| All homes shall conduct fire and disaster drills at least once every six months and document the date and time of each drill. Last fire and disaster drill conducted was on 01/31/24. Children’s roster was available during this inspection and was observed to be current.
LPA did not observe any pools, spas, hot tubs, fishponds, or similar bodies of water during the inspection.
Licensee does understand that licensing staff may have access to off-limit areas during inspection visit if necessary. **Rooms that are off-limits need to be made inaccessible during operating hours**
Per licensee, food is provided to children in care. Licensee was advised that if food is brought from the children’s homes, all containers must be labeled with the child’s name and properly stored or refrigerated. There is telephone service via cellphone that remains in the facility during hours of operation. There is ventilation and heating.
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.
At 09:20 a.m. smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and are operable. The valve on the required 3: A 40 BC fire extinguisher indicates fully charged and was purchased on 04/22/24, per the attached receipt. Per State Fire Marshall standards, fire extinguishers shall be serviced annually.
The isolation area for sick children waiting to be picked up is in the living room with supervision.
Smoking is prohibited in a licensed Family Child Care Home. Per Licensee, no one smokes in the home.
Currently children use the fenced side yard/driveway for outdoor play. LPA did not observe any objects that could be hazardous to children in care. Licensee understands that children should be supervised at all times. LPA advised licensee to check with the American Standard Testing Materials for Playground Guidelines and/or to use the manufactures recommendations for the playground equipment in efforts to be more in line with safety guidelines.
Children’s records were reviewed for (LIC) 282- Affidavit Regarding Liability Insurance, Immunization's Records, LIC 700- Identification and Emergency Information, LIC 627- Consent for Medical Treatment, and LIC 995A Notification of Parents’ Rights, LIC 9227- Infant sleep form (0-12 months, and documentation of 15-minute Infant Sleep Check (0-24 months). LPA observed Child 2 (C2) is missing documentation of 15-minute infant sleep log.
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