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25 | On 5/25/23 at 9:45 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Keturah Lane visited the facility to conduct an annual inspection. Upon arrival LPA met with Director Ana Lopez and proceeded to tour the facility. During today's inspection, there were 11 infants with 3 staff in the Caterpillar classroom. Appropriate ratios and capacity were observed. Appropriate care & visual supervision were also observed during the inspection while infants were in circle time. This license provides care to infants ages 12-24 months.
Classroom has adequate heating, lighting, ventilation. Floors appear to be clean and safe. Cleaning supplies are kept separate from food and are inaccessible to children. Storage containers for solid waste have tight-fitting covers and are kept in good repair. Storage areas for poisons are locked. Director stated there are no firearms or other weapons on the premises. The facility appears to be free of insects and rodents. There is an operational carbon monoxide detector at the facility.
All infant furniture & equipment are age appropriate and in good repair. There are no walkers, bouncy seats, exersaucers or jumpers in the room. Feeding tables have broad-based legs, plastic seats in good repair. Hazardous materials are inaccessible to children. Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by infant’s authorized representative are labeled with the infant’s name and current date. Food service area consists of counter area which is clean and free of hazards. The changing table is within arm's reach of sink. All foods/beverages capable of rapid spoiling are stored in covered containers at 45 F or less (refrigerator in classroom). There is at least 1 potty chair or toilet for every 5 infants being toilet trained. Caregivers wash hands before and after each feeding and each diaper change. Toys are safe, with no sharp edges, splinters or protruding points, nor small parts that can be pulled off and swallowed. (continued on LIC809-C...) |