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25 | On 02/27/24, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Martha De Haro, conducted an unannounced Annual Required Inspection and was met by the Licensee, Valerie Mitchell. Assistant #1 was also present. The home has working telephone service and LPA confirmed the phone number is (209) 710-8537. Licensee’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6 am to 6 pm.
LPA toured the home inside and outside and a census was taken. Current facility sketch reviewed and Licensee confirmed that the day care room, living room, dining room, hall bathroom, and back yard are used for providing care and are accessible to children. All other rooms are off-limits and made inaccessible by door knob spinners. This is a two-story home and stairs are inaccessible by use of a baby gate. The outdoor play area is located in the back yard. It is fenced. Currently, the backyard is temporarily off limits. Licensee was advised to make any cleaning/household items and other tools/equipment inaccessible once she begins using the backyard for the children. Licensee stated that there is no swimming pool or other body of water on the property, which LPA confirmed via observation. Licensee confirmed that there are no firearms or ammunition in the home. All poisons are kept in a locked storage area. No poisons were observed during the inspection. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medication and other hazardous items are made inaccessible.
There is no fire place or open face heaters in the home. There is a working fire extinguisher, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and adequate heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. Safe toys and play equipment are observed. There is 1 dog in the home. Licensee understands the liability of pets around day care children and accepts responsibilities of any action taken by pets.
(Continued on LIC 809-C) |