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25 | On October 27, 2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Garcia conducted an unannounced, case management inspection for the Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of Lead in Child Care Center's water. LPA met with Director, Ivy Ng and later joined by assistant director, Karen Chau. LPA explained the purpose of the visits and was given a tour of the facility.
Present in facility are 53 school aged children, with 6 staff members.
LPA discussed the new Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 requires the Lead Testing of water in the Child Care Center with the site director during the inspection. All Child Care Centers that are located in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, must have their water tested and post the results by January 1, 2023, and every 5 years after the date of the first testing.
The facility received the ALE report from the Vendor on July 16, 2022. Test results for this facility that exceeded a higher level of parts per billion (ppb) allowed, 5.5 ppb. The facility was proactive in getting facility faucets tested and barricaded and or made the affected fixture out of order. The affected fixtures are D (7.4) and E(7.4). Per director, the San Francisco Unified School District are working on a project to remediate all the affected fixtures in all their sites. The facility is waiting for further actions from the school district. LPA observed that the affected fixtures are water fountains located outside, next to the play yard. The water fountains are made inaccessible for the children and is covered by a plastic barrier. The facility is using other sources of water, sinks that passed the tests/water services, for food preparation and water ingestion or refill.
LPA obtained copies of the External Water Sampler Self-Certification Form (LIC9275), Child Care Center Sampling Checklist (LIC9276), Facility Sketch (LIC999), in an email to the LPA.
* See next page for deficiencies cited today
This report was reviewed and signed by Assistant director, Karen Chau.
This notice of Site visit was provided to the licensee and must remain posted for 30 days.
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