Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Page I

450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 302 Hartford, CT 06103

Phone (800)-282-6063 Fax (860)-326-0552

CHILD CARE CENTER/GROUP INSPECTION FORM

O INITIAL \z[ UNANNOUNCE�ARTIAL O FOLLOW UP O LOCATION CHANGE O OTHER

Program License Number: Date of Time of

Name: Inspection. j., q,l. Arrival: '1'•3b

Address: Licensed Under 3

Capacity: f. Capacity:

Telephone: # of children tr # of staff

present: e» present:

Hours of Operation: Summer Care:

Ages Served: Instruction Codes: 'IA= Not applicable at this time

..J = Compliance/No violation found O = Non-complianceNiolation found

Endorsements: o Under Three (6wks - 36m) \k_Preschool (3y - Sy) � School Age (Sy & up) o Night Care (6wks & up)

Licensure Procedures 19a- 79-2a Swimmin cont.

©) 1 . Local Health Date: 3 - 1 7 .,,. d O 29. Staff/Child Ratios

Administration 19a- 79-3a !3""' 30. CPR Certified Staff (20 years of age)

@2. New Staff-Employee Orientation l3""' 3 1 . Lifeguard Certified/Supervision

V 3. Annual Staff Policy Training Record Keeping 19a- 79-Sa

C!V'4. Documentation of Behavior M. Tech Discussed w/Parents (IJ1 32. Enrollment Information

(9) 5. Notification of Change �33. Emergency Medical Permission

� 6. Policies: Discipline/Supervision/Child Protection/General l!r"" 34. Authorized Released Permission

Operating Policies/Personnel Policies/Closing Time Policy �35. Field Trip Permission

[y"' 7. Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff � 36. Transportation Permission

Items Posted: Conspicuous/ Accessible (a::) 37. Child Health Records/Immunizations/TB

� 8. License !;iV""'38. Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)

@ 9. Current Fire Marshal Certificate Date: '8 - 1 1 - :J. \ ©> 39. Injury/Illness/Accident Reports

!B"' 1 0 . OEC Complaint Procedure Health and Safety 19a-79-6a

® 1 1 . Food Service Certificate Date:�-,3)- Z. � ful 40. Nutritious Snacks/Meals (Required Food Groups)

(9) 12. Menus a/" 4 1 . Proper Refrigeration

GI/° 13. Emergency Plans � 42. Kitchen Separated

� 1 4 . No Smoking Signs 13""' 43. Hand Washing Before Eating/Food Handling

� 15. Radon Test�) Datei.5 �;, -9<( Results:�.��--­ CJ"' 44. First Aid Kit(s): Indoor/Outdoor/Field Trip/Inventory
Bl"" lSa. Developmental Milestones Physical Plant 19a-79-7a

St�19a- 79-4a ® 45. License Premise: Clean/Good Repair/Hazard Free

t.m:fi6. Staff Health Records/TB Tests V48. Sanitary Drinking Fountains/Disposable Cups
� 17. Professional Development Water Supply�Well

o�18. Disciplinary Actions @ 49. Lead Water Test Date: l - Z :f , 2. Q

(C) 1 8 b . Background Checks Bacterial/Chemical Test (Y® Date: Nft

(]-""'° 19. Designated Head Teacher/60% llY' 50. Walkways Maintained

� 20. Two Staff Present @-"'" 5 1 . Designated Staff Toilet/Sink

GI- 21. Ratio: 1 Staff to 10 Children � 52. All Openings for Ventilation Screened

� 22. Group Size: Maximum 20 Children � 53. Windows Protected to Prevent Falls

S- 23. Designated Director/Training !1t""' 54. Glass Protected to 36"

e('" 24. CPR Certified Staff Iii" 55. Overhead Doors Locking Devices/Spring Protectors

C3" 25. First Aid Trained Staff Cl-- 56. Exits/Hallways and Stairs Unobstructed

Consultants C3'"' 57. Individual Storage of Clothing/Bedding

9 26. Agreements/Contracts (Complete/Signed Annually) (3"'"" 58. Smoking Prohibited

Contracts Lo s 1:¥""' 59. Matches/Lighters Inaccessible

Education Cg) 60. Electrical Safety: Outlets/Cords

Health §/"' 6 1 . Toileting Needs Met

Social Service �62. Required Toilets/Sinks/Supplies

Dental 131/ 63. Potty Chairs: Nonporous/Emptied/Disinfected

Dietitian [iV" 64. Hand Washing After Toileting: Staff/Children

© 27. Loj.lNisits Documented CiV' 65. Ventilation in Toilet Room

Swim,ng: (Y(ISt IJV 66. Air Temp 65°, Thermometer Affixed

28. Non-Swimmers Identified

Signature of OEC Representative: Written Corrective Action Plan Due

to OEC by: } ,,
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CHILD CARE CENTER/GROUP INSPECTION FORM

Program Name: License Number: Date of

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Inspection: J - 9 _ ;l.
Physical Plant continued:

� 67. Water Temperature 60°-115° 109. Approved Endorsement

lJI' 68. Portable Space Heaters 1 1 0 . Ratio: 1 Staff to 4 Children

(g) 69. Walls/Ceilings/Floors/Rugs: Clean/Good Repair 1 1 1 . Group Size no Larger than 8

� 70. Rugs Secure 112. Physical Barriers/Groups of 8 (Indoors/Outdoors)

�/' 7 1 . Hot Water/Steam Pipes Protected 1 1 3 . Adequate Sinks in Program Space

(If 72. Working Phone on Each Level 1 1 4 . Free Standing/Well-Constructed/Safe Cribs

� 73. Emergency Numbers Posted 1 1 5 . Washable Cots

Cl' 74. Adequate Lighting: 50/30 Candle Feet 1 1 6 . Chairs for Feeding/Stable/Safety Straps/Locking Tray

cg:) 75. Light Fixtures Shielded/Shatter Proof 1 1 7 . Dev. Appropriate Tables/Chairs/Equipment

@ 76. Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked 1 1 8 . Refrigerators and Food Prep Facilities

1]1....,,-'77, Garbage/Rubbish Disposed Daily 119. Sturdy/Safety Rail/Nonporous/Exclusive Use

� 78. Stairs Protected/Good Repair/Handrails 120. Washed/Disinfected

�9. Pets: Maintained/Care Plan (Y$ 1 2 1 . Disposable Paper Sheets

GI/ 80. Operable CO Detector on Each Level � 122. Covered Waste Receptacle

[Y"'"""81. Program Space/Adequate Sq. Ft. Per Child 123. Diaper Changing Policy Posted

ul/"'82. Equipment: Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic 124. Hand Washing Policy Posted

(11/ 83. Cots Stored/Maintained/Adequate Number 125. Individual Storage of Personal Items

13-""' 84. Developmentally Appropriate Equipment/Materials 126. Cribs/Cots Washed/Disinfected

14""""" 85. Hot Tubs/Spas/Saunas: Locked/Inaccessible (Y/& 127. Under 12 Months Placed on Back for Sleeping

� 86. No Weapons/No Facsimile of a Firearm on Premise 128. Alternate Sleep Position/Equip-Medical Document YIN

Outdoor Space 129. Crib/Bed Used for Infant Sleeping

�87. Outdoor Space Adequate Sq. Ft. Per Child 130. Crib/Bed Free from Observable Hazards

©) 88. Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment 131. Infant Toys Separate/Washed/Disinfected Daily

<9) 89. Playground Free from Hazards 132. No Toys/Objects Less than 1 '!." Diameter

13-"""'90. Peeling Paint @'r) Sample Taken (Y� 133. Plastic Bags/Balloons/Styrofoam Objects Inaccessible

@- 91. Lead Management Plan @N) 10$\,- cl,,e" o?,18·.J. l 134. Health Consultant/Documentation of Visits

[3-'""92. Equipment Anchored/Safely Arranged 135. Infants Held for Bottles/Individual Attn/Tummy Time

� 93. Outdoor Play Area Protected/Fenced 136. Written Statement/Feeding Schedule from Parent

� 94. Drinking Water Available/Accessible 137. Unused Portions of Liquids Discarded

138. Clean Bottles/Disp. Bottles/Approved Bottle Washing

Educational Requirements 19a- 79-Sa 139. Food Served from Dish or Whole Jar Served

1:3""" 95. Written Plan for Daily Program Available to 140. Bottles Individually Identified w/Child's Name

Parents/Staff Outdoor Pia S ace-Under Three:

� 96. Activity Choices: Developmentally Appropriate/ 1 4 1 . Play Space Fenced

Flexible/Meets Individual Needs 142.0utdoor Equipment: Dev. Appropriate

Program Includes: Indoor/Outdoor, Gross/Fine School Age Children Endorsement 19a-79-11

Motor Skills, Snacks/Meals, ii? 143. Approved Endorsement

Rest/Sleep/Quiet Time, CY 144. Activity choices appropriate

Toileting and Clean Up � 145. Ratio: 1 Staff to 10 Children

Administration of Medications 19a- 79-9a (?""' 146. Group Size: Max. 20 Children

[il/' 97. Written Policies/Procedures � 147. Education Consultant Appropriate

CY'" 98. Training Outline on file Night Care Endorsement 19a-79-12 {lOpm-Sam)

Nonprescription Topical Medications 1 4 8 . Approved Endorsement

� 99. Administration/Parent Permission/MAR ,.i 149. Written Program Plan/Supervision

V100. Labeling/Storage \" 150. Staff Awake/Available

Oral/Topical/lnhalant/Inj ectable Medications 1 5 1 . Cot/Crib/Bedding/Toiletries/Sleep Apparel

� 101. Med Trained Staff/Certificates 152. Individual Storage of Personal Items

C3"' 102. Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR 1 153. Bedding/Sleeping Apparel Laundered Weekly

[y' 103. Labeling/Storage Monitoring of Diabetes 19a- 79-13 Non.t .\- '"°'-"s. ·H ,o
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� 104. Unused/Expired Meds Returned/Disposed ei?' 154. Written Policies/Procedures

Self-Administration � 155. On Site Staff Trained in First Aid/Glucose Testing

ci7" 105. Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR � _ 156. Training Current/Documented

� 106. Labeling/Storage � 157. Supervision of Self Administration

lw"" 158. Equipment/Supplies: Labeled/Inaccessible

6 107. Approved Petition For Special Med Authorization ti!"" 159. Signed Agreement w/Parent Regarding Equipment

Ji!f 160. Materials Discarded Appropriately

,L Emergency Distribution of Potassium Iodide � 1 6 1 . Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission

�\'{8 108. Kl Pills Parent Permission/Storage � 162. Documentation of Test Results/Actions Taken

L:J 163. Daily Written Parent Notifications

Signature of OEC Representative Written Corrective Action Plan Signature of Person in Charge

Due to OEC by:

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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF INSPECTION

Name of Program/Provider: B l o o rn -n -e t o. ECA(\"-J L e ll rn i h _g C1Y License# \'32.Slu Date: \ / q ( 23

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CORRECTIVE PLAN SHALL BE RETURNED TO Signature: L · Th6('1 ftf

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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF INSPECTION

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Tuesday November 15, 2022

During l u n c h period (around 1 1 : 4 5 a m ) 11 c h i l d r e n and 2 t e a c h e r' s : Ms. and were

having l u n c h at the classroom tables i n the room 8. The c h i l d r e n was served oranges as the fruit of the

day a n d they liked oranges a n d ate a l l that served on their plates. O n e child at the table where Ms.

was sitting finished eating h e r oranges a n d started playing with a piece of the peels by putting it into

h e r m o u t h . Ms. spoke to the child a n d asked her to stop putting the orange peels into her

month, but puts it into her mouth a second t i m e . Ms. got really upset a n d picked up the

c h i l d ' s p l a t e . Because I ' m also a teacher in the classroom a n d saw what's h a p p e n i n g I asked Ms. to

take the piece of orange p e e l s away from the c h i l d but let h e r finished having her l u n c h . Ms. was

really upset a n d she he c h i l d

was frightened because she also

I said to Ms. that's not fear because a l l the other children are still eating a n d she were

not finished eating. Ms. said: w h i l e leading the c h i l d to the bathroom to wash her

h a n d s . I said to h e r she was still eating only if you had taken the peels she was playing with, a n d she

step over to the table where I was sitting a n d started shouting really l o u d . I stand up a n d

while w a l k i n g away from her I closed 6 of the classroom windo he was still following me

saying repeatedly, so I asked her to go and assisted the that was still waiting for her at

the bathrooms door but she was still following m e . That's when I started feeling fearful, so I stand at the

classroom door a n d opened my phone plus started recording her behavior. I d i d n ' t picked up the

classroom phone to c a l l for h e l p because she was following b e h i n d me, but while I was standing at the

classroom door M s . from the room 7 classroom stopped a n d asked what's h a p p e n i n g a n d M s .

stepped into the classroom to find out what was going o n . She was a b l e to control the situation.

11/15/2022

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 BELC BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Contact Listing

Meredith Johnson

Janice Silimon

Barbara W i l l i a m s

H a s s a n Raja

Kenneth Mcclary

Latesha Wilkerson

J o s e p h Suggs (Advisor)

R i c h a r d Scott ( F i n a n c e C o o r d ) rscott@belc.co

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Bloomfield Early Learning Early Center understands that 4 of our employees needs to be fingerprinted. We

agree that they will not be allowed to be with the children until their background checks are work supervised or

current in the system.

To maintain ratio the current Staff who are in the BCIS system agree to work in ratio from opening to closing

until those needing to be background checked are current.

The program understands that if there is not enough current Staff to cover proper ratio the program will be

closed.

Interim Directorj Izat sha Wilkerson ?--ev SM 1 {)

Name: I ., , (\ & Gl 1G orntori

Date: if�� ·

Signature: TI/\�

Cheryl Pope
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Linda Thornton cf? �
Cherry Smith

Charmin Blake

Gail Harris

73 Rockwell Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002

Phone (860) 243-2665 Fax (860) 242-9293

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D Initial D Unannounced Full/Partial � Follow-up D Location Change D Investigation D Other _

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF INSPECTION

Name of Program/Provider: &oolt\Sqekl f?a.d,� Leo.rn{[)3 C.C- t'l ttr Date: �-Jo--zs Time: 1 : &, a""

Location Address: r-z � Rc�.v..l,U Pnt«. &loom�r',)d Telephone#: � � D - .J "'l 3 -.2ls!&5'

e-mail address: I .\4iad·bo@ be 1 c. , C. o License#: I 3.,S(0 Expiration Date: 4.,.JlJ -�

Capacity: l� � # of Children Present: /tB. # of Staff Present: _

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Consent to Inspect I agree to allow the Office of Early Childhood to have access to and inspect this facility and all

Family Child Care Home child care records as required by Family Child Care Home Regulations.

Provider/Applicant/Substitute's Signature

Purpose of visit: � '") Q)a�,12.

Observations/C01Tections needed:

S = Substantiated N S = Not Substantiated P = Pending (if applicable)

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to be in compliance at all times. (OEC Representative I_.__

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(Person in Charge)
OEC BY: _.,.._.f\,..._tPr�------

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Narrative
1/9/23 & 1/10/23

Karen Yorker (former director) sent me an e-mail on 10/25/22, stating she had resigned and Linda
Thorton was the Head Teacher. The interim Director (Lateshia Wilkerson) called my the first week in
December 2022 to inform me that she was appointed as interim director for eight weeks. She stated
that she was a member of the Board of Directors that volunteered to fill in for a short time. I asked her
to send me a notification of change with the change in director. I never received the form.

An unannounced annual inspection was conducted on 1/9/23. Upon arrival, I asked for the person in
charge and they stated they do not have one. Linda Thorton (Head Teacher) helped me to get needed
documentation for the inspection.

I asked for the program’s BCIS roster and no one had access to it. I had the roster pulled on my tablet.
The roster showed staff with no background check and staff that were no longer employed. After
collecting other documents needed to complete the inspection Lateshia arrived and spoke with me
stating she had to be in court and could not stay. I explained the seriousness of the lack of staff
fingerprinted. She stated she does not know anything about that. She stated that the Board had asked
her to focus on just the financial issues that the program was having. She stated that the Town of
Bloomfield and Gail from OEC (whom I later learned was not from OEC but instead the School Readiness
Liaison for the Town of Bloomfield) meet and stated the program owed OEC $9,000. She stated the
Town told her that they were not going to handle the funding without an oversite person. Lateshia
stated the program does not have funding to get them through the end of February 2023. I let Lateshia
know that I needed a written plan to maintain ratios with the staff that were current in the BCIS system.
She told me she had to leave and stated Linda would type that up. I asked if she was coming back and
stated more than likely no. I asked who I should communicate with during her absence and she stated
Linda. I asked if the Board had someone stepping in after she left. She stated they had a lady that was
from Hartford that was experienced. I asked if she knew when she was starting and she did not but
texted a board member that indicated they did not have a date or a name to give her. I asked her about
what email address we should list since the old diretor’s e-mail was still listed and she stated linda’s
since she would be gone soon. Lateshia then let me know that she would be back at the program at
11:00 on Tuesday to meet with Gail from OEC and then left the building.

I asked Linda T. if she thought Karen Yorker would give her the log in ID and password for BCIS. She
stated that she might and called and text Karen. Karen did Linda the information to obtain access to the
BCIS system. In an attempt to not have the program close, I sat with Linda for over three hours helping
her to get staff invited to BCIS and had a conference call with Linda, myself, Abigail (OEC) and Robert
(OEC) to also assist us. We were successful and getting staff invited and helped them complete the
process to be able to get fingerprinted.

I conducted the inspection of the physical plant. I then started to go through the paperwork. I opened
the staff files and Linda came into the room. I asked about professional development and she stated

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that they had none in 2022. She stated she sat with the staff in the hallway and went over the policies
and procedures. There was a sheet of paper that stated Policy and Procedure review and staff signatures
under it. She then left the room. I continued with the files and came upon a statement in Ms. file
describing an incident that took place on 11/15/22. I walked to the office and spoke with Linda. She
knew about the incident but nothing else. I asked if DCF was notified and asked to see the DCF 136
report. She stated that nothing was reported. I asked if the staff was disciplined, and she said no. The
staff member went to lunch and did not return and called and quit the next day. Linda said multiple
times that it was not her job but the interim director’s job to do. I asked how often she came in and
Linda indicated once or twice a week to sign checks for bills to be paid and for payroll signatures. When
asked if she did anything else I was told no. Linda then asked if I could help with the BCIS statement that
was needed. I told her I could give her general information about what was needed but couldn’t write
the statement for her. She stated she understood. There were five staff that needed to sign off that they
agreed to work from open to close in order for the program to stay open. I went with Linda to speak
with the staff to make sure they understood what they were signing off on. They said they did. There
was one staff that was not present since she is part-time.

Linda indicated to me that she needed to leave at 3:00 to pick her granddaughter up from school. I
looked at the time and realized I would not have the inspection completed prior to that. I spoke with my
supervisor who instructed me to just stop and return the next day to finish. I completed what I could on
the inspection form but did not complete the supplemental page. I sat with Linda to do the exit
interview and let her know of my findings and that I would be back on Tuesday to complete the
inspection. We completed the exit interview and were walking to the office when Lateshia walked into
the building. We stood in the office and Linda shared with her we completed the exit interview and a
corrective action plan was due to OEC by the 23rd. Lateshia stated Linda would do that since her last day
was the 20th. Linda was visibly upset and walked to her desk. I went over the findings with Lateshia and
she once again stated that she was only doing the financial piece. She told me again that she would be
back tomorrow around 11:00 to meet with Gail and she left the building.

1/10/23
I arrived at 7:30 to continue where I had left off. After speaking with my supervisor, she let me know
that she was going to have another specialist come and go through the consent order paperwork. While
working on paperwork, I forgot that I had not checked the first aid kit for supplies. I went to the last
room on the left where a teacher was present with under 10 children. I asked for the first aid kit, which
she got for me and as we were standing there a child slowly walked into the classroom. Both of us were
surprised and waited for an adult to follow the child in but no one did. I went to the hallway and saw no
one in the hall. The teacher called the classroom next door to inquire, and they told her they were over
and had to send the child over to her. The teacher explained that he was alone and that could not
happen. The staff on the other end started to give the teacher a hard time and the teacher hung up the
phone. I went to office to notify Linda of what just happened. She was very upset and stated that the
interim director should be taking care of this. She asked Ms. Cherry to notify the interim director
because if she called her, she would say something that would get her fired. Linda was not calming
down, so I asked her to take a walk outside or go to her car to calm herself down and she did. While in
the office I saw the other specialist arrive and walked out to meet her since the entrance was from the
parking lot would be hard to find.

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I walked Erin the second specialist into the building and was showing her the layout of the building. As
we walked into a classroom, we saw two children standing together. We looked around the room and
saw no teacher. A few moments later a teacher came into the room from a small coat and bathroom
area. We spoke with her about leaving the children unattended and she stated she didn’t because she
could see them through the two-way mirrored window. She then finished with the child in the bathroom
and took the three children out of the room. Erin and I both walked into the coat and bathroom area to
see if we could see into the classroom from where the teacher said she could see them and we could
only see our own reflections and the reflection of toys on the shelf behind us. We could not see anything
in the classroom where the two children were. We finished the walk through and returned to the room
we were doing paperwork. At some point while we were working on paperwork Lateshia came in and
asked if we needed anything and stated she was going to meet with Gail from OEC and left the room.
She came back at one point to see if we needed anything and stated that the program was going to loss
slots that would go to another program and then left the room. Erin and I finished the paperwork and
walked to the office to have Lateshia come to conduct the exit interview. Linda told us she had left and
wasn’t coming back as far as she knew. We completed the exit interview with Linda and then we left the
program.

Written by: Dianna Wassenhove on 1/12/23

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