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25 | On 11/17/22 at 2:40pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Martha Malane arrived at the facility to conduct a case management inspection. Upon arrival, LPA met with met with Director, Christina Jimenez and was led on a tour of the facility. Also present was Associate Executive DIrector, Ray Wu. There were 11 infants and three (3) staff members present. Licensee is requesting to add a Toddler Component to the Infant Program license. Licensee is requesting to serve 20 infant children; age 6 weeks – 24 months in room 5 and 12 toddler children; age 18 – 36 months in room 1. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm.
LPA inspected rooms 1 and 5 and found the rooms to be free of hazards. Room 1 measured a total of 642.65 square feet on 8/10/22. Room 5 measured a total of 714.14 square feet on 10/13/20. Rooms 1 and 5 measured a total of 1,356.79 square feet which is sufficient to accommodate 38 children, however licensee is only requesting a capacity of 32. The napping area was not included in the indoor square footage calculation. Rooms are equipped with napping equipment including cribs and cots, cubbies, toys, age appropriate equipment, furniture, supplies and materials for children’s use. There is a diapering area located in each room, containing a changing table within arm’s reach of a sink. Director understands the sink near the diaper changing table shall not be used for food preparation. Classroom 5 has a restroom with one (1) toilet and one (1) sink available for children's use. In addition, rooms 1 and 5 have a sink available for children's use. There are not sufficient toilets for the requested capacity.
Due to lack of separate outdoor space, the licensee is requesting a waiver for the infant program, the toddler program and the preschool program (facility #376701131) to share the outdoor activity space on a scheduled basis. The preschool play structure is separated by the use of a fence and is for use by children age 2 – 12 years old. The outdoor activity space for infants was previously measured on 10/13/20 and measured a total of 4,730.07 square feet, which is sufficient to accommodate 63 infants. The facility has separate rolling carts with age appropriate materials for outdoor activities for infants and toddlers. Shade is provided through the use of the building overhang, shade sail and trees. Drinking water is available both indoors and outdoors. Proper supervision and placement of staff during outdoor activities was advised to ensure the safety of children in care at all times.
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