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25 | On June 13, 2024, at approximately 9:00pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maria Olguin-Leon conducted an unannounced annual inspection and met with licensee Carmen Cazares, and purpose of inspection was explained. Present during today’s visit was Licensee, licensee’s son, two helpers and 9 children (2 infant and 7 preschool age). Licensee is operating within capacity and ratio requirements on this day. All adults present today have criminal background clearance. Facility hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
LPA and Licensee toured the home for health and safety hazards. Home is a single level story home. Day Care Areas: Playroom #1 (infant area) and playroom #2 (preschool area), living room (isolation only for sick children), bathroom #2 and play park. Children enter home through main entrance and walk through hallway and dining room into daycare areas. Off Limits Areas: Kitchen, living room, all three bedrooms, bathroom #1 and back yard area. LPA observed home to be clean and orderly. Home is well light and has proper ventilation. LPA observed electrical outlets are secured with child proof covers. Cleaning supplies and other potentially harmful items are stored inaccessible to children. Fireplace located in living room is properly barricaded with a fireplace screen. There are plenty of age-appropriate toys, books, child size furnishings, learning material, cubbies and sleeping mats, cribs and two changing table. Play yard has a swing set, small climbing dome, tables, ride-on toys, and age-appropriate toys all in good repair. Outdoor is equipped with cement patio and artificial grass is underneath swing set to cushion falls. The entire backyard is surrounded with a 5 ft. fence. LPA did not observe any spas, pools, or other bodies of water.
Home is equipped with a working dual carbon monoxide/smoke detector and a fully charged fire extinguisher. Isolation area for ill children will be in living room and away from other children. LPA reviewed first aid kit and kit is fully stocked. Licensee uses a cell on the premises and is aware to keep phone at the facility during daycare hours. Per licensee, there are no weapons or firearms in the home. Licensee provides sheets and blankets for children in care and washes them on a weekly basis or as needed.
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