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25 | On January 26, 2022 at 8:45am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Julia Placencia arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct a Required-1 Year Inspection. LPA met with licensee Bertha Bruere. Also residing in the home is the licensee’s spouse Geoffrey Bruere and daughter Victoria Bruere. The facility is a one story house. Hours of operation for child care are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. The following was observed during today’s inspection:
Capacity/Staffing: The facility operates as a Family Child Care Home (large), which may have a maximum capacity of twelve (12) to fourteen (14) children. At time of inspection, there were eight children (four infants and five preschoolers), and helpers Silvia Beatriz Cruz Mendez and Ana Esquivel Romero. The facility is in compliance with ratio and capacity limitations.
ON Limit areas (accessible to children in care): Family Room, Living Room, Two Bedrooms at the back of the house, Hallway Bathroom, Backyard. LPA observed the facility to be clean and in good repair, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are ample age appropriate toys that are observed to be safe and in good condition. The backyard has a fence surrounding the perimeter of the yard. LPA did not observed any dangerous conditions. There are no pools, hot tubs or other bodies of water. LPA did not observe any hazardous or toxic items accessible to children in the ON Limit areas of the facility today.
OFF Limit areas (not accessible to children in care): Kitchen, Master bedroom/bath, Garage. OFF Limit areas are inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. Licensee is advised to contact Licensing so that an inspection can be completed prior to changing an OFF Limit area to ON Limit.
Emergency Preparedness/Safety: Facility has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be functioning. First aid supplies are available. A fire/disaster drill was last conducted on 12/13/21 and meets the six month requirement. Facility has phone service. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Per licensee, Emergency Disaster Plan on file is current (8/16/2010).
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