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25 | Inspection conducted in Spanish and English. Marbelly Valladares, Licensee translated for LPA.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Dayna Chambers conducted an unannounced annual inspection to the above facility on April 4, 2023. LPA arrived at the facility at 9:00am and met with Marbelly Valladares and Marlene Orellana, Licensee. Per Licensees, operation hours are Monday through Friday 6:00am to 6:00pm, closed Saturday and Sunday. The children’s roster is current and available for review. There were 6 children present upon arrival. There is a total of 10 children enrolled at this time. This is a two-story home which consists of 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, front yard and backyard (fenced). The children use the bathroom in activity room near office. Per Licensee, areas off limits to children and parents include: all upstairs and 2 bedrooms located downstairs. The stairs are blocked off by door. The licensee provides food for children in care. Individuals who reside in the home were noted and discussed. Per Licensee, they currently have one assistant. All adults present in the home have obtained a criminal record clearance or exemption prior to working, residing or volunteering in the licensed childcare home. Licensee states that there are no firearms stored in the home. All areas identified on the facility sketch that are accessible for children to use were inspected for safety, comfort, and cleanliness. There is telephone service via cellphone that is used, and the cellphone stays at the facility during operation hours. There is ventilation and heating via fans. Safe toys play equipment and materials were observed. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, and other items which could pose a danger to children were observed to be inaccessible to children. The licensee states that there are no poisons in the home and understands that storage areas for poisons must be locked with a key or combination lock. The restroom that children use was observed to be safe and sanitary.
The valve on the required 2A 10BC fire extinguisher indicates fully charged and was serviced on 07/26/2022, as indicated on service tag. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and are operable.
Licensee states that she is currently caring for two infants. Licensee states that infants sleep in the activity room where they are constantly supervised. Appropriate sleeping arrangements and cribs were observed. (one crib for each infant in care was observed. Cribs or play yard did not hinder the entrance or exit from the sleeping space, mattresses shall be firm and covered with a fitted sheet that overlaps the underside so it |