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25 | On March 30, 2023., Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Van met with applicant Linda Payne and her adult daughter, Suzanne Hart, for an announced pre-licensing inspection. The Applicant rents this single-family home consisting of three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. The home resident is the only Applicant. The Applicant plans to operate from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday- Friday.
LPA and the Applicant inspected the entire home for Health and Safety Hazards. Childcare areas are bedroom #1/toddler room, bedroom #2/infant room, dining room/activities room, and the bathroom in the toddler room. OFF-limit areas are the living room, kitchen, patio/sunroom, bathroom, and 1/2 bath on the second level; the entire ground floor, including the applicant's bedroom and garage. All off-limit areas, including closets, are adequately barricaded. Per Applicants, all toxic or dangerous chemicals are stored in an off-limit area, making them inaccessible to children.
LPA observed several baby cribs inside the infant napping room. LPA advised the Applicant that cribs should have no toys or pillows inside and no objects hanging above the cribs. All mattresses shall be designed for that cribs, and bedsheets should be tight-fitted. Booster chairs are used only when children are eating/feeding. In addition, the Applicant was advised to check on the infant every 15 minutes during naptime physically, and documentation shall be maintained in the infant's file and be available to the Department for review.
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