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25 | LPA Dyer met with Director Lilia Talavera for an unannounced Required - 1 Year Inspection. Present are 2 staff, the director, and 11 preschool children. There is one classroom. Facility has an AM program from 8 - 11 am; and an afternoon program from 12 - 3 pm. Facility has a waiver for Sign-in/sign-out. Wavier is posted. There is a working phone. The last fire/emergency drill was March, 2023. Director and Designation of Facility Responsibility is current. There is a carbon monoxide detector/smoke detector. There is a fire extinguisher. Classroom furniture is in good condition. There are toys, books, crafts and educational supplies available. Floors were clean and safe. There is adequate heating, ventilation, and lighting. LPA did not observe any child left without visual supervision or unattended during the inspection. Bathroom toilets and sinks are working properly. Children are able to reach the sinks, but there are stepstools, if needed. There were adequate bathroom supplies. Kitchen area (including storage areas for food) was clean. No insects or pests were seen. There were storage containers with lids for solid waste in the kitchen. A sample of food product was examined for freshness and expiration dates; there was adequate food for children. Food is prepared outside the facility in a central kitchen. The center supplies breakfast and lunch. Menus were posted. Inside, there is proper storage areas for each child with cubbies. Children do not nap at the facility, but there is an area for children to lay down. Drinking water is available at all times inside and outside the center through dispensers and paper cups. Isolation area for sick children is in the reading area. Director stated that there were no bodies of water or firearms on the premises. First aid kit is located in the classroom. Director has emergency earthquake supplies. Posting requirements were met. Cleaning supplies are inaccessible to children, placed in the kitchen area. Outside play area (securely fenced) is safe and free of hazards. There were a variety of toys and play materials such as riding toys, balls, blocks, chalk, hula hoops and a climbing structure. Area around the climbing structure is cushioned with material that absorbs a fall. There is an outside shaded area. New Regulations: Required Lead Testing for Drinking Water - A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. (continued) |