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25 | On 02/23/2024 at 8:45 AM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), A. Curry arrived at the home conducted an unannounced required inspection. LPA met with licensee, Latisha Blakeney, who granted inspection authority to tour the facility. Also present for the inspection were licensee’s fingerprint cleared assistant and 11 children in care, consisting of 3 infants and 9 preschoolers. Licensee states there are currently 12 children enrolled. Children’s files were reviewed
The children use the kitchen, playroom/living room, bathroom, and backyard. The off-limits areaswill be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The isolation area is the hallway. The LPA toured all areas used by children.
Areas accessible to children were inspected to ensure that they are clean and orderly with ventilation and heating for safety and comfort. There is a fireplace in the living room, which is barricaded and made inaccessible to children in care. There were safe toys, play equipment, and materials observed for children. There were no stairs. There is a working telephone in the home. All poisons, cleaning solutions, medications, and other items that pose a danger to children are inaccessible during this visit. The licensee does understand that poison must be in a locked cabinet/drawer or placed out of reach of children. The home is equipped with a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, working smoke alarm, and working carbon monoxide detector. Licensee stated there are no firearms on the premises. There are no pools, spas, hot tubs, fishponds or similar bodies of water. Licensee has current CPR and First Aid training which expires on October 15, 2025.
Licensee was advised that infants shall not be swaddled while in care and all infants up to 12 months of age should be placed on their back for sleeping. The licensee was reminded that all infants up to 12 months of age shall have the LIC 9227 form placed in their file.
Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. |