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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Romy Castanon conducted an unannounced Case Management visit. LPA met with Director Jennifer McClellan and Family Life Pastor (FLP) Bonnie Worthen to discuss the Lead Sampling Testing conducted on 9/27/22. Director was advised on 11/01/22 that the Lead Sample Report was to be posted. Director will provide LPA with all documentation requested regarding Lead; Facility sketch, LIC 9275 and LIC 9276 by 11/07/22 . LPA confirmed that FLP Bonnie had posted the Lead Sample Report during visit on 11/02/22.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCC’s) constructed before January 1, 2010 to test their drinking water for lead contamination between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, and then every five years after the date of the first test. Community Care Licensing was notified that lead water testing conducted at the facility on 09/2722 failed allowable limit for lead. The Purpose of today’s visit is to follow up lead testing results of Action Level Exceedance (ALE).
Instructions for required lead testing are outlined in PIN 21-21-CCP. This PIN which contains Written Directives, have the same force and effects as the regulations contained in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
Child Care Centers are expected to use an Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP), for lead testing. Accreditation from the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, known as an ELAP laboratory, is equipped to measure the amount of lead in parts per billion (ppb) unit of measurement.
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