3 rules cited at Precious Stones Academy changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
High · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
A self-report was not made to licensing reporting a situation where a 3-year-old ran into the parking lot from an unfenced playground.
In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 23, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Based on the investigation findings, 3 new hires have not completed their orientation training within seven days of employment.
In plain English: New employees must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and caregivers must complete 24 hours of pre-service training (8 hours before being counted in the ratio and 16 more within 90 days) unless exempt. Caregivers and the director must complete pediatric first aid within 90 days and before being alone with children, and pediatric CPR within 90 days, keep both current, complete annual training every 12 months (24 hours for caregivers, 30 for the director), and take extra yearly training if they transport children under nine or take children to a pool. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 15, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 23, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
During the investigation, it was found that there was no written notification to licensing regarding a change in added outdoor space for a playground.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing before making certain changes, such as moving, adding or reducing indoor or outdoor space, adding a pool, changing the ages served or the hours of operation, or offering new services like transportation or field trips. Advance notice is also required for a planned closure of five or more days in a row (other than national holidays), going out of business, or a change in ownership. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 15, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 8, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Based on information and documents obtained for the investigation, the guardian was not provided with an incident report to sign and date regarding their 3-year-old running into the parking lot from the unfenced playground.
In plain English: When the center fills out an incident or illness report for a child, it must give the parent a copy and get the parent's signature showing they reviewed or received it within 48 hours of the incident. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium High · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.4305 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
During an inspection conducted for the investigation on 1/17/24, it was found that the Pre-k class for the 3- to 4-year-old children utilize the big playground that has no fence enclosing the play space. The big playground is located next to an open parking lot that has an entrance and exit gate that is kept open for parents and visitors.
In plain English: The outdoor activity space must be enclosed by a fence or wall at least four feet high. Exceptions include programs that only offer after-school care in a public school classroom, programs that only offer alternate care or get-well care, and spaces used only by children five and older. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 8, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Based on investigation findings, it was found that a 2-year-old toddler would be in the infant room during naptime with the youngest infant being 4 months old. It was also found that infants under the age of 17 months have been combined with children 18 months and older during the morning intake with 27 children in care from the ages of 4 months to 4 years old.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 23, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Jan 12, 2024 · Investigation (report)
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity
Based on the investigation findings, proper supervision is not being maintained at the operation.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 9, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Feb 23, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Dec 4, 2023 · Inspection
746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
In the infant room, there were two 3 year olds combined with a younger infant of the age of 4 months old. The oldest a child could be in the room is 22 months old, but there were two 36 month old children. This was corrected when both children were removed from the room and brought to the Pre-K room.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jan 5, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium Low · Nov 30, 2023 · Investigation (report)
746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
Based on the documentation obtained during the investigation, 2 children's admission forms did not have an admission date documented.
In plain English: Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 3, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Jan 5, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Nov 30, 2023 · Investigation (report)
746.2805(7) - Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was found that a child was placed in a dark restroom as punishment.
In plain English: No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 28, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jan 5, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
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High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
A 3 month old infant was asleep in a restrictive device. This was corrected when the 3 month old was removed from the device and placed in a crib.
In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.909 - Access to Personnel Records
Requested files were not made immediately accessible for review. Files were requested at 11:30AM and were made available to review over the timespan of 5 hours. The director was assisting in and out of classrooms and assisting with lunch and nap time before providing licensing with the requested files. One caregiver file was never made available for review.
Official text of rule 746.909
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.1003(4) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
A person identified as a volunteer caregiver was counted in child/caregiver ratio while not having current CPR/First Aid training. This person was also found asleep while caring for 3 infants of the ages 3 months old and two 17 months old. The 3 month old infant was found asleep in a restrictive device. This person was identified as a volunteer by the director, but has been present at the operation consistently. There are no training records for this person.
In plain English: The director must make sure the center's daily operation and all employees follow the minimum standards, that staff assignments match their skills and training, and that employees are supervised. Caregivers may not be regularly scheduled for more than ten hours of direct child care in a 24-hour period, and qualified substitutes must be called in when needed to meet the standards. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
During naptime in the toddler room, a christian video was playing while the children were falliing asleep on the mats.This was corrected when the video was turned off and music was playing.
In plain English: Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- Yes
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A person who was identified as a volunteer caregiver was found asleep in the infant room while one infant was asleep in a restrictive device and two infants sleep on mats. This volunteer was counted in ratio and left alone to care for infants. This was corrected when the caregiver was asked to wake up and remove the sleeping 3 month old infant from the restrictive device.
In plain English: Every center employee, including staff not counted in the child-to-caregiver ratio, must show competency, good judgment, and self-control around children and treat them with courtesy, respect, and patience. Employees must make sure no child is abused, neglected, or exploited in care, and must report suspected abuse or neglect to the state. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.1403(a)(4)(A) - Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pediatric CPR
A person identified as a volunteer had unsupervised access to children in care in the infant room without having pediatric CPR training.There were 3 infants in care of the ages 3 months old and two 17 months old.
Official text of rule 746.1403
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 15, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.1403(a)(3)(A) - Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
A person identified as a volunteer had unsupervised access to children in care in the infant room without having pediatric first aid training. There were 3 infants in care of the ages 3 months old and two 17 months old.
Official text of rule 746.1403
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 15, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 27, 2023 · Inspection
746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
In the infant room, two bottles of cleaning supples were on the low ledge of the window making them accessible enough to walking infants. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the cleaning supplies by placing them in a locked cabinet.
In plain English: The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium Low · Nov 14, 2023 · Investigation (report)
746.501(b)(1) - Operational Policies - Inform Parents That They May Visit Center Anytime During Operating Hours
The operational policies or parent handbook does not state that parents may visit anytime during operating hours without requiring prior approval. In the parent handbook, it states that parents have to acquire prior approval before touring and visiting the school.
In plain English: The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 4, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Nov 28, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium Low · Nov 14, 2023 · Investigation (report)
746.1329(b)(2) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Date
Based on documentation obtained for the investigation, it was found that one caregiver's training certificate shows inaccurate date information. This certificate counts a total of 30 clock hours completed on 7/8/23. There is a breakdown of clock hours for each training given on the certificate, but dates are not listed for each training as 30 clock hours cannot be completed in one day.
In plain English: The center must keep the original certificate or letter for each employee's annual training in the employee's file, showing the person's name, the date, topic, trainer and trainer's qualifications, and length. Pediatric first aid and CPR certificates must also show an expiration or renewal date, and orientation and pre-service training need a signed, dated statement from the employee and the trainer or a certificate. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 22, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Jan 25, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Nov 14, 2023 · Investigation (report)
746.1403(a)(5)(A) - Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-24 annual
Based on documentation obtained during the investigation, records showing that a volunteer has been constantly working at the operation from April 12, 2022 without having started or completed 24 clock hours of annual training. This volunteer was counted in child/caregiver ratio and has cared for children unsupervised.
Official text of rule 746.1403
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 31, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Jan 15, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes