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-Pertaining to the allegation that the “Facility is unsanitary”:
According to the RP, there is a toilet outside which is used by children; once the children have finished using the toilet, the provider cleans it out with a bucket and throws the contents in the bushes, plants, or grass area.
During the initial inspection, LPAs observed a child-size toilet (not a potty chair) outside on the patio not connected to plumbing in front of a raised planter area on which children don’t play.
The three staff and one adult interviewed provided corroborating statements that the outside toilet is used by children who are potty training. When asked how the urine and are disposed of after the children have used it, the adult and two of the staff disclosed that the urine is disposed of on the dirt, while one staff stated that it’s carried to the inside toilet and dumped. As to the feces, the adult stated that it’s disposed of in the bushes, plants or grass area outside; while one staff stated it’s wrapped in a paper towel and thrown in the trash cans which are just adjacent to where the toilet is located outside and two of the staff stated that it’s either put in a trash bag or in the inside toilet after it has dried.
As the regulation for potty chairs states that, “After each use, the potty chair shall be promptly emptied into a flushing toilet, and all surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected,” the allegation that “Facility is unsanitary” has been determined to be Substantiated. A finding of Substantiated means that the preponderance of evidence standard has been met. California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Article 06, Section 102423 Personal Rights is being cited on the attached LIC 9099D. |