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25 | On December 5, 2024 at approximately 1:20pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melissa Zaragoza conducted a follow up scheduled, pre-licensing inspection, to ensure corrections from previous visit on, 11/20/2024, had been corrected. LPA met with applicant, Lorena Turuy, and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present during LPA's visit was the licensee only.
Applicant submitted an application for a family childcare home on October 29, 2024 for a change of location. Applicant relocated to current address. Applicant lives in a one-level home alone. Applicant plans to operate Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. Applicant plans to care for children ages 12 months to school age. Applicant is aware children living in the home under 10 years old, are counted towards overall capacity.
With applicant, LPA inspected the entire home, inside and outside, for health and safety hazards. The home consists of 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, front yard, side yard, backyard, and garage.
The DAY CARE AREAS are the living room, dining room, kitchen is for walk through only, laundry room is for walk through only, bathroom, bedroom #1, bedroom #2, and backyard. The OFF LIMIT AREAS bedroom #3, garage, front yard, and side yard. Off limit areas are made inaccessible with child safety gates installed.
LPA observed the day care area to be clean and safe. Home is equipped with a fully charged fire extinguisher that was observed to be secured to wall located near the living room. Home is equipped with multiple smoke detectors. During visit, LPA tested a smoke detector that was observed to be working. During visit LPA tested a carbon monoxide detector, that was observed to be working.
Day care areas were observed to be equipped with a variety of toys, materials and furniture that were age appropriate. LPA observed electrical outlets to be made inaccessible with safety covers. Garbage cans were observed to have tight fitting lids.
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