Plan to Correct

Typed for Director: All new hire teachers and staff working with children will complete the Rest Time Procedures/Protocol at Orientation. The Rest Time Procedure/Protocol will also be included at staff meetings periodically. All teachers and staff will sign and date a document stating they understand and will comply. No child will ever be restrained by a teacher, staff member, or other, working with children at the Jenks Early Childcare Center. The program will ensure that all staff follow age appropriate behavior and guidance. The program will implement training on inappropriate discipline when the new staff is hired during orientation and again at the 60 day probationary period, and when any concern arise. The program will also provide this training at the August professional development day for all staff. The program will ensure that all staff will follow the programs behavior and guidance policy which is: redirection, conscious discipline, and never grabbing or restraining a child in any way. The program will also hold a staff meeting to go over the Rest Time Procedures/Protocol and the behavior and guidance policy with all staff by 10/25/24.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-288(c) - Inappropriate discipline. Personnel are prohibited from using or threatening to use inappropriate discipline.

Plan to Correct

Ms. Roberts stated that the program is ensuring that staff members have teachers at both ends of the playground at all times so that the whole playground is viewable at all times. Ms. Roberts stated that staff are not to stand together and talk while they are on the playground. Ms. Roberts stated that staff are to be aware of all children in their care at all times and be counting to make sure that all children are accounted for at all times. Ms. Roberts are stated that the staff involved in the incident will be watching training videos on Supervision: Counting children and Play and Outdoors: Safe and Supervision. Ms. Roberts stated that the program is going to retrain all staff on What is Active Supervision this training will have scenarios and discussion about all possibilities. Ms, Roberts stated that she has had discussions about the Name to Face and Head Counting policies and procedures with all staff. Ms, Roberts stated that the program has implemented a new sign-out sheet for each classroom that has the staff sign out each child when the child is picked up. Ms. Roberts stated that the teachers are to count and do name to face recognition when going outside, inside, or to another room in the building. Ms. Roberts stated that they will also be implementing more training on supervision and face to name recognition at new hire orientation.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-287 - Supervision

Plan to Correct

Ms. Roberts stated that in the future she will report in a timely manner per licensing requirements. Ms. Roberts stated that the district has also given her access to the camera and surveillance system so that she can investigate and review video to assist her in reporting serious non-compliances.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-280 - Reporting