Plan to Correct

The center has hired additional staff so there will be 3 staff assigned to each classroom to always maintain staff/child ratios. When a position is vacated, the center will actively seek to fill positions promptly.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-287(a) - Supervision. Supervision is the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.

Plan to Correct

Each staff member will be assigned "focus" children. This is so they can focus on observations, developmental assessment, and all those things in their focus group of children. To always maintain child counts the classroom staff will be required to fill out a daily child count worksheet for their focus children and they will be responsible for maintaining child counts during daily transitions.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-286(a) - Ratios. Ratios are the number of teaching personnel required to be physically present with a child or group of children, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix GG - Ratios and Group Sizes. Only teaching personnel count in ratios, unless requirements specifically state otherwise. The program is required to maintain ratios at all times.

Plan to Correct

When there is an incident involving a child, staff will immediately fill out an incident report. Any serious incidents, including but not limited to, shoulder up incidents or a child left unsupervised, will be reported to the Director immediately and an incident report will promptly be given directly to the Director. The Director will verify that the incident took place via video observation

Regulation Description

340:110-3-280(d)(3) - Upon child pick up. The program notifies parents upon child pick up of: