Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient after children in the 18-24m age group were observed using screen time. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-07-24.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: This standard was found to be deficient after a 23month old child was observed opening the classroom door and exiting the classroom without the two caregivers noticing he was not there. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-24.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: This standard was found to be deficient after a caregiver was observed lifting a child off of the floor by his arm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed on video and admitted to spraying children's hands with a cleaning chemical solution instead of soap. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-15.
• Non-critical Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
  Inspector's note: During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver admitted to placing toddlers in time out for five minutes. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-07-15.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  Inspector's note: There are three infant-aged children who do not have written feeding instructions signed and dated by the parent available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-10.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: One child was missing current immunization records. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-07-26.
• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  Inspector's note: One child's infant feeding instructions was last updated on 5/22/2024. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-07-22.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when the operation failed to provide verification of liability insurance by the anniversary date. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-03-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: A caregiver was observed interacting negatively with the children in the classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-07.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have a current fire inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-18.

• Non-critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. The director failed to ensure employees understood, maintained and complied with all minimum standard requirements when two caregivers were present in a classroom and failed to provide proper and adequate supervision. This action resulted in a child being injured while in care. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-01-08.
• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom heard a child crying in distress and failed to check on the wellbeing of the child. The caregiver admitted in her interview that she did not check on the child after she observed the child crying. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-08.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom failed to intervene when a child was bitten multiple times by another child in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-08.
• Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  Inspector's note: This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-01-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver lifted a child by the arms and placed him aggressively in a chair facing the wall for time out. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-02-02.