| LPAs observed toys and materials for children in the classroom. The preschool is one large classroom divided into areas for various activities. There are 4 large area rugs. LPA observed the rugs to be lifted on the edges and corners and there is not nonslip material on the bottom, which is a tripping hazard. LPA advised Director to add nonslip material on rugs. LPA observed Director tape down the edges of the 4 area rugs.
Age-appropriate sinks and toilets were inspected for availability and good repair in restrooms used by children. All materials and surfaces accessible to children appear to be toxic free.
Director states that her office is used as an isolation area and ill children are guided by staff to use the restroom in the multi-purpose room.
Per Director, staff provide 100% supervision when ill child is using the isolation room and/or restroom, and parents are contacted immediately when children are determined to be ill, and staff are ensuring that children with obvious symptoms of illness are not being accepted.
Food menus were reviewed to ensure that they are being posted at least one week in advance and visible to an authorized representative. Menus for the past 30 days are available upon request. Facility provides the PM session lunch and snack.
There is a child gate making the kitchen inaccessible and there are child safety latches on the cabinets and drawers. There All kitchen, food preparation, and food storage areas are clean, free of litter, rubbish, and rodents, and other vermin. All food is protected from contamination, and LPA inspected that any contaminated food is discarded immediately.
LPA inspected food to be in good quality and quantity. LPA observed 2 boxes of crackers to be expired. LPA observed Director remove both boxes of crackers from kitchen area. LPA observed a bottom cabinet labelled to be cleaning supplies to have a bicycle lock on the cabinet doors to make the products inaccessible to children in care.
LPA was able to open the cabinet while the bicycle lock was closed and remove cleaning supplies from the cabinet. LPA advised Director to make cleaning products completely inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed a metal box with a latch, on top of the kitchen counter. The box contains knives. LPA advised Director to store knives, so they are inaccessible to all children in care. Director was advised that inaccessibility of hazards must be constantly reassessed depending on the children in care.
Director states that there are no poisons or firearms on the premises. (Page 2)
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