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25 | On October 22, 2021 at 10:35 a.m., Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elka Chavez conducted an announced inspection. LPA met with applicant, Ita Fanshaw, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility. The applicant is requesting a change of location of a large family child care home license. Per Applicant, child care will be provided at all hours of the day from Monday through Sunday. Applicant understands that care for a child should not exceed 24 hours. Applicant states she wants to care for children from 3 months to 12 years of age.
At 10:35 a.m. all areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. This is a single-story home which consists of four bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, bonus room, attached garage, utility room, side yard (fenced), front yard and backyard (fenced). LPA observed two stairs leading into the bonus room without a barricade. The home was inspected for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service (landline and cellular), heating and ventilation are central, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed a medicine cabinet inside the pantry. LPA observed a lock in the pantry door making it inaccessible to children in care. Per Applicant the dogs (poodle and husky) will be kept in the side yard (fenced). LPA observed sliding door and door in the kitchen by the pantry. LPA observed stairs in the door leading to the backyard. LPA did not observe a barricade for the stairs. LPA observed the backyard is adequately fenced. LPA did not observe any bodies of water. The applicant understands that licensing staff may have access to off-limit areas during inspection visit if necessary. **Rooms that are off-limits need to be made inaccessible during operating hours**
Areas off limits include: Four bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, attached garage, utility room, front yard and side yard (fenced). LPA observed child safety gates preventing access to the kitchen and the living room making the areas inaccessible to children in care.
Areas used by children include: Bonus room, kitchen area in next to the pantry, bathrooms and backyard (fenced). |