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25 | An unannounced Annual/Random inspection is conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gloria Reyes. LPA met with Licensee, Maria Reyes and her Assistant, Elia Vielmas. Licensee is Spanish speaking.
The individuals who reside in the home are the licensee, licensee's spouse, licensee's two adult daughters and licensee's minor child. This facility is licensed as a large facility of 14, there must be an additional qualified staff person present anytime the facility goes beyond the ratio for a capacity of eight. LPA toured the facility inside and outside. The licensee uses one room as the primary day care room, the rest of the house is “off limits” by door with knob cover. This room has a bathroom, an inaccessible kitchenette and a wall mounted air conditioning unit for heating and cooling and it is adequate. Parents enter day care room via door located on the north east side of property. No bodies of water on site. However, there is a large three tier decorative fountain in the front yard. Licensee has filled the bottom tier of the fountain with potting soil and plants. No firearms or ammunition are in the home. Storage areas for detergents, cleaning compounds, medications and other items which could pose a danger to children are stored where they are inaccessible to children. Poisons are locked. No fireplace in the home. Fire extinguisher and smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector are operable and in place. The home is kept clean and orderly with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are no stairs in this home. The home provides safe toys, play equipment, and materials. The licensee is present in the home and ensures that children in care are supervised at all times. When temporarily absent from the home, the licensee arranges for a substitute adult to care for and supervise children in her absence. The licensee maintains capacity specified on the license. Each child has safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. The home has a current roster of the children and a copy is secured. The home conducts fire and disaster drills every month, and documents the date and time of each drill. Licensee documents immunizations and maintains and updates records for children in care. There are no excluded individuals in the home. Licensee is aware that upon notice from the Department, any excluded individual must be immediately removed from the home and prevented from returning to home or having contact with children in care. (see next page) |