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25 | On 01/18/23, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo met with Licensee Patricia Parker, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. This is a two story, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, laundry room and garage. There is no pool/spa or body of water on the premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 2 infant and 7 preschool children in care. Family members residing in the home include 2 adults (licensee and licensee's husband). Facility operation are Monday-Friday 7AM to 5 PM hours a day. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed.
Physical Plant: Main care is provided in the living room. Children use the bathroom in hallway on the right. Children have access to the living room, family room, and dining room area. Off limit areas include bedrooms #2-4 (upstairs), laundry room, and garage. LPA observed the main care area to be fully barricaded by a safety gate. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, clean and orderly, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (under kitchen sink with safety latch), medicines (upper kitchen cabinet) and hazardous items (sharp knives on top of refrigerator) that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed a fireplace in the the living room to be fully screened. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The carbon monoxide detector and Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are in operable condition. The fire detector needs new batteries. Licensee will send LPA a video of the fire/smoke detector in working condition. The facility has been cited a Type B Citation. Please see LIC809-D.
Per Licensee no one smokes in the home. Electrical outlets are inaccessible. LPA reminded licensee, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/ play equipment are allowed. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in family room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell and landline). |