Brilliant Starts Learning Academy

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
  Inspector's note: There were a few bottles in the infant rooms that were not labeled correctly with the first name and last initial. This was CORRECTED when the caregiver labeled the bottles. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Children Handwashing Before Eating
  Inspector's note: The caregivers did not wash the children's hands before allowing them to eat snack. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-02.
• Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: The last health inspection was conducted in January 2025. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
  Inspector's note: The required affidavit was not available for review from employees. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-07-02.

• Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
  Inspector's note: Two forms of medication were expired. This was corrected when the director disposed of the medication. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
  Inspector's note: One infant teacher did not have a current SIDS training available for review. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-05.

• Non-critical Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children
  Inspector's note: Based on the video, a caregiver continued to put a child back on his mat after awakening before naptime was over. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-01-23.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: Based on the video, a caregiver yanked a child by one arm while walking the child back to his mat. Further, the caregiver picks up the child in an unacceptable manner and places the child on the mat a second time by one arm and one leg. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-01-23.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
  Inspector's note: Based on the interviews conducted, the operation admitted to having an employee that used a loud tone with the children. This employee was retrained and the director modeled in the classroom how to talk to the children in a loving, soothing tone. When the director noticed the employee was not taking the retraining serious is when the teacher was terminated. The operation was proactive when the director would model in the classroom for the teacher on how to redirect children without using a loud tone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-15.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: Based on the interviews and inspection, a room was observed to have dried food on the children's chairs, children's fingerprints and grime on the front of the refrigerator, a dirty mat and dirt on a play equipment in the room accessible to children. A caregiver started on these corrections during the visit. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-05-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
  Inspector's note: Three diaper changing pads were torn exposing the cushion inside. This was corrected when the director replaced them. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  Inspector's note: A fire drill was not conducted for the month of February and March. This was corrected during the inspection when the director conducted a fire drill with the children as the Licensing inspector observed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  Inspector's note: Five out of eight written feeding instructions were not updated within the 30 days. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-04-10.