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25 | On January 24, 2023 at 9:20am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Julia Placencia arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct a Required-1 Year Inspection. LPA met with licensee Chamani Silva. Also residing in the home is the licensee’s mother Dona Pannipitiyaachc (helper) and husband Prabhath Silva. The facility is a two story house. Hours of operation for child care are Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm. 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 nine preschool age children and her mother Dona. The facility is in compliance with ratio and capacity limitations.
ON Limit areas (accessible to children in care): Entire first floor, backyard. LPA observed the facility to be clean and in good repair, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There was a child safety gate at the bottom of stairs. 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. Per licensee, the children are currently not going in the backyard due to the cold weather. Licensee has a dog and provided proof of vaccinations. LPA did not observe any toxic items accessible to children in the ON Limit areas of the facility today.
OFF Limit areas (not accessible to children in care): Entire second floor, Barricaded pond area, 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 10/6/22 and meets the six month requirement. Facility has phone service. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Licensee confirmed Emergency Disaster Plan to be current (11/27/17).
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