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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Zirbes met with the Site Supervisor Deborah Wilson for the purpose of conducting an unannounced required one year inspection. LPA toured and inspected the entire center, which consists of three classrooms, two children restrooms, three staff bathrooms, a family learning center, kitchen, teacher lounge, two staff offices, lobby, reception area, interview room, isolation room, outdoor play space, and four storage closets. LPA observed two classrooms in use with a total of 15 preschool children. The following staff were present: four teachers, site director and an additional staff member. The facility operates from 7:00am until 5:00pm Monday through Friday. This Head Start Program currently offers full day and half day classes.
Indoor/Children’s Area:
Child care center is clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair; all outdoor and indoor passageways, stair ways, incline, ramps, open porches and other areas of potential hazard are kept free of obstruction; floors of all rooms have a surface that is safe and clean, cleaning compounds were inaccessible, poisons locked, furniture/equipment is good condition, free of flies, other insects, rodents; tables/chairs provided to meet children’s needs; all play equipment and materials used by children are age-appropriate, each child has an individual permanent or portable storage space (cubby, individually labelled with name) for his/her clothing, personal belongings and or bedding. Trash cans for solid waste have tight fitting lids, drinking water is readily available indoors and outdoors. All materials and surfaces are toxic free. No fireplaces were present. There is a working Carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector and Fire Extinguishers (2A10BC) located in each classroom and throughout the Center. The Center had working telephone service on the premises. There is an isolation room for children who become ill while in care located near the front lobby. The facility maintains a comfortable temperature at all times. LPA observed complete first aid supplies (thermometer, bandages, scissors, ect located in each classroom and in the lobby. Sign in/out sheets were available and are completed each day. Each classroom had a water dispenser for drinking water. Report continued on page two |