DBA First Advantage Learning

Medium-high risk Each caregiver must know the names and ages of the children they are responsible for.

State rule 746.1205(a)(3) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages"

Inspector's note: A caregiver did not know the ages of the children and the information was not posted.

Corrected Jul 10, 2025, verified by the state Jul 24, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

Medium-high risk There must be enough caregivers when the children in a group differ in age by 18 months or more (the state's child-to-caregiver ratio).

State rule 746.1605(1) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age"

Inspector's note: A fourteen-month old infant was grouped with a forty month old child.

Corrected Jul 10, 2025, verified by the state Jul 24, 2025.

Medium risk The director must complete 30 hours of annual training.

State rule 746.1311(a) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required"

Inspector's note: Director is missing twenty-two hours of annual training.

Corrected Jul 17, 2025, verified by the state Jul 24, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

Medium-low risk Each employee's file must hold the signed affidavit (Form 2985).

State rule 746.901(4) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)"

Inspector's note: One out of six caregivers did not have an affidavit available for review

Corrected Jul 17, 2025, verified by the state Jul 17, 2025.

High risk If a person's background check came back with conditions, their duties must be restricted as the conditions say.

State rule 745.635(3) (licensing rules for every operation): "Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions"

Inspector's note: An operation violated a condition when a caregiver with a provisional was alone in the infant classroom during nap time. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver returned from lunch break and went into the classroom.

Corrected May 9, 2025, verified by the state May 21, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk The director must operate the center in compliance with the minimum standards.

State rule 746.1003(1) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance"

Inspector's note: The director is struggling to maintain compliance and ensuring that the operation is ran in a safe manner. The director is often away from the operation and is unaware of the concerns observed. Children are seen opening doors and running out of classrooms and the caregivers are having a hard time with classroom management. The operation is starting to have repeated citations and I have discussed my concerns with the director multiple times and no progress has been made.

Corrected May 9, 2025, verified by the state May 21, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk Caregivers must supervise every child at all times: close enough to step in, and always aware of what each child is doing.

State rule 746.1205(a)(4) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity"

Inspector's note: One caregiver with a condition was observed supervising two infant classrooms by themselves.

Corrected May 9, 2025, verified by the state May 21, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

Medium-high risk Garbage must be kept out of children's reach and handled in a sanitary way.

State rule 746.3407(8) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner"

Inspector's note: Three live ant beds were observed on the playground structure.

Corrected May 16, 2025, verified by the state May 21, 2025.

Medium-high risk Areas children use must be kept free of safety hazards, such as uncovered electrical outlets, unprotected heaters or fans, or reachable water.

State rule 746.3701 (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Safety - Areas Free From Hazards"

Inspector's note: The play house on the playground structure is broken and has a nail sticking out of the wood.

Corrected May 23, 2025, verified by the state May 21, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk The state prohibits certain punishments of children, such as hitting, grabbing, shaming, withholding food or rest, or locking a child in a room.

State rule 746.2805(3) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling"

Inspector's note: While I was driving on the street getting ready to turn into the daycare parking lot I observed a caregiver grab a child by one arm, completely lifting the child off the ground and proceeded to walk the child to another caregiver who was by the side door and that caregiver also lifted that child up by one arm and took them inside. The teacher was by themselves outside on the playground and was transitioning the children from outside.

Corrected Apr 17, 2025, verified by the state Apr 29, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk Infants must never be left unsupervised.

State rule 746.2401(7) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised"

Inspector's note: During the walk through I observed one caregiver walking between both infant classrooms supervising the children. There was three infants in one classroom and one six month old in the other infant classroom. The same caregiver also walked completely out of the infant room to let in a parent and caregiver.

Corrected Apr 9, 2025, verified by the state Apr 17, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).