Children of America Waldorf, LLC

It was reported that a staff person smacked a child's hand, pushed another child so they child fell and pulled a child off a table by the child's arm. The center terminated the staff member. It was reported by the lead staff that sometimes they gently push children out of their way when asked and th

It was reported that a child disclosed that a staff person was choking him to death. The center reported the incident during a complaint inspection being conducted on July 25th. The incident occurred on July 21st and the staff person was suspended on July 22nd. The center was reminded that they must

It was reported that a child disclosed that a staff person was choking him to death. The staff person denies putting her hands on the child's neck or throat. She said that another staff person helped her walk the child to the office after she was able to get freed from him. She did state that she pu

It was reported that a child was hitting his friends. A staff person took a paper shark that the child valued and threw it in the trash. The child then began pulling the staff person's hair and bit her on the stomach. The child told his mother that the staff person tore the paper shark up in front o

There were 2 classrooms with unqualified staff in charge of a group of children - 2s and preschool 1B. Center is reminded that there must be a qualified staff person with each group of children. Center needs to show proof of advertising for qualified staff positions to correct this. There were 4 oth

The complaint alleges the director is not on site in the mornings and does not come in until noon. It is further alleged that meetings with the director cannot be scheduled. The director's assigned hours this week were 9:30 AM until 6:30 PM. It was reported by staff that she sometimes arrives around

The complaint alleges that it is chaotic at drop off around 7:00 AM and children age two years and up are combined in the school age room. It also alleges the classrooms are out of ratio at that time and only one or two staff are with the children in the classroom. The licensing specialists arrived

The complaint alleges the classrooms are out of ratio in the mornings around 8:15 AM and the center is chaotic with children hitting each other and screaming. The complaint further alleges that classroom staff are taken out of the classroom to work in the kitchen which leaves the classroom out of ra

The complaint alleges the shelves in the school age room are empty with no toys and some shelves are turned around to prevent access. All classrooms were assessed in regards to appropriate number and variety of materials. Infant B, Infant A, Toddlers B and Toddlers A had adequate materials and equip

The complaint alleges the infant staff have been unable to wash the crib sheets in three weeks. The complainant was unsure of why the sheets could not be washed but overhead staff talking about the issue. The infant staff stated that the center did not have any laundry detergent and was waiting on t

There were not staffing patterns posted in all classrooms. When the staffing patterns were posted, they were dated January 2025 and are no longer accurate. Please update the staffing patterns, post them in the classrooms and send copies to the licensing specialist.

There were 5 staff who are no longer employed but the licensing specialist was not made aware to the changes. The staff change form was received today deleting all staff who are no longer working at the center.

There were no soap or paper towels in the pre-k bathroom. There were no paper towels in the girl's school age bathroom or in the city place bathroom. The center needs to ensure all toileting products are accessible in all bathrooms.

There are 2 staff who do not have the staff orientation in their files. The center was made aware of the 2 staff who need the orientation. Please conduct the staff orientation with these staff persons and forward a signed copy to the licensing specialist once completed.