Stream of Life Christian Academy

Medium risk Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis

State rule 746.1507(1) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis"

Inspector's note: There are 5 children to 1 caregiver with a specified age of 11 months.

Corrected while the inspector was there. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk Handrails on Stairs and Steps of Climbing Equipment

State rule 746.4601(10) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Handrails on Stairs and Steps of Climbing Equipment"

Inspector's note: One set of steps on a play structure did not have a handrail.

Corrected May 23, 2025, verified by the state May 15, 2025.

High risk Protective Barriers Around Porches or Platforms

State rule 746.4601(9) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Protective Barriers Around Porches or Platforms"

Inspector's note: A platform that was more than 30 inches high did not have a protective barrier preventing the children from falling off of the structure.

Corrected May 23, 2025, verified by the state May 15, 2025.

Medium-high risk Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes

State rule 746.4603(4) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes"

Inspector's note: One play structure at the center had a rope swing.

Corrected May 23, 2025, verified by the state May 15, 2025.

Medium-high risk Active-play use zones must have loose-fill or unitary surfacing.

State rule 746.4901(a) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing"

Inspector's note: A play structure at the center does not have loose fill or unitary surfacing underneath or surrounding the structure.

Corrected May 23, 2025, verified by the state May 15, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

High risk Employees and caregivers must show competence, good judgment and self-control.

State rule 746.1201(1) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control"

Inspector's note: A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control when she aggressively picked up a child and forcefully sat him in a chair.

Corrected Apr 25, 2025, verified by the state Apr 23, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

Medium-low risk The operation must report its number of employees to the state.

State rule 746.303(b) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Report Number of Employees"

Inspector's note: A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

Corrected Jan 28, 2025, verified by the state Jan 28, 2025. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).

Medium risk The operation's written policies must cover parent rights.

State rule 746.501(a)(20) (minimum standards for child-care centers): "Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights"

Inspector's note: The operation did not have a copy of the parent's right in the operational handbook. The Director is going to give every parent a copy and have them sign it and then send licensing copies that the parents received the form.

Corrected Nov 22, 2024, verified by the state Nov 22, 2024. The inspector gave technical assistance (advice on how to comply).