A day care center operated by Center Grove schools is on probation after a staff member fell asleep while supervising toddlers.
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Academy was cited for not following child/staff ratios and not reporting an incident of neglect to the state promptly, according to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which oversees day cares.
The state put the day care on probation for three months. Bright Beginnings is the eighth Johnson County day care center to be put on probation by the state this year.
The violations stemmed from an incident reported by a parent who came to pick up a child during nap time. The parent found that the caregiver who was supposed to be supervising the 2-year-olds was asleep, and reported it to the day care staff, Allison Chance, director of Bright Beginnings.
Because the caregiver was sleeping and not supervising the children, that put the day care out of compliance with child/staff ratios, Chance said.
Day cares are also required to report any incidents of abuse or neglect to the state within an hour of the incident being discovered. Bright Beginnings reported the incident to the state the same day it happened, but the time it was reported was slightly more than an hour later, Chance said.
The day care primarily includes children of Center Grove staff members, but also has some children from the community, Chance said. It is housed in Center Grove Schools’ professional resource center, which formerly was Maple Grove Elementary School. Center Grove schools runs the day care as a benefit to staff members.
See Wednesday’s Daily Journal for more information.
