Redeemer Lutheran Childrens Center

• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  Inspector's note: The operation was observed to not have infant care instructions sheets available for review in the Infant Room A (four children) and Infant Room B (six children). These children are not on table food. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-09-28.

• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  Inspector's note: The operation was observed to not have infant care instructions sheets available for review in the Infant Room A (four children) and Infant Room B (six children). These children are not on table food. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-09-28.

• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
  Inspector's note: The operation was observed to not have infant care instructions sheets available for review in the Infant Room A (four children) and Infant Room B (six children). These children are not on table food. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-09-28.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The infant classroom was observed with one caregiver and five infants ages eight months old to eleven months old. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The infant classroom was observed with one caregiver and five infants ages eight months old to eleven months old. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
  Inspector's note: A five month old infant was observed sleeping with a pacifier strap clip. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Bleach was observed in a unlocked cabinet beneath the sink in the room four classroom. Note: Photos were taken. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
  Inspector's note: Three toddlers were observed seated at a multi-seat lunch table without the required straps. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
  Inspector's note: A five month old infant was observed sleeping with a pacifier strap clip. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-15.
• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The infant A classroom was observed with one caregiver and eight infants between the ages of three months old to seven months old. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-15.
• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Cleaning supplies such as degreaser and spray disinfectant were observed in a cabinet beneath the sink in the room five preschool classroom. Cleaning supplies such as bleach was observed in a unlocked cabinet beneath the sink in the room nine twos classroom. Note: Photos were taken. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-15.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: The infant B classroom provided the incorrect ages of the two infants in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-15.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: The infant A classroom did not know the ages of the four infants in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-10.
• Critical Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
  Inspector's note: An outlet plate was observed broken in the room three classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-10.
• Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: The operations annual sanitation inspection expired 12/31/2025. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-20.
• Non-critical Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
  Inspector's note: One toddler was observed seated at the lunch table without the required straps in use. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-07-10.
• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Cleaning supplies such as lysol wipes and spray disinfectant were observed in a cabinet beneath the sink in the preschool room ten classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-07-10.

• Critical Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  Inspector's note: A fire extinguisher was observed unmounted in the infant classroom. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-16.
• Non-critical Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
  Inspector's note: Four toddlers were observed seated at the lunch table without the required straps in use. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-06-16.
• Critical Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
  Inspector's note: An unmounted fan was observed in room eight preschool classroom and in infant two. Note: Photos were taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-16.
• Critical Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
  Inspector's note: An outlet was observed uncovered in the room three classroom and Room 11 classroom. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-16.
• Non-critical Space Requirements for School-age - Interest Centers
  Inspector's note: The school age space did not have the required interest centers. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: One school age caregiver was observed with access to children prior to receiving the background check results. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-09.
• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Cleaning supplies such as lysol wipes, bleach, clorox spray, degreaser and spray disinfectant were were observed accessible in the infants and preschool classroom. Note: Photos were taken. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-10.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: One classrooms did not know the ages of the students responsible for. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-16.
• Critical Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
  Inspector's note: The parent handbook did not contain the required safe sleep for Infants section. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-19.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
  Inspector's note: An outlet was observed uncovered in the infant B classroom and Room 10. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-05.
• Critical Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
  Inspector's note: An infant as observed with loose fitting sheets. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-29.
• Critical Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
  Inspector's note: A walkway was not provided during nap time in the room 3 classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-05.
• Critical Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
  Inspector's note: One caregiver was observed using their personal device during nap time. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-05.
• Critical Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
  Inspector's note: Three infants were observed seated at the lunch table without the required straps. Note: Photos were taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-29.
• Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - Fed in Safe Manner
  Inspector's note: A 12 month old infant was observed drinking out of a sippy cup while laying in a crib. Note: A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-29.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: Three classrooms did not know the ages of the students responsible for. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-05.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, caregivers are grabbing children by their arm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Machine Wash Cloth Toys
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained, the infant cloth toys are sprayed with sanitizer and not washed weekly. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-30.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained, children are placed into a bouncy chair as a form of discipline. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained, safety straps were not used causing a 10-month-old infant to fall out of a highchair. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the toddler and preschool classrooms are left out of ratio. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-30.
• Critical Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, caregivers did not report suspected abuse observed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, parents were not informed of a child being left unsupervised on the playground. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that profane language was used towards children in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained, the director is not operating the center in compliance by not following discipline requirements, allowing incidents to remain unreported, and by not following with minimum standards in the day-to-day operation of the center. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that children were not provided water while in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-30.
• 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 evidence obtained during the investigation, a child exited the daycare without supervision and was found by a parent. Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, children were left unsupervised when two students exited the classroom via the bathroom and the caregiver left to retrieve the children. Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left unsupervised on the playground. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the operation did not report children being left unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, diapers are not changed promptly in the infant, toddler and preschool classrooms. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-06-30.
• Critical Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
  Inspector's note: Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a 13-month-old was placed into a bouncy chair for 20 minutes. Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, infants are placed into car seats while in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support that children were yelled at in the classroom. Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support staff humiliate children with name calling. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-23.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: Evidence supports that a caregiver lacked good judgement when a child was sprayed with a spray bottle with water intentionally. The caregiver has been terminated, and a meeting was held with all caregivers related to good judgement. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-02.

• Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: As of the date of this report, a current health inspection has not been received. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-12-31.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: As of the date of this report, corrections have not been received. This violation is being re-cited. This correction was received the day of this assessment report. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-31.

• Critical Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
  Inspector's note: Five caregivers were lacking current training for children under 24 months of age. These caregivers were working with this age children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-11-20.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
  Inspector's note: The fire extinguisher in van #2 was not secured in the passenger compartment. The fire extinguisher was located in the door pocket of the driver's side of the van. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-11-28.
• Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
  Inspector's note: Two caregivers were lacking documentation for current First Aid/CPR. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-11-28.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: Three children's records were lacking current immunization records. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-11-28.
• Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: The operation was lacking a current sanitation inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-11-28.
• Critical Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
  Inspector's note: Two drivers and the Director were lacking current transportation training. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-11-20.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: A current fire inspection was not available. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-11-28.

• Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: One caregiver who was supervising a group of children on a field trip did not have current documentation for First Aid/CPR. Caregiver has current training, but documentation was not available. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-07-11.

• Critical Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
  Inspector's note: Three caregivers were lacking current training for children under 24 months of age. These caregivers were caring for children this age. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-11-22.
• Non-critical Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: Three personnel files were lacking 24 hours of annual training. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-01-20.
• Non-critical Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: The Director was lacking 30 hours of annual training. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-01-20.
• Critical Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
  Inspector's note: The Director was lacking current training for children under 24 months of age. The operation has this age children in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-11-22.

• Critical Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
  Inspector's note: Two caregivers were lacking current training for children under 24 months. Both caregivers were caring for children under 24 months of age. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-01.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: A current fire inspection was not available. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-08.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: One child's record was lacking a preschool health statement. This child has been enrolled for over 12 months;therefore, a preschool health statement signed by a medical professional is required. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-08.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: Four children's records were lacking documentation for current immunization records. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-08.
• Critical Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
  Inspector's note: The use zone for one of the slides was less than 6 feet. The barrier for the loose fill was in the area. This slide must be made inaccesssible to the children until this repair can be made. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-15.