Little Scholars Academy

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: One child's file observed did include a copy of their immunization record. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-03-19.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: One child's file observed did not have a health statement available for review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-03-19.

• Critical Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
  Inspector's note: One child 16 months of age was observed in the Early preschool classroom with 9 other children, 2-4 years of age. The 16-month-old was removed from the Early preschool classroom and placed in the Infant classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-07.

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 Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: Based on the information gathered during the investigation, the facility failed to report to Child Care Regulation a bookcase fell on three children on 08/22/2024. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.
• Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  Inspector's note: During the investigation inspection, a bookshelf that fell on three children in August 2024, had not been secured to the wall. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.
• 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: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support two caregivers failed to stop children that were climbing on a bookcase. As a result, the bookcase fell on three children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.
• Critical Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, initially when the director was asked about the bookshelf falling on children in August 2024, the director denied the incident happened. Towards the end of the investigation inspection, the director admitted it happened, but did not have any information available regarding who the parents and/or children were. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: Based on the information gathered during the investigation, verification and/or documentation was not available for review to support parents were notified a bookshelf fell on their child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.
• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately grabbing a child, the child landed on the floor. The purpose was to correct the child's behavor. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-02.

• Critical AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
  Inspector's note: A background check has not been submitted for one caregiver who was being counted in the child/staff ratio. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-06-04.
• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Cleaning supplies were accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: Fire inspection observed dated for 5/14/2024. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-08-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated in regard to a self-report and compliance was not met. A parent was not immediately notified of an incident that placed that child at risk. The parent was notified of the incident one day later. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-29.
• 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: A 2 yr old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-22.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

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: One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arm in attempt to get the child to sit in a chair. A child, 3 years of age was observed running around the classroom, in which the caregiver/staff grabbed the child's arm and pulled the child throughout the classroom. The caregiver was then observed placing the child in a chair in an aggressive manner. During the actions of the staff, the classroom could be observed out of control, running around. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-05.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained the caregiver observed a child putting a lego in his mouth. Caregiver retrieve the lego from child but did not ensure the lego was inaccessible to child resulting in child swallowing a lego. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-11.

• Critical Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
  Inspector's note: Licensing staff observed serveral tiles missing that contained water stains in the toddler and preschool classroom, which poses a risk to children in care. The tile(s) in the early preschool classroom did not contain a cover which caused the ceiling to be exposed to children in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-09-06.

• Critical Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
  Inspector's note: A total of 23 children were observed with one caregiver, 12 months- 8 years of age. The youngest child in care was more than 18 months in difference from the eldest child present in care. An additonal staff member was added to the classroom to accommodate ratio. Infants were removed from large group. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-09.

• 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: One child, two years of age was left unattended on the playground area of the childcare center for approximately 5-10 minutes. Based on the information obtained the child was transitioning from the outdoor play area to the toddler's classroom when the child was left behind during a transition period. The child was observed by another relative/guardian who has a child enrolled at the childcare center. Based on the information obtained, a name to face check was not conducted to ensure all children were accounted for. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-12.

• Non-critical Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: One out of six staff files did not obtain the total 24 annual hours. The staff was hired 01/06/2020 and obtained a total of 10 hours throughout the current year. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-08-14.
• Non-critical Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: The Director file observed contained 21 out of the required 30 annual hours. Topics that were not available for review during the monitor inspection: 1. Brain development 2. Food allergies 3. Administering medication 4. Building and physical premises Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-08-09.
• Non-critical HRC 42.04271 - Parent's Rights
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained, parent's rights were not provided to parents within the required timeframe, by 09/30/2023. The childcare operation did not have a receipt/acknowledgement from parent's stating that they received a copy of the parent's right. Children enrollment forms were not updated to portray receipt of acknowledgement of parent's rights. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-08-14.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: Staff members observed in the Toddler 1 classroom was not aware of the ages of the youngest, and/or oldest child in care. During the walkthrough, the assistant director was able to assist with the ages of children enrolled. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical HRC 42.0563 - Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
  Inspector's note: Three staff files hired after 09/01/2023 did not have a pre-employment affidavit available for review. Licensing staff provided a copy of form 2912 via email for staff to complete while Licensing was present. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-01.
• Critical Required Admission Information - Prescribed Medications; Long Term Use
  Inspector's note: Six children files observed were not updated. The childcare facility did not update the children files to portray the updated required information by 09/01/2023. The files observed did not include an updated special care needs section, limitations and modifications, medication use, and/or the child's swimming ability. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-09.
• Non-critical Documentation of Drills
  Inspector's note: There is no documentation of the fire drill on the emergency practices document/form. The operation has documentation related to a lockdown, severe/weather, and/or shelter in place. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

• Non-critical Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
  Inspector's note: One child 4 years of age fell at the childcare facility, which resulted in a cut/gash that required medical attention. The incident report documented did not include information relative to medical treatment, and/or a signature from the person in charge. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-09-11.
• Critical AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  Inspector's note: One child was hurt in care, which resulted in the child receiving medical attention. The incident occurred on 07/18/2024, in which the childcare facility did not report to Childcare licensing within 48 hours of becoming aware that medical attention was received. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-09-11.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: One out of ten children files did not contain an immunization record. The child's file did not have an immunization available for review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-13.
• Non-critical Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: The Director hire date was documented as 09/28/2015. A total of 17 hours were observed from, 09/28/2022-09/28/2023. All training certificates for the Director was not available for review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-17.