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Areas Designated for Day-care activities: Children shall enter the home through the front door into the main door of the home, leading into the living area of the home, designated for nap time, children shall walk through the open kitchen area into the playroom, which has all the educational activities including indoor toys. This room has a glass sliding room which leads into the open backyard. Licensee has set up this room with age-appropriate activities for children and safe toys for infants.
The bathroom designated for children is in the hallway next to the bedroom, there is a cabinet under the sink that has additional paper products only. A step stool is stored here. The bathroom was clean and appropriate for child use. During today's inspection, each child was observed to have safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment.
There are working carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguishers in the home that meet 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. There were no poisons or other items observed which could pose a danger to children or if they were observed, they were locked or inaccessible. Licensee stated there are not firearms or other dangerous weapons in the facility and none were observed during today's inspections.
There is no fireplace in this facility. The home has a central air and heating system, unit is placed in the area inaccessible to children. (Side yard). The home has age-appropriate toys for the ages served. The assistant is aware that each FCCH shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. A record review shows that the last drill was documented on June 3, 2024. LPA verified there is a working telephone service (cellular service), licensee was reminded that childcare phone needs to remain the in the childcare at all times.
ON-SITE FOOD PREPARATION: The facility provides breakfast, lunch, and snacks to the children. At the time of inspection, food prep areas were clean and sanitary, and food was properly stored. Filtered drinking water is available to children in care. The LPA observed that the facility’s floors, equipment, furniture, and children’s bathrooms were clean and in good repair.
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