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25 | On 4/24/23, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joseph Pacheco conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection and met with Director, Pamela Serna and toured the facility both inside and outside. Licensee is decreasing their preschool capacity from 144 to 100 preschool children.
This program operates on a traditional school year schedule with full day and part day options. Full day is Monday – Friday, 6:45am – 5:30pm. Part day is Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 11:30am. Breakfast, lunch, AM snack and PM snack are provided. Food is prepared at the Hazel Bailey Elementary school cafeteria and delivered daily. The facility plans to utilize Classrooms 26 through 30. LPA measured all classrooms except Classroom 30 which was not set up and ready to provide care to preschool children. Licensee plans to utilize Classroom 30 to care for children who are two years old. Currently facility cares for children starting at age 3. Adequate storage space is available for children's belongings. A return inspection will be needed so that measurements can be taken of Classroom 30. Ill children and staff will utilize the staff bathroom located next to the outdoor play area utilized by Classrooms 28 through 30. Ill children will be isolated in the nurse’s office.
Outdoor measurements were not taken during today's inspection. Licensee is decreasing capacity. Adequate shade is available in the two outdoor activity areas. One playground is utilized by Classrooms 26 & 27 and the other playground is utilized by Classrooms 28, 29, & 30. The applicant is using wood chips for cushioning under the outdoor climbing structures in both areas. The play structure and play equipment in both areas appeared to be age appropriate.
There are a total of 10 toilets and 14 sinks/hand washing fixtures which will accommodate the requested capacity of 100 preschool children. All bathrooms are located outside the respective classrooms. Staff escorts children to and from the bathroom. Licensee is utilizing water dispensers located inside each classroom to fill up children’s water bottles they bring from home during indoor activities. LPA observed drinking fountains in the outdoor play area utilized by Classrooms 28 through 30. Director said children in Classrooms 26 & 27 are escorted inside the classroom to refill their water bottles during outdoor play. LPA informed Director of Title 22 regulations that water from a non-contaminated fixture shall be readily available in both indoor and outdoor activity spaces and that children shall be free to drink as they wish.
CONTINUED ON LIC809-C |