Gehring Child Care Center, Inc.

922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (f) A written annual plan for child-care staff professional development; Findings: General: Based on review of documentation, the surveyor found two (2) staff members (DOH 6/01/2023 and 6/16/2023) did not have a professional development plans in their files; therefore, the plans were not completed annually. Posted Documentation In Compliance Animals In Compliance Signature of Provider/Representative Title Date An Equal Op

922 KAR 2:090. Section 10. Director Requirements and Responsibilities. (1) A director shall: (j) Assess each staff person's interaction with children in care and classroom performance through an annual written performance evaluation; Findings: General: Based on review of documentation, the surveyor found two (2) staff members (DOH 6/01/2023 and DOH 6/16/2023) did not have an annual written performance evaluations in their files; therefore, the evaluations were not completed annually. Employee Re

922 KAR 2:120. Section 8. Kitchen Requirements. (4) A cold-storage facility used for storage of perishable food in a nonfrozen state shall: (a) Have an indicating thermometer or other appropriate temperature measuring device; (b) Be in a safe environment for preservation; and (c) Be forty (40) degrees Fahrenheit or below. Findings: General: Based on observation, the surveyor found that the temperature in the refrigerator in the kitchen had a temperature reading of approximately forty-three (43)

922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (c) Daily attendance records documenting the arrival and departure time of each child, including records that are required in accordance with 922 KAR 2:160, Section 13, if a child receives services from the child-care center through the Child Care Assistance Program; Findings: General: Based on review of documentation, the surveyor found that the daily attendance record for 06/28/23 had sixty-seven (67) children's arrival

922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (f) A written annual plan for child-care staff professional development; Findings: General: Based on review of documentation, the surveyor found the following: 1. A staff’s (DOH: 08/25/09) file contained a professional development plan dated for 04/11/22; therefore, the plan was not completed annually. 2. A staff’s (DOH: 08/25/09) file contained a professional development plan dated for 03/31/22; therefore, the plan was n

922 KAR 2:090. Section 8. General. (1) A licensee shall: (a) Be responsible for the operation of the child-care center pursuant to this administrative regulation, 922 KAR 2:120, and 922 KAR 2:280; and (b) Protect and assure the health, safety, and comfort of each child. Findings: General: Based on observation, the surveyor found the following: 1. A loose black cord hanging from a mounted television and plugged into the wall in Preschool Two Classroom. The cord was observed to not be secured. 2.

922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (1) Child-care center staff: (b) Shall provide, prior to employment and every two (2) years thereafter: 1. A statement from a health professional that the individual is free of active tuberculosis; or 2. A copy of negative tuberculin results. Findings: General: Based on review of documentation, the surveyor found that a staff’s (DOH: 06/21/23) file contained documentation if a TB skin test that expired on 06/24/23; therefore, the TB skin test was no

922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (16) In accordance with KRS 199.896(15) and (16), a staff person with supervisory authority over a child shall complete the following: (a) Six (6) hours of cabinet-approved orientation completed within the first three (3) months of employment in a child-care program; (b) Nine (9) hours of cabinet-approved early care and education training within the first year of employment in a child care program, including one and one-half (1 ½) hours of cabinet-a

922 KAR 2:120. Section 12. Toilet, Diapering, and Toiletry Requirements. (2) A toilet room shall: (a) 1. Be provided for each gender; or 2. A plan shall be implemented to use the same toilet room at separate times; (b) Have a supply of toilet paper; and (c) Be cleaned and disinfected daily. Findings: General: Based on observation, the surveyor found that the last stall in the girls restroom did not have a supply of toilet paper. During interview, staff-in-charge stated that she was aware that th

922 KAR 2:120. Section 12. Toilet, Diapering, and Toiletry Requirements. (4) Each toilet shall: (a) Be kept in clean condition; (b) Be kept in good repair; (c) Be in a lighted room; and (d) Have ventilation to outside air. Findings: General: Based on observation, the surveyor found that the toilet seat moved easily and was not tightly secured to the toilet in the women's restroom located in the hallway outside of the Infant and Preschool Two Classroom. Hygienic Practices Not In Compliance

922 KAR 2:120. Section 12. Toilet, Diapering, and Toiletry Requirements. (10) When a child is diapered, the child shall: (b) Be placed on a surface that is: 1. Clean; 2. Padded; 3. Free of holes, rips, tears, or other damage; 4. Nonabsorbent; 5. Easily cleaned; and 6. Free of any items not used for diaper changing. Findings: General: Based on observation, the surveyor found the following: 1. Debris on the diaper changing table underneath the diaper changing pad in the Preschool Two Classroom; th