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25 | On 12/12/22, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo met with assistant #1. Licensee Tammy De Leuw arrived shortly after, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. This is a two story, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, laundry room and garage. There is no pool/spa or body of water on the premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 6 preschool age children in care. Family members residing in the home include 3 adults (licensee, licensee's son and daughter). Facility operation are Monday-Friday, 6:30AM-5:30 PM. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed.
Physical Plant: Main care is provided in the converted playroom area next to the laundry room. Children use the bathroom in hallway on the left. Children have access to the converted playroom area, living room, and family room. Off limit areas include all bedrooms, all of upstairs (with safety gate), bathrooms #2 and #3 (upstairs), laundry room (barricaded with safety gate), and garage (with lock). LPA observed the main care area to be fully barricaded by a safety gate. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, clean and orderly, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (in laundry room in upper kitchen cabinet), medications (upper kitchen cabinet) that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed knives to be in kitchen drawer. Licensee will attach a safety latch for the drawer where knives are stored. LPA observed a fireplace in the the living room to be fully screened. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The smoke detector and Fire Extinguisher (3A40BC) are in operable condition. LPA did not observe a working carbon monoxide located in the home. Facility has been cited a Type B Citation. Please see LIC 809-D. Per Licensee no one smokes in the home. Electrical outlets are inaccessible. LPA reminded licensee, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/ play equipment are allowed. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in the living room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (landline and cell). |