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25 | On June 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Zirbes met with Licensee Sulani Nesbitt who guided analyst on a tour of the home for the Annual/Random inspection. Upon arrival, LPA observed five children in care with the Licensee and staff 1 (S1) providing supervision. Based on LPA observation, the child care was meeting the staffing/ratio requirements at the time of this inspection. According to the Licensee currently living in the home are the Licensee, Adult 1, and three minor children (14, 11, 6). All adults are associated and have eligible clearances. Current hours of operation are Monday to Friday 6:00am - 4:30pm during the summer and 6:00 am - 6:00 pm during the school year.
Physical Plant: This is a single story house with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living room, dining area, attached garage, front yard and backyard with a pool Per Licensee the on limit areas are the living room, dining area, kitchen, hallway bathroom and the backyard. The off-limit areas of the home are all the bedrooms, garage, and bathroom located in primary bedroom. The off limit areas of the home were inaccessible via child safety gate.
The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds, medicines and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. During the inspection, LPA observed cleaning products in the cabinet under the kitchen sink. The cabinet was equipped with a child safety lock, therefore the cleaning products were inaccessible. Household medication are stored in a kitchen cabinet equipped with a child safety lock. Per Licensee, zero medications are currently being provided to the child care children. Knives and sharp items were stored in on top of the refrigerator which is inaccessible to the children in care. LPA observed a smoke detector in the dining area of the home and a carbon monoxide detector in the hallway of the home. The detectors were tested and found to be in working order at the time of this inspection. The home does not have a fireplace. LPA did not observe baby bouncers/saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys on the premises. Per Licensee, there are zero firearms or weapons stored in the family child care.
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