HOPE Daycare

Observed one infant that did not have a current feeding instructions. The last feeding instuction was signed in January 2026.

Observed one child under the age of 2 years old watching Mr. [name redacted] was corrected when the young child was given a different activity to do in a different area of the classroom.

Observed a caregivers file that had been employed since the end of May without orientation training. I discussed orientation being needed within the frist 7 days of employment. The caregiver is no longer employeed at the operation.

Observed one caregiver at the operation caring for children without a cleared background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.

On camera, it was observed that a caregiver with conditions on their background check left the classroom with a child to take the child to the office. The caregiver has a condition that states that they cannot be left alone with children. The caregiver no longer works at the operation. An administrative penalty will be recommended as a result of this citation, per HRC ?42.078.

It was observed on video that a caregiver grabbed a child by their upper right arm with the child's feet off of the floor and carried the child to the office by the child's arm. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the operation and is no longer employeed by the daycare.

Observed a computer with baby shark playing on the computer with children ages 8 months to 12 months old in the classroom. This was corrected when the laptop was removed from the classroom.

Observed a 17 month old infant sleeping in a room with 3 and 4 year olds. There was more than a 18 month difference between the 17 month old and the 4 year old. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the room.

The playground only has one exit from the playground. I spoke to the person in charge regarding there needing to be two exits from the playground.

There were cleaning supplies observed on the bottom shelves of an accessible and unlocked cabinet in the preschool classroom's bathroom. This was corrected when all of the cleaning supplies were moved out of reach.

The fire inspection was last completed in 2022 and is out of date.

The operational policies did not include infant safe sleep.

There were three caregivers missing education qualifications.

The diaper changing mat in the infant room was observed to be torn.

During the monitoring inspection, a 2 month old was observed sleeping in a restrictive device with a blanket on top of them.

After a review of employee files, two employees did not have documentation to reflect minimum education requirements.

After a review of employee files, an employee did not have a notarized affidavit on file for review.

An electrical outlet was exposed in the infant classroom. A safety cover was immediately placed over the electrical outlet when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.

There was no current annual sanitation inspection report available for review. The most recent sanitation inspection report was dated October 2020.

Two infants enrolled in care not yet ready for table food did not have written infant feeding instructions updated every 30 days. The most recent update was April 2021.

After evaluating safety practices, a child enrolled in care that had been medically diagnosed with a food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the parent. The food allergy emergency plan had been signed and dated by the physician.