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DEBRA SAMUEL

Family child care home · 9 COGNAC DRIVE, Newark, DE 19702 · License 429567

28Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 9. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (12)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue Feb 28 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 13P - General Requirements
HHM Tory Moore's fingerprints expired on 2/20/2023. Individual was re-fingerprinted on 2/23/2023, after the expiration date.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 20P - Parent/Guardian Communication
Ensure children have signed permissions to sleep in another area. Child #1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5, and 6 are not sleeping in the same approved area and and do not have permission. Provider agreed to have all six children sleep only in a approved child care space. This was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 22P - Children's Files
Ensure all child files are complete. Child #1 needs an immunization record and blood lead results on file. Child #2 needs a monthly infant feeding schedule completed by the parents. Child #4 needs a current health appraisal with immunization record, and blood lead results. Child #5 needs blood lead screening results. Child #6 needs a current health appraisal and blood lead screening results.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 24P - Daily Attendance of Children
Ensure children's attendance is documented. Attendance was not taken on the week of February 13, 2023. Send a week's worth of attendance to OCCL.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 25P - Infants' Records
Ensure infant logs for feeding/sleeping/diapering, etc., are completed daily. There was no log for Child #2. Send daily log for 1 week to OCCL.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 27P - Hazardous Materials
Ensure all cleaners are inaccessible to children. Cleaners were accessible. This was corrected at the visit.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 16P - Notification to OCCL
16 D: Ensure approved spaces are used only. The licensee had child #2 sleeping in a crib in a non-approved space. This was corrected at the visit when the specialist reviewed the approved space requirements, and the licensee agreed to comply in the future.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 35P - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure all rest equipment is labeled and top/bottom covers are separated and not touching. Send a picture of labeled mats, cots, cribs, and blankets not touching to OCCL. Ensure all children have parent permission to sleep in another area, and ensure children are sleep on their mats/cots and not on a couch. This was corrected at the visit when the provider moved one crib to the approved childcare space, and woke up the two children who were sleeping on the couch.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 36P - Equipment
Ensure there are no walkers in use unless doctor prescribed. This was corrected at the visit when Licensing Specialist Stephanie Burks reviewed the requirements for walker use with the licensee, and the license agreed to comply in the future.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 44P - First Aid Kit
Add an instant cold pack to the first aid kit.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 51P - Feeding of Infants
Ensure all infants have a month feeding schedule. Child #2 is missing their infant feeding schedule. Send infant feeling schedule for Child #2 to OCCL. Ensure infant bottles are labeled. Send a picture of labeled bottles to OCCL.
Yes
?Wed Feb 15 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 29P - Indoor Space
Ensure electrical outlets are covered. Ensure water temperature is below 120 degrees. Water temperature was 156 upon observation. These were corrected at the visit.
Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (2)

2 inspection record(s) on file from DE-OCCL.

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