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25 | On 10/12/2021 at 1:15 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Francisca Velazquez conducted an announced pre-licensing inspection of the facility. Prior to entering the facility, LPA conducted a COVID-19 pre-screening questionnaire and based on Applicant’s responses it was determined that the home is safe and free of any COVID-19 exposures. LPA met with Applicant, Alyssa Correa and Assistant Jessica Garcia and explain the purpose of the Inspection. During this inspection, there were no children present at the facility.
LPA conducted the physical plant tour of the home. During this tour the following was noted:
Applicant applied for a Large Family Child Care on 08/02/2021. Family members residing in the home are three (3) adults. All adults in the home are fingerprint cleared. Per Applicant, the operating days and hours of the day care will be Monday through Sunday for 24 hours. Applicant states she wants to care for children from birth to 13 years of age. Fire inspection was granted on 08/09/2021 by the Santa Maria Fire Department.
All areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. This is a two (2) story home which consists of four (4) bedrooms, three (3) bathrooms, two (2) living rooms, kitchen, dining room garage and fenced backyard. The home was inspected for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed the designated day care areas to be safe with age appropriate toys, games etc. The back yard is enclosed with wooden fence. There are no bodies of water observed.
Off limit areas include: one (1) living four (4) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and garage and part of the back yard. Kitchen is made inaccessible by a child safety gate. Bedrooms and garage door has plastic safety cover knobs. LPA observed a small baby gate located in the bottom step of the stairs, making the whole 2nd for inaccessible to children in care. CONT 809-C |