Ruby's Childcare
Ruby's Childcare
License/Registration ID: 876757
903 West Avenue, Lower Floor Buffalo, NY 14213
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Inspection ID:
2023-I-BRO-049039
Date:
10/25/2023
Inspection Type:
Complaint
Inspection Result:
Violations found
Compliance Status:
Y-Compliant, N-Noncompliant, N/O-Not Observed, N/A-Not Applicable, P/V-Prior Violation
Reg
Compliance Status
413.3 Enforcement of Regulations
*
Posting of Compliance History Document
413.3(g)(3)(i)
Y
417.4 Fire Protection
*
Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow
417.4(h)(4)
Y
417.5 Safety
*
No pools/ponds/water hazards located on or adjacent to the program property; or if present, barriers exist to prevent access
417.5(f)(1)
Y
417.8 Supervision of Children
*
Approved provider is the primary caregiver
417.8(e)
Y
*
Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation
417.8(a)
Y
*
One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age
417.8(j)(1)
Y
*
One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance
417.8(j)(2)
Y
417.14 Training
*
A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care
417.14(m)
Y
Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
417.14(b)
N/O
First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care
417.14(n)
Y
Prior to becoming a Provider, the individual completed Federal Health and Safety training
417.14(b)
Y
Provider completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
417.14(b)
Y
417.15 Management and Administration
*
Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity
417.15(a)(9)
Y
*
Office notified of any change to the home or program
417.15(b)(12)
Y
Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children
417.15(b)(20)
Y
Summary of Violations
Date Cited
Regulation
Regulation Description
Compliance Status
Corrected on- Site?
10/25/2023
417.11(a)(1)
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(a)(2)
The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional compentencies that the caregivers will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(c)
The Health Care Plan.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(c)(1)
The Registrant must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(c)(1)(i)
the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions and creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant; and/or
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(c)(1)(ii)
the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: epinephrine auto injectors, Diphenhydramine in combination with the auto injector, asthma inhalers and nebulizers.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(e)(1)
All caregivers, except those excluded pursuant to this section, who have agreed to administer medication must complete the Office-approved Medication Administration Training (MAT) or an Office-approved equivalent before administering medications to children in day care. The certification of training in the administration of medications to children in day care shall be effective for a period of three-years from the date of issuance. The caregiver must complete a recertification training approved by the Office in order to extend the certification for each additional three year period. Where a certification lapses, the caregiver may not be recertified unless the caregiver completes the initial (MAT) or the recertification training, as required by the Office. Where enforcement action has been taken against the registrant based on a failure by the program to comply with requirements for the administration of medications set forth in this section, the Office may require retraining or may prohibit a caregiver from being involved in the administration of medications.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(f)(1)
Caregivers may administer medication only in accordance with the following:
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(f)(1)(i)
All programs that choose to administer medications other than epinephrine auto injectors, diphenhydramine in combination with the auto injector, asthma inhalers and nebulizers, topical ointments, lotions, creams and sprays to children must have a health care consultant of record and must address the administration of medications in the health care plan in accordance with the requirements of section 417.11 of this Part.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.11(f)(1)(ii)
The program must confer with a health care consultant regarding the program's policies and procedures related to the administration of medications. This consultation must include a review of the documentation that all caregivers authorized to administer medications have the necessary professional license or have completed the necessary training.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.13(a)(3)
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.15(b)(4)
The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.15(b)(14)(ii)
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious incident,
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.15(b)(14)(iv)
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious condition,
Corrected
N
10/25/2023
417.15(c)(5)
The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Corrected
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(a)(1)
Regulation Description
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(a)(2)
Regulation Description
The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional compentencies that the caregivers will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(c)
Regulation Description
The Health Care Plan.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(c)(1)
Regulation Description
The Registrant must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(c)(1)(i)
Regulation Description
the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions and creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant; and/or
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(c)(1)(ii)
Regulation Description
the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: epinephrine auto injectors, Diphenhydramine in combination with the auto injector, asthma inhalers and nebulizers.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(e)(1)
Regulation Description
All caregivers, except those excluded pursuant to this section, who have agreed to administer medication must complete the Office-approved Medication Administration Training (MAT) or an Office-approved equivalent before administering medications to children in day care. The certification of training in the administration of medications to children in day care shall be effective for a period of three-years from the date of issuance. The caregiver must complete a recertification training approved by the Office in order to extend the certification for each additional three year period. Where a certification lapses, the caregiver may not be recertified unless the caregiver completes the initial (MAT) or the recertification training, as required by the Office. Where enforcement action has been taken against the registrant based on a failure by the program to comply with requirements for the administration of medications set forth in this section, the Office may require retraining or may prohibit a caregiver from being involved in the administration of medications.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(f)(1)
Regulation Description
Caregivers may administer medication only in accordance with the following:
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(f)(1)(i)
Regulation Description
All programs that choose to administer medications other than epinephrine auto injectors, diphenhydramine in combination with the auto injector, asthma inhalers and nebulizers, topical ointments, lotions, creams and sprays to children must have a health care consultant of record and must address the administration of medications in the health care plan in accordance with the requirements of section 417.11 of this Part.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.11(f)(1)(ii)
Regulation Description
The program must confer with a health care consultant regarding the program's policies and procedures related to the administration of medications. This consultation must include a review of the documentation that all caregivers authorized to administer medications have the necessary professional license or have completed the necessary training.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.13(a)(3)
Regulation Description
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.15(b)(4)
Regulation Description
The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.15(b)(14)(ii)
Regulation Description
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious incident,
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.15(b)(14)(iv)
Regulation Description
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious condition,
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
10/25/2023
Regulation
417.15(c)(5)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site (where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact:
Office: Child Care Coalition of Niagara Frontier, Inc.
Phone: (716) 877-6666