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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Warren Birks conducted an unannounced Required 1 Year inspection. LPA met with Licensee Maria Douglass and John Douglass who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. Licensees were caring for seven children (three preschool and four infants). There are no school age children at this time. LPA informed Licensees that the license reverts back to Small Family child care ratio requirements when there is no assistant available. All residents associated with the facility were noted.
At 9:30am all areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. This is a one story home which consists of four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Areas used by the children include the living room, dining room, infant nap room, one restroom, and the back yard. Per Licensee, areas off limits to children and parents include: garage, two bedrooms, one bathroom. LPA informed Licensees to always ensure that hazards (medicines, sharp objects, chemicals, cleaners, lotions, etc) are inaccessible to children at all times.
Areas accessible to children were inspected to ensure that they are clean and orderly with ventilation and heating for the safety of the children. Between 9:30am and 9:50 am LPA observed age appropriate toys and equipment inside the home and the backyard. The backyard is surrounded by fencing approximately 5 feet high. There is a working phone maintained in the home. There is one medium size accessible dog on the premises. LPA advised Licensee to provide extra care and supervision with accessible pets because animals can be unpredictable. LPA observed detergents, cleaning compounds, which can pose a danger to children to be inaccessible (in locked kitchen and bathroom cabinets or out of reach). LPA observed hand sanitizer in the back of the kitchen counter semi-inaccessible. LPA issued a technical advisory violation and informed Licensee to make it more inaccessible for children. LPA informed Licensee that poisons must be locked.
Per Licensee there are no firearms, weapons or bodies of water and LPA did not observe any on the premises. The License, Parents Rights Poster, and Earthquake Preparedness was posted. The children's roster and Disaster drill is current (last date of drill July 31, 2023. The valve on the required 2A 10BC fire extinguisher indicates fully charged with a service date due in June 6, 2024. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the dining room were tested and are in operable condition. |