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25 | On March 23, 2023 at approximately 8:20am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Catrina Quimbo conducted an unannounced, annual inspection. LPA met with licensee, Meriam Kho, and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during LPA's visit included licensee, licensee's spouse, teacher assistant (TA) and 8 preschool children. Facility is operating within capacity limits and ratio during LPA's visit. All adults living and/or working in the home have fingerprint clearance on file.
Hours of operation are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm. Licensee operates with children ages 3 years to 5 years old.
LPA conducted a health and safety inspection inside and outside the home. The home is a single family home. Entrance to facility is through side gate. The DAY CARE AREAS are the living room (main classroom), bedroom #1 (next to living room), bedroom #3 (isolation room), kitchen, bathroom #2 (hallway bathroom), garage converted into a second classroom with bathroom #1, computer/activity room (next to laundry room), backyard and front yard. The OFF LIMIT AREAS are bedroom #2 and laundry room (located in computer/activity room). Off limit areas are made inaccessible with child safety door handles.
Licensee operates home as a Montessori program. LPA observed home to be clean and well ventilated. There were a variety of Montessori materials that were in good working condition. Home is equipped with furniture, toys and equipment that were observed to be age appropriate. Main classroom includes a fireplace that was made inaccessible to children and appropriately barricaded. Edges on fireplace and sharp edges in home were properly padded for additional safety. LPA observed cleaning supplies, poisons and other chemicals to be inaccessible behind child safety locked cabinets, closets, or located in an off limit area.
LPA observed bathrooms to be in proper working condition, with appropriate sanitation products. Cabinets and drawers are made inaccessible to children with multiple child safety locks. Home is equipped with multiple emergency backpacks, first aid supplies, fire extinguisher, and a working smoke/carbon monoxide detector.
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