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25 | A televisit, case management inspection was conducted today by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Y. Yang in response to an increase of capacity application received on 03/20/2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a televisit inspection was conducted in place of an in-person site visit. The licensee is requesting a capacity of 14. The licensee has met the required experience for a large family child care home. The approved fire clearance was received on 04/28/2020 for the requested capacity. A review of staff records on 05/01/2020 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 are presently three adults living in the home.
During today’s televisit inspection of the home, home and grounds were toured. The licensee was supervising four children. Operating hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm, Mon–Fri. The garage, laundry room, and bedroom 3 are off-limits. The off-limits areas are made inaccessible with child gates, door knob covers, and/or latches. The living room, kitchen, bedroom one, bedroom 2, hall bathroom, and play room are on-limits. The licensee understands that off-limits areas will need to be made inaccessible at all times during child care hours. The children will use the home's backyard and front yard as the outdoor play areas and they are fully fenced. There are no bodies of water on the premises. The licensee stated there are no poisons stored on the premises and none were observed. Ratios for a large family child care home were reviewed. Items which could pose a danger to children (detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were stored out of the reach of children. There is a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and charged fire extinguisher rated 2A:10B:C in the home. The licensee stated there are no firearms and/or other dangerous weapons in the home.
(Continued on LIC 809-C) |