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CHILD CARE CENTER - K830022491

PONCA TRIBAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

  • Year Round
  • Daytime Hours

5 Star Level Program

Hours

Monday
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Wednesday
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Thursday
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Friday
7:30AM - 5:00PM
Saturday
CLOSED
Sunday
CLOSED

Ages Accepted

  • Infants (0-11 months)
  • Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.)
  • Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.)
  • School-age (5 years-older)

Total Capacity

55

Licensing

Monitoring Visits in the past 3 years

Oklahoma Human Services Licensing Specialist

Licensing specialists monitor child care programs and provide resources. Parents can reach out to them if they have concerns regarding their child's programs.
Sasha Hull
(405) 219-2309

Licensing History

Listed below are the non-compliances OBSERVED during a visit. The regulation, its description, the non-compliance observed according to the regulation and a plan of corrective action are all provided.
Visit Date
2025-05-09
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
39 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2025-05-06
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
39 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2025-02-27
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
39 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
View Full Report
Visit Date
2025-01-31
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
5 of 5
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2025-01-31
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
5 of 5
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2025-01-24
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
8 of 8
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2025-01-14
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
6 of 6
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
View Full Report
Visit Date
2025-01-08
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
11 of 11
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2024-11-01
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Other
13 of 14
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • Two diaper changing areas in the program had toys or teaching materials on them and were not removed
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Visit Date
2024-10-28
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
31 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • Checklist has not been completed in the past 12 months
  • Four year old classroom had outdated lesson plans posted.
  • Fire drill has not been completed since August
  • Tornado drill has not been completed since August
  • One infant over 3 months of age was swaddled
  • One child under 1 year of age has a blanket in their crib
  • Medication administered was not logged on permission form for one child.
  • Equipment Inventory has not been completed in the past 12 months
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Visit Date
2024-06-06
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
STARS
8 of 8
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2024-06-05
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
38 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • The program did not report a change in director to licensing by the next business day of the change
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Visit Date
2024-02-28
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
36 of 36
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2024-02-26
Visit Type
Attempted
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
0 of 0
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-10-16
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
36 of 38
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • Fire extinguishers have not been inspected or tagged since August of 2022.
  • Thermometer in the fridge being used to stored student's milk was not functioning or reading temperature.
View Full Report
Visit Date
2023-09-27
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
7 of 7
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-09-21
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
5 of 5
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-06-29
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
35 of 40
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • Refrigerator in infant room being used to store a child's bottle did not have a thermometer.
  • 3 staff do not have current CPR or first aid training and have been employed over 3 months.
  • During the visit, personnel informed licensing that the central detection system was not working or active at this time. Licensing tested the carbon monoxide detector while on site and it was unresponsive.
  • Fire drill had not been conducted or conducted since April of 2023.
  • Tornado drill had not been conducted or documented since April of 2023.
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Visit Date
2023-05-17
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
3 of 3
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-04-20
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
8 of 8
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-04-06
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
3 of 3
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-03-21
Visit Type
Partial
Purpose of Visit
Follow Up
4 of 4
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2023-03-17
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Complaint
37 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • 3 month old observed asleep in a swing
  • 4 personnel do not have current CPR/FA
View Full Report
Visit Date
2023-01-25
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
37 of 39
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • In the One year olds and older classroom the current lesson plan is not posted.
  • Monthly drills have not been conducted since October 2022.
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Visit Date
2022-09-09
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
44 of 44
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
None
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Visit Date
2022-07-26
Visit Type
Full
Purpose of Visit
Periodic
41 of 44
Areas in compliance
Non Compliances Observed:
  • bottle in the infants one and twos class is not labeled
  • Physical Environment checklist has not been completed in the last 12 months.
  • equipment inventory has not been completed in the last 12 months
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Substantiated Complaint Summary

Since 2023-03-15
Any complaint investigation that rises to the level of abuse/neglect is referred to Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare Services for screening and investigation. All other complaint allegations are investigated by Oklahoma Child Care Services. Only substantiated complaints are available for viewing online.

Complaint Date

2025-01-07

Allegation Findings

Substantiated

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Rest time: (SERIOUS) Infant was not placed in crib after falling sleep in a swing which is not appropriate rest equipment.

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Equipment: (SERIOUS) Infant was observed sitting in a swing for a period longer than 20 minutes.

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Staff member was told about potential food allergies, and it was not communicated or documented appropriately to all staff and the child was given the potential allergen, a danger to the child's health and safety.

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision: Infant was left unattended on the diaper changing table.

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Personnel: Children's needs were not met by child being ignored, stepped over, and lack of interaction for a minimum of 1 hour

Complaint:

Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision (SERIOUS): Staff were observed on their cell phones while caring for children.

Complaint:

Rest time: (SERIOUS) Infants are wrapped in blankets in their cribs and pillows are in the cribs with infants while asleep.

Complaint Date

2023-09-20

Allegation Findings

Substantiated

Complaint:

Hazards: SERIOUS - Tobacco products were made accessible to children.

Complaint Date

2023-09-15

Allegation Findings

Substantiated

Complaint:

Hazards: SERIOUS There were tobacco products made accessible to children

Complaint Date

2023-03-15

Allegation Findings

Substantiated

Complaint:

Supervision: Personnel are sleeping in the classroom which results in a lack of supervision.

Reach out to this provider

Lindsey Gonzales
Director
(580) 762-7927
lindsey.gonzales@Ponca-NSN.gov
20 WHITE EAGLE DR.
PONCA CITY, OK 74601
Subsidy Contract Number: N/A

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To contact Child Care Services:
  405-521-3561 - or -
  405-522-5050 (option 1)
To report abuse or neglect:
  800-522-3511
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