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25 | An annual inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Elpidia Hernandez Torres. A review of staff records on 11/06/2023 indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. There are currently two adults living in the home.
During today’s inspection the home and grounds were toured. The licensee and assistant were supervising nine children, and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. No children were observed left in any parked vehicle. The facility’s operating hours are 06:00AM to 06:00PM, Monday–Friday. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. The off-limits areas of the home are the garage, the laundry room, the entire 2nd level and all its rooms. They were made inaccessible by child safety gates and door locking mechanisms. The home was clean and orderly, and was at a comfortable indoor temperature. There were safe toys and equipment available for children. There is a working telephone in the home. The licensee has current pediatric CPR and First Aid certification, which expire on 11/08/2023. Licensee and assistant have current AB 1207 mandated reporter training certificates. Items which could pose a danger to children (detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were stored out of the reach of children. The regulation that poisons are locked with a key or combination lock was reviewed. The staircase is barricaded with child safety gate. The fireplace has been made inaccessible with a child safety gate. There is a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. The fire arms and ammunition are stored per regulation. The children use the back yard as the outdoor play area and it is fully fenced. There were no pools or other bodies of water observed in the yard. Six children's records were reviewed at 10:19AM; required emergency information was observed to be on file. |