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25 | On 01/13/2020, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Candis Rodriguez conducted an unannounced annual inspection. LPA met with Director Daisy Castillo who accompanied LPA on a tour of the facility, inside and outside. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7:00AM to 6:00PM.
Upon entrance to the facility, LPA conducted a census. LPA observed a total of eleven (11) infants. LPA observed three (3) infants in the infant sleeping room with (1) teacher, Teacher #1. As LPA entered the infant sleeping room, Teacher #1 exited the infant sleeping room with one infant, leaving two (2) infants unsupervised in the room asleep. LPA advised another teacher, Teacher #2, who entered the infant classroom, that an infant teacher needed to be present in the sleeping room with the children at all times. Teacher #2 stayed in the infant sleeping room to supervise sleeping children. LPA observed Infant #1 asleep in a crib wrapped in a swaddling blanket with their arms wrapped in the blanket, making Infant #1 unable to move their arms freely. LPA advised Teacher #2 of safe sleep regulations and requirements for sleeping infants, and Teacher #2 removed the blanket from the crib immediately. Teacher #2 stated she was unaware of safe sleep requirements for infants under 12 months old.
There are no bodies of water. Firearms and other weapons are not allowed or stored on the premises of a child care center. Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, and other items that are hazardous are inaccessible to children. Furniture and equipment are in good condition, free of sharp, loose, or pointed parts. The facility has age-appropriate furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, cribs, cots, or mats. The facility has sufficient infant napping equipment. No baby walkers were observed during today’s inspection. The facility has indoor activity space for infants that is physically separate from space used by preschool child care center components. The child care center is clean, safe, sanitary, and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees, and visitors. Facility has one or more functioning carbon monoxide detectors that meet statutory requirements. Infant changing tables are placed within arm's reach of a sink.
(Continued on LIC 809-C) |