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25 | On December 6, 2023 at approximately 1:10pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Catrina Quimbo conducted an unannounced, annual inspection. LPA met with licensee, Betty Vidal-Noriega, and explained the purpose of the inspection.
Present during LPA's visit included licensee, licensee's spouse and 6 children (2 infants and 4 preschool age). Licensee is operating within capacity limits and ratio during LPA's visit.
Licensee lives in the multi-level home with their spouse. Per licensee, they have 2 assistants who help licensee during hours of operation. All adults living and/or working in the home have fingerprint clearance on file. Main entrance to the facility is through the side gate of the home.
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm. With licensee, LPA inspected day care areas for health and safety hazards. The home is multi-level home. Day care areas of home are located on the ground level of the home only. The DAY CARE AREAS are activity room (main day care area), small activity room with transparent door (napping room), bathroom #1 in activity room (located next to laundry area) and front portion of the backyard. The OFF LIMIT AREAS are the entire second level of the home, garage, laundry area in bathroom #1, bedroom on ground level, back portion of backyard and upper deck. Off limit areas are made inaccessible with child safety door handle locks and/or child safety gates.
LPA observed home to be in good repair with proper temperature and ventilation. Home is equipped with a variety of toys and materials that were observed to be in good working condition. Flooring in activity area includes mats that were observed to be in good condition. Sharp edges in home were observed to have additional padding secured with tape. Electrical outlets are made inaccessible with child safety covers.
Home is equipped with a fully charged fire extinguisher, fully stocked first aid kit, fire alarm system, smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. LPA tested carbon monoxide detector in main day care area and observed detector to be working.
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