Grace Episcopal Day School & Nursery

Critical Incidents and Required Notifications

“1103.A.-C.: Based on record review and interviews at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to notify the parents, the Department, and Child Welfare within 24 hours of being made aware of the following critical incident: On 9/24/2025, at about 2:45 p.m., S2 informed S1 that S15 told her that S4 had put C1, 1-year-old, in the bathroom with the lights off. O2, Child Welfare, came to the center on 9/29/2205 to investigate a complaint they had received involving S4 putting C1 in the bathroom.”

Rule 1103.A.-C.

Daily Attendance Records - Children

“1507.A.: Based on observations at 9:00 a.m., S1 failed to ensure 1 of 4 children in S8’s classroom and 1 of 5 children in S7’s classroom were signed in. This was corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

Rule 1507.A.

Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

“1507.B. Based on record review and interview at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to ensure the center’s staff daily attendance record accurately reflected persons on the child care premises at any given time as evidenced by S15 was present at the center during the week of 9/22/2025 - 9/26/2025, but failed to sign in each day. This could not be corrected.”

Rule 1507.B.

Behavior Management Policy

“1509.A.8.b.: Based on interviews at 12:00 p.m., although the center has a behavior management policy in place, S4 used a prohibited method of discipline as she used a high chair for disciplinary purposes (date unknown) for both C2, 1-year-old and C3, 1-year-old.”

Rule 1509.A.8.a.&b.

Behavior Management Policy - Time Out

“1509.A.8.c.: Based on interviews at 12:00 p.m., although the center has a behavior management policy for time out in place, S4 used a prohibited method of time out as C1, 1-year-old was subject to time out and was not in sight of staff when he was placed in the bathroom with the doors closed and lights off on 9/24/2025. C2, 1-year-old and C3, 1-year-old, were both subject to time out when they were placed in high chairs (date unknown), although they are both under the age of two.”

Rule 1509.A.8.c.

Behavior management policy - Steps for addressing behaviors

“1509.A.8.d: Based on observations and interviews at 12:00 p.m., S1 failed to have a policy establishing steps for addressing behaviors identified by the site as dangerous and/or out of control behaviors.”

Rule 1509.A.8.d.

CPR and First Aid Certifications

“1723.A.B.: Based on record review at 12:30 p.m. S1 failed to have documentation that 2 of 15 staff on thepremises and accessible to the children have current certification in infant and child CPR through training approved by the department. S11 and S13 failed to have current certification. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

Rule 1723.A.&B. From a complaint.

Pediatric First Aid

“1723.C: Based on record review at 12:30 p.m. S1 failed to have documentation that 2 of 15 staff on thepremises and accessible to the children have current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the department. S11 and S13 failed to have current certification. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist’s departure.”

Rule 1723.C. From a complaint.

Child to Staff Ratio

“1711.A.B.: Based on observation at 9:30 a.m., S6 and S12 failed meet the required child to staff ratio. The Specialist observed S6 supervising 11 children: ages 2-years-old. She could only supervise 10 children. There needed to be 1 additional staff present. The Specialist observed S12 supervising 6 children: ages 6-weeks-old to 8-months-old. She could only supervise 5 children. There needed to be 1 additional staff. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist departure.”

Rule 1711.A.&B.&D.&E. From a complaint.

CPR and First Aid Certifications

“1723.A.B.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m. S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 15 staff on the premises and accessible to the children have current certification in infant and child CPR through training approved by the department. S11 failed to have current certification. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist departure.”

Rule 1723.A.&B. From a complaint.

Pediatric First Aid

“1723.C: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m. S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 15 staff on the premises and accessible to the children have current certification in Pediatric First Aid through training approved by the department. S11 failed to have current certification. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist departure.”

Rule 1723.C. From a complaint.

Health Services - Observation

“1915.A.: Based on record review at 10:15 a.m., S5, S14, and S15 failed to document an explanation from parent and/or child for the weeks of 3/3/2025 - 3/7/2025, 3/10/2025 - 3/14/2025, 3/17/2025 - 3/21/2025, 3/24/2025 - 3/28/2025, and 3/31/2025. This was not corrected prior to the Specialist departure.”

Rule 1915.A. From a complaint.

Continuing Education Training

“1721.A.-C.: Based on record review and interview at 1:30 p.m., S1 failed to ensure 1 of 7 staff obtained a minimum of 12 clock hours of continuing education per the center anniversary year. S1 had 4 hours of continuing education hours. This could not be corrected.”

Rule 1721.A.-C.

Child Neglect and Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training

“1727.A.B: Based on record review and interview at 1:30 p.m., S1 failed to ensure 1 of 7 staff completed the online child abuse and neglect Mandated Reporter Training provided by DCFS per the center anniversary year. S1 did not have documentation of the completed training per the center’s anniversary year. This could not be corrected.”

Rule 1727.A.-C.

Emergency Medical Treatment

“1515A2 Based on record review S1 failed to include in childrens records a signed and dated parental authorization to secure emergency medical treatment as C2 C6 and C7 did not have this authorization”

Rule 1515.A.2.

Orientation Training

“1719 AC Based on record review at 200 pm S1 failed to have documentation that S6 completed the LDE Key Training Module 1 and within 7 days of the first day present at the center and the LDE Key Orientation Training Modules 2 and 3 within 30 days of the first day present at the centerS6s hire date and first day present at the center was 07202023 Module 1 should have been completed by 07272023 and modules 2 and 3 by 08202023 This was not corrected prior to Specialist departure”

Rule 1719.A.-C.

End-of-Day Check

“1901C Based on record review and interview S1 failed to document that the entire center and play yard is checked after the last child departs to ensure that no child is left unattended at the center”

Rule 1901.C.

Health Services - Observation

“1915A Based on record review and interview S1 failed to document observations when something is observed noted on children upon arrival to the center Results including an explanation from parent andor child were not documented”

Rule 1915.A.