During today’s inspection, LPAs reviewed with applicants and fire marshal concerns of Fresno Child Care Regional office. Per applicants, the building has three floors. The top, third floor, will be utilized by the church and the public throughout the day for their activities. The second and first floors will be utilized by preschool children and fingerprinted cleared adults.

Church staff/public cannot have access to the preschool areas. Applicants have designated the stairwell on the (left or right) for public usage to be able to reach the third floor, which is used for church/public daily activities. Doors leading to the first and second floor stairwells have a locking mechanism that allows the doors to be locked from the outside, preventing the public from entering the preschool areas. This mechanism allows for individuals to leave the preschool area by pushing on the bar. During today’s inspection, applicants and LPAs discussed the need to install alarms on the all of the doors leading into the stairwells to alert staff when these doors are opened. This will help ensure children do not leave facility. The alarms will alert staff, who are providing the required visual supervision, to ensure children do not leave facility.

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The entry way used for day care purposes, the area where parents drop off or pick up their children shall only be used for day care purposed. The church and/or public may not use the preschool entry to have access to the third floor. Per applicants, the church/public will utilize doors located east to gain access to the third floor. Licensee is planning on installing a gate and a fence to physically separate the public access to the building. LPA will review with management upon returning to the office.

Per applicants, the entry into the preschool areas, the gate entry is on the northeast. The doors will be locked and a doorbell will be installed. Applicants will send in an updated facility sketch to reflect the changes.

Currently, the church/public have access to the stairwell/building from the outside yard. Applicants has stated that this area will be used by preschool children. Therefore, to be in adherence in keeping the preschool children in a safe environment, fencing and gates are to be installed to provide physically separated areas of preschool and public usage. The preschool children will access the second floor through the west stairwell.

It is the Department’s mission to provide service to the most vulnerable populace of California. Our mission is to promote the health, safety and quality of life of each person in community care through the administration of an effective and collaborative regulatory enforcement system. In Child Care, the Department requires any adult, that can have access to children in care while in a licensed facility, to be fingerprinted cleared and meet requirements as provided in Title 22 regulations. Meeting Title 22 requirements starts the process of providing quality childcare and a peace of mind to parents/guardians/child’s representatives.

Per California Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 12, no deficiency cited during today’s announced inspection. Exit interview conducted with applicants Keri Frazier and Kylie Barnett. A copy of this report is required to be placed in facility file for public review.