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25 | ***** THIS IS AN AMENDED REPORT FROM ORIGINAL DATED 01/16/2025 *****
On January 16, 2025, at approximately 11:45 am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maria Olguin-Leon conducted an unannounced annual inspection and met with helper (H1) Caroline Daher, and purpose of inspection was explained. Per H1, licensee was at an appointment. Present during today’s visit were two helpers and 7 children (3 infants and 4 preschoolers). Facility is operating within capacity and ratio requirements on this day. Childcare hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. Licensee returned from appointment at approx. 2:45 pm.
LPA and helper toured the indoors and outdoors of the home for health and safety hazards. Home is a single-story home. Day Care Areas: main daycare room, dining room, bedroom #2 (napping room), bedroom #3, bathroom and backyard. Off Limits Areas: living room, bedroom #1(master bedroom), master bathroom, kitchen, and garage. Per H1, bedroom #3 is currently not being used for daycare, as H1 will be moving into bedroom. Isolation Area: Sick children will be isolated in dining room and away from other children. LPA observed home to be clean and orderly with proper lighting and ventilation. Childproof gates are located at entrance to kitchen for inaccessibility to children. Main daycare room and living room are barricaded with a toy storage cubby. There is a fireplace in the off-limits living room. Bathroom was observed to have children’s toiletries. All cleaning supplies or potentially harmful items are stored behind locked cabinet and inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed electrical outlets are secured with child proof covers and inaccessible to children with furniture. There are plenty of age-appropriate toys, child size furnishings, learning material and sleeping mats. Backyard flooring is a cement patio and surrounded with grass. Backyard is equipped with swing/slide play structure, ride on toys, picnic table and other age-appropriate toys. Play structure is on cement patio and has rubber mats underneath to cushion falls. LPA did not observe any spas, pools, or other bodies of water. Entire backyard is surrounded by a 5 ft wood fence. LPA observed plants in backyard to be barricaded. LPA and H1 discussed extending barricade to cover aloe vera plants in backyard.
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