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25 | On 08/10/21, at 09:00 AM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melissa Guirit arrived at the home for an unannounced Licensee initiated Case Management inspection. Licensee requested on application to increase capacity from a small family childcare home to a large. During inspection, LPA confirmed the health & safety standards as required by regulations governing family childcare homes were met. Present for this inspection were licensee and 4 preschool-aged day care children. Licensee and LPA toured the on limit areas of the home and the living room that will be added as an on limits area during today's inspection. The facility's operating hours are from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
This is a single-story home which consists of 2-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms, office, kitchen, living room, dining room, child care room (sun room), and garage. The on limit areas include the children's bedroom at the end of the hallway, dining room, child care room (sun room), hallway bathroom, and living room. The living room that is now an on limit area has a fire place that is locked to ensure that it is inaccessible by children in care. Off limit areas will be made inaccessible by use of gates, closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The fenced backyard will be used as the outdoor play area. There are age appropriate toys in the home and outside. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. LPA did not observe any hazardous materials or toxins accessible to children today.
The home has a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher and a pull-down fire alarm system. The home is equipped with working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector. There is a working telephone in the home. The applicant’s CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires on 10/2022. Licensee completed mandated reporter training which expires on 10/2022. Licensee is in compliance with immunization requirements.
See 809-C for continuance. |