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25 | On 7/13/21, at 2:50 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Betzayra Cervantes made an unannounced visit to conduct a Required - 1 Year Inspection. LPA met with licensee Adriana Marquez and explained the purpose of the inspection. LPA, in the company of the Licensee toured the interior and exterior of the facility. The living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway bathroom and backyard are used for child care, while the four bedrooms, and one bathroom are excluded from child care. There were no children in care at the time of the inspection.
Required forms and documents are posted on a bulletin board which is resting on the wall in the dining room. The main child care area has sufficient age appropriate toys for children in care, found in good condition and free of hazards. LPA observed a child safety gate at the entrance to the hallway leading to the off limit bedrooms, which are made inaccessible. The dual smoke alarm & Carbon Monoxide were tested and found operational. A regulation 2A10BC fire extinguisher was purchased on 8/26/2020 and was observed mounted in the dining room. LPA reminded the Licensee to either service or purchase a regulation fire extinguisher annually. LPA reviewed the home’s fire/disaster drill log and noted the most recent fire/disaster drill occurring on 6/15/21.
LPA observed the home to be clean, orderly and void of hazardous items. The bathroom used by children in care is clean and free of toxins. Medication in the FCCH is stored in an elevated cabinet in the kitchen which is outside the reach of children and in an area made inaccessible to children in care. Toxins and cleaning compounds are also secured in kitchen area cabinet and under the sink in the bathroom. Each location is inaccessible to children in care. Toys and equipment observed in the FCCH are age appropriate.
The backyard patio is fully fenced. Toys observed in backyard patio are age appropriate. No bodies of water were observed on site. LPA observed two medium size dogs enclosed in the side yard. (CONT. 809-C) |