Detroit child care center license suspended after black mold, spoiled food, and unsafe conditions found

After a state inquiry revealed dangerous facilities, outdated food, and inadequate heating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Care in Detroit, the daycare’s license was revoked. The Antioch Church of God in Christ is in charge of running the daycare facility.

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    A Detroit child care center had its license suspended after an inspection by the state uncovered unpleasant conditions inside
    
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    Spoiled food, little heat, dead bugs, mold, and noxious smells were observed inside the facility, which is operated by the Antioch Church of God in Christ
    
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    The center’s license was suspended on Jan. 29 and it is no longer allowed to care for kids
    

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  A Detroit child care center had its license suspended after an inspection by the state uncovered unpleasant conditions inside
  
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  Spoiled food, little heat, dead bugs, mold, and noxious smells were observed inside the facility, which is operated by the Antioch Church of God in Christ
  
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  The center’s license was suspended on Jan. 29 and it is no longer allowed to care for kids
  

(FOX 2):A consultant from the state’s Child Care Licensing Bureau found rotten food, no functional hot water, foul odors, dead bugs, and other unpleasant circumstances at a Detroit child care center, leading to the suspension of the institution’s license.

in opposition to Martin Luther King Jr. The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential received Day Care in January, and a week later, an inspection was carried out.

The facility is prohibited from running a daycare center as of January 29.

The backstory

After a complaint was submitted on January 16, a state consultant visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Care center on Appoline Street two weeks prior to the license being revoked.

Due to the frigid weather, a teacher informed FOX 2 at the time that there was no working heat in the school or for the parents.

Officials from the school resisted, claiming that the heater had been examined and was operational. The facility’s funding source, the Wayne Regional Education Service Agency, stated that they were investigating whether the heat was on.

At about the same time, the child care bureau of MiLEAP received reports of unsafe conditions in the center, including rotten food and ruined milk being served to children, a “obnoxious smell” coming from the basement kitchen, and a lack of cleaning supplies in the building.

The Antioch Church of God in Christ, located at 16827 Appoline in Detroit, runs the daycare facility. In 1989, it was granted its first license.

Associated

Parents and a teacher told FOX 2 that children have been using jackets and blankets to remain warm inside the MLK Jr. Education Center Academy.

What they’re saying:

In addition to interviewing program staff, a licensing consultant inspected the center on-site six days after receiving the complaint.

The consultant’s visit on January 23 revealed a number of troubling aspects, such as:

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  Missing required postings including emergency preparedness, crisis management plans, and menus
  
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  Napping area for infants that had not been pre-approved
  
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  Damaged cribs for toddlers to sleep in
  
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  Spaces used by children and classrooms with a “strong, cold draft”
  
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  Expired food and an “unknown liquid substance” in refrigerators, yellow-stained water from a dispenser, and raw chicken served for lunch
  

One staff member informed the inspector that children had become ill after consuming milk that was supplied to them, while another pointed out a towel they had put in front of the door to prevent a sewage stench from entering the classroom.

Detroit’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Care

In one classroom, the low temperatures also required the children to wear winter coats.

None of the food that had gone bad in the kitchen had been taken out when the inspector came back a day later.

Dead bugs and black mold were also discovered in the kitchen.

Next steps:

The child care bureau determined that “emergency action” was necessary to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare of those residing at the child care center, and that the license of the facility needed to be suspended.

The licensee was in charge of notifying parents that they could no longer offer care once the suspension took effect on January 29 at 6 p.m.

The Antioch Church of God in Christ may appeal the suspension, and a hearing before an administrative law judge will be held.

• This story was based on information from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential as well as earlier FOX 2 reporting.

This story was based on information from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential as well as earlier FOX 2 reporting.