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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ketki Desai conducted an unannounced required annual inspection along with the Change in Capacity. LPA observed licensee Ms. Matar Rouba in the home along with her assistant caring for 1 infant, who was picked up the parent shortly. Licensee was operating within the licensed capacity as specified on license (8)
Due to COVID 19 guidelines, LPA observed staff wearing face mask, social distancing and following CDC and Dept of Public Health Guidelines.
A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility residents, staff, or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. Currently there are 3 adults including the licensee living in the facility. Facility Day care hours are 8.00 am-5.00 pm, Monday through Friday. Licensee is providing care and supervision to children ages 3 months to 12 years of age ( Infants to School age).
During today’s inspection, LPA and licensee toured the inside and outside areas identified in the facility sketch as accessible to child care children. Off limits areas are made inaccessible by means of locked doors with a safety lock on the three door handles and a safety gate at the entrance of the kitchen.
The child care area consist of the extended room behind the living room of the home. It is a new extended area with a half bathroom and a french door besides the bathroom leading to the side yard. The bathroom for children, was observed to be safe. It has a changing station, small step stool and a potty chair.
Children enter the home through main door of the home, the kids walk through the kitchen/ dining room and living area to gain access to the new Day care room, which is constructed and approved by the City. There are working carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguishers in the home that meet statutory and State Fire Marshall standards. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children were stored inaccessible to children. (If they have poisons, firearms and other dangerous weapons they shall be locked.) Licensee stated there are no firearms and/or other dangerous weapons in the facility and none were observed during today's inspections. ( Page-1) |