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25 | On 9/28/23 at approximately 12:25pm, Licensing Program Analysts Briana Plumboy and Randall Dunevant, met with licensee Valentina Frattini for an UNANNOUNCED ANNUAL INSPECTION. Present for this visit was 12 preschool age children, 3 fingerprint clear and associated assistant, and 1 assistant who is not fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility. The home was toured to conduct a Health and Safety Inspection. The facility currently operates Monday through Friday from 8:00am- 5:00pm.
The home is a tri-level home with an attached basement. The home consists of a living room (main day care room), dining area, kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, basement area, and backyard.
The OFF LIMIT AREAS are the the rooms in the back of the home which are blocked by safety gates to ensure that the areas are inaccessible to children in care. Effective 9/28/23, the basement play space is off limits to children in care. The children may walk down the stairs in the basement to the door which leads them to the backyard with 100% physical supervision at all times from an adult.
The ON LIMIT AREAS are the office, living room, dining area, kitchen, bathroom next to the kitchen, and backyard. The ISOLATION AREA will be the office. The outdoor play area is the backyard which is completely fenced. The outdoor play area has an anchored swingset which has enough cushioning to absorb a fall during today's inspection. There are toys and learning materials. There are no pools, hot tubs or any other bodies of water present in the on limit areas during todays inspection. LPAs did not observe any hazardous materials or toxins accessible to children during today's inspection.
The home has a fully charged fire extinguisher, working smoke detector, working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. The licensee Valentina Frattini and 4 assistants present all have current CPR and First Aid certificates. The licensee Valentina Frattini and 4 assistants present today have valid mandated reporter training certificates. The licensee and Danait Ainalem are in compliance with the immunization law which pertains to providers. The fireplace is barricaded to prevent access by children. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. The licensee conducts and documents fire and disaster drills twice a year with the last one conducted on 8/24/23.
(5) Children files were reviewed, facility roster reviewed and copy obtained. The licensee is in ratio today. All REQUIRED forms are posted and visible for public review.
See 809-C for continuance |