1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 | An Annual inspection was conducted in the facility by Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Corral and LPA Tran. LPA Tran reviewed COVID-19 Prescreening Questionnaire with Licensee Lucia Castillo prior to entering the Facility. LPA Corral and Tran observed Licensee Lucia caring for 4 children which included I school age and 3 preschool age children. Licensee was observed to be operating within the licensed capacity as specified on license. Due to COVID 19 guidelines, LPA observed Licensee and Assistant wearing face masks, social distancing and following CDC and Dept of Public Health Guidelines. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on conducted on 07/19/2021 indicates all facility residents, staff, or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. Currently there are 4 adults living in the home which includes the Licensee, her Husband, her Daughter, her son in law and Licensee's 3 minor grandchildren. Facility operating hours are 5:30 am - 5:30pm, Monday through Friday and Saturdays 8am - 5 pm.
During today’s inspection, LPA Corral and Tran toured the inside and outside of the Facility with Licensee. The off limits areas of the Facility are 4 bedrooms and 1 bathroom which are made inaccessible by means of child safety door knobs. The child care areas available to children in care are the living room which is accessed through the main entrance of the home, the dining which is located to the right of the living room, the play room which is an addition to the home, along with the back yard. Licensee stated the children's primary area is the play room located passing the dining and living room. The kitchen is made inaccessible by the use of a child gate which is installed between the dining room and the kitchen entrance.
The home has a working carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher which meets Statutory and State Fire Marshall standards. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children were stored inaccessible to children in the kitchen above 5 feet high. Licensee stated there are no firearms or other dangerous weapons in the facility. A fireplace and an open-faced heater were not observed to be present during today's inspection.
Continue on Page 2. |