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25 | Annual inspection conducted this date by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Connolly. Present was licensee, licensee's assistant Kelley Metoyer and 12 children in care 5 of whom infants. With 5 infants in care licensee is operating over the ratio of the large family child care home license. The publicly accessible license states: Maximum capacity when an assistant is present: 12 children no more than 4 infants.
A review of staff records on this date indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances.
The facility was toured inside and out. The following areas were checked: facility clean and in good repair, hazards inaccessible or locked, fire extinguisher, carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector operational, disaster drills practised, stairs barricaded, fire place screened, bodies of water inaccessible, guns locked, children immunization records maintained, Notification of Parents' Rights provided, and pediatric CPR First Aid cards current.
The facility, clean and in good repair, is two story detached. Licensee has designated the following areas of the home for the care and supervision of children: living room/dining area redesigned as a play room, one downstairs bedroom for the napping of infants and hallway bathroom. A barrier at the bottom of the staircase leading to the second story of the home was in place at the time of the LPA arrival. The fire place was screened. Disaster drills are practised. The fire extinguisher, smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector are within regulation. Licensee's pediatric CPR and pediatric first aid training is current until 8/24/2021.
The fenced backyard is designated as the outdoor play area for children in care. Outdoor play equipment located here appears age appropriate for ages served. Cushioning material is underneath and surrounding the outdoor play equipment. There are no bodies of water. Licensee said when children in care are playing in the designated outdoor play area 100% visual supervision is provided. Continue on page two |