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25 | An annual required inspection of the facility was conducted by Licensing Program Analyst, Jennifer Velasco (LPA), who met with Licensee Janet Shaw (L1). A review of staff records indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. L1 was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. During today’s inspection the home and grounds were toured. L1 and an assistant were supervising seven child under ten years of age and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. No children were observed left in any parked vehicle. The facility’s operating hours are 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, year-round. The preschool program is from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., Monday - Friday, during the school year. The floor plan submitted by L1 was reviewed and verified. Child care is provided in a classroom, playroom, kitchenette, and bathroom. The fenced backyard is the outside play area. The off-limits areas of the home are the key locked garage, the unfenced portions of the site, locked outbuildings, and the bedrooms, bathrooms, and other living areas of the home. These were made inaccessible by use of key locked doors, fencing, and gates. The home was observed to be clean and orderly and was at a comfortable indoor temperature. There were safe toys and equipment available for children. The licensee stated there is a working telephone in the home. The licensee’s pediatric CPR and First Aid certifications were current and expire in 02.2024. Items which could pose a danger to children (such as detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were observed to be stored out of the reach of children in the inaccessible utility room. Licensee stated and LPA verified that poisons are inaccessible in a key locked cupboard in the inaccessible utility room. LPA observed a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. |