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25 | A an annual inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Elpidia Hernandez Torres. A review of staff records on 09/13/23 indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. There is currently one adult living in the home.
During today’s inspection the home and grounds were toured. The licensee was supervising two children, and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. No children were observed left in any parked vehicle. The facility’s operating hours are 08:30 AM to 07:30PM, Monday–Friday. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. The off-limits areas of the home are the living room, the laundry room, the garage, and the 2nd level and all its rooms. They were made inaccessible by child safety gates and door locking mechanisms. The home was clean and orderly, and was at a comfortable indoor temperature. There were safe toys and equipment available for children. There is a working telephone in the home. The licensee has current pediatric CPR and First Aid certification, which expire on 12/03/2024. Items which could pose a danger to children (detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were stored out of the reach of children. The regulation that poisons are locked with a key or combination lock was reviewed. The staircase is barricaded with a child safety gate. The fireplace has been made inaccessible with a safety gate. There is a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. The licensee stated there are no firearms and/or other dangerous weapons in the home, and none were observed during today's inspection. The children use the back yard as the outdoor play area and it is fully fenced. There were no pools or other bodies of water observed in the yard. Two children's records were reviewed at 09:41AM; required emergency information was observed to be on file. Continued on 809-C |