SPARK SUMMER CAMP AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM @ ACADEMY OF DOVER

The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 28, 2023, regarding the program not following termination procedures and providing child care at an unapproved location. An investigation began on September 11, 2023, and ended on October 19, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because the incident happened while children were being cared for at an unapproved location and termination procedures in the parent handbook were not followed.

Staff files must be complete Staff #1 needs proof of training hours Staff #2 needs declaration/Drug alcohol statement and release of employment Staff #3 needs a job description, declaration drug alcohol statement and an adult abuse registry check Staff #4 needs declaration/drug alcohol statement Staff #5 needs adult abuse , declaration drug statement, health appraisal w/TB, releasing of employment and a service letter Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, adult abuse registry check, and release of employment Staff #7 needs declaration/drug statement

Correction status: Completed · corrected September 28, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 25, 2023

Staff must sign in/out of each classroom w/exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one weeks attendance for Mamba and Tigers classrooms

Correction status: Completed · corrected September 25, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 25, 2023

Child files must be complete Child #1 needs days and hours to attend, an emergency card and med permission Child #2 needs days and hours to attend and an emergency card Child #3, Child #4, Child #5 child #6, Child #7, Child #8 and Child #9 need days and hours to attend and an emergency card Child #8 needs a health appraisal w/immunization shot records

Correction status: Completed · corrected September 25, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 25, 2023

Children must be signed in/out with exact hours of arrival and departure. Send one week attendance to OCCL

Correction status: Completed · corrected September 25, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 25, 2023

The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 7, 2023, regarding unqualified staff alone with children, staff being present without an eligibility determination from the Criminal History Unit (CHU), not having the administrator function in the role, and providing care at an unapproved address. An investigation was conducted on July 11, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of unqualified staff alone with children because all classrooms had a qualified staff present and Ms. Todd stated the owner and his wife are not alone with the children. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of staff being present without an eligibility determination from CHU because all staff present had an eligibility or provisional eligibility determination. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of providing care at an unapproved address because Ms. Todd stated she is unaware of an alternative location being used. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of not having the administrator function in the role because Ms. Todd stated while this was an issue when the center first opened, the issue has been resolved and she functions in the role now.

Ensure staff are eligible before being present with children. Two people were observing the program and were being paid for their time, so they are considered staff. This was discussed and corrected when they left.

Correction status: Completed · corrected May 31, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due May 31, 2023

Ensure unqualified staff are not alone with children. Upon arrival, an aide with criminal history eligibility was outside getting the children off of the bus. The aide took the children inside to put their belongings away where another aide without criminal history determination was present. The first aide took most of the children into the gym leaving the second aide with two children in the hallway. This was discussed and corrected when the staff were paired with qualified staff.

Correction status: Completed · corrected May 24, 2023 · how corrected: Facility Visit · correction was due May 24, 2023

Ensure staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before being present in the building and before being alone with children. One staff was alone with children and has pending out-of-state checks. Another staff was present in the building and alone with children and has not been determined eligible.

Correction status: Completed · corrected May 26, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due May 26, 2023

Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an eligibility letter once out-of-state checks are received. Staff #2 needs CPR and first aid. Staff #4 needs an orientation, health and safety training, an application or resume, two references, and service letters. Staff #5 needs an orientation, health and safety training, application or resume, two references, employee declaration, drug/alcohol statement, fingerprint receipt, eligibility letter, the release of employment history, and applicable service letters.

Correction status: Completed · corrected June 9, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 9, 2023

Ensure child files are complete. Child files are missing emergency medical permission.

Correction status: Completed · corrected May 26, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 9, 2023

The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received an allegation of unlicensed care on January 25, 2023. This is the fourth allegation of unlicensed care regarding Spark. An investigation was conducted on January 30, 2023. The complaint is substantiated because the program is unlicensed and is caring for children on a daily basis.