| Isolation area is bedroom#2 if a child is sick in order to keep away from other children in care.
Overnight Care
Licensee does provide overnight care, children sleep in bedroom#2, Licensee uses the simply safe app which she can observe from her cell phone to monitor children overnight. The door to the bedroom is kept open, there are 2 beds in the room and a dresser that each child uses to store their personal belongings.
LPA Dowling observed children in care were in caring and nurturing environment and treated with dignity and respect.
Licensee provided declination of flu shot for herself. Licensee was unable to locate immunization record showing immunization for Pertussis. Licensee will be issued a Type B citation for immunization.
State law prohibits baby walkers, bouncy seats, exer-saucers and any other items that fall into that category. LPA did not observe any prohibit items in home.
Criminal Record Statement Family Child Care Homes
Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated.
LPA Dowling advised licensee infants must be monitored every 15 minutes when sleeping, their breathing, temperature and color of skin should also be monitored. Licensee is doing the 15 minute sleep observation for the 2 children in care that are under 24 months of age. LPA Dowling observed the Record Observation of Sleeping Infants being documented when children are in care.
Safe Sleep regulation was discussed with licensee as well as the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep web page listed below that licensee can utilize as an additional resource.
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