitoring/ follow-up inspection on 5/04/2022. During the DFPS investigation the children's bathroom was observed having a broken light bulb on the ceiling having fire damage that resulted in the bathroom having black residue on the floor. The bathroom door did not have an out of order sign.

Out of 10 children files evaluated 5 did not have current health statements.

During the DFPS investigation the children's bathroom was observed having a broken lightbulb on the ceiling having fire damage that resulted in the bathroom having black residue on the floor. The bathroom door did not have an out of order sign.

The operational polcies do include information about outdoor play but it does not address all areas required to be addressed.

The operational polcies still did not include the updated requirement for active/outdoor play.

The permit holder is not ensuring the minimum standards are being met. The permit holder was informed of the two issues on the playground and the concerns with minimal to no activities for the school aged children and they did not fix any of the three concerns.

The climbing structure on the school aged playground is missing a slide. I gave the operation a week to fix it prior to being cited and it has not been fixed more than a week later.

The loose fill material was not 6 inches deep as required.

The school aged classroom still had minimal age appropriate activities. The only things present were the air hockey machine, construction paper and crayons.

Caregivers still have not completed all of these trainings.

The activity plans still have not been updated to meet the new requirements of reflecting active play times.

There were Clorox wipes on the home center of the older infant/toddler classroom. There was also aresol spray can next to the cleaner. These items were moved during the inspection.

The operation did not have a current gas leak test. The test was due June 2021.

The school aged classroom had no age appropriate activities.

The activity plans have not been updated to meet the new requirements of reflecting active play times.

The operational polcies did not include the updated requirement for active/outdoor play.

Five of the 10 employee files reviewed did not have the required 24 hours of training for the previous year.

There were 3 caregivers without current 1st aid.

The caregiver in the older infant classroom did nto sanitize the changing table between diaper changes.

The caregiver in the older infant classroom did not wash infants hands after diaper changes. None of the children in the 2 year old classroom washed their hands after restroom break.

The caregiver in the 3-4 year old classroom was heard yelling at the children and threatening to take away their outdoor time for not listening.

There were multiple deficiencies. The director is not ensuring the oeration is meeting the minimum standards.

There were multiple areas in the daycare that appeared to not have been cleaned for a while. There was visible dirt and debris on cabinets and floors accessible to the children. There are rooms that are not being used but are regulated space and those areas were dirty and debris was obsereved on the floors. Pictures were taken.

3 caregiver did not have current CPR.

There was a caregiver that was hired in 02/21. She had no experience and there was no documentation of pre-service training. Another caregiver was hired 09/21 and had no experience. She did not have any pre-service training.

Six of the 10 files reviewed did not have current abuse/neglect training.

The caregiver in the infant/toddler classroom did not have current SIDS/SBS/EBD training.

Eight of the 10 files reviewed did not have the required health/safety trainings.

The caregivers in the 2 year old classroom and later in the 3-4 year old classroom was talking down to the children and being negative with all interactions with the children.