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25 | A Required inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), M. Augustin. A review of staff records on 09/23/2022 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 is currently one adult living in the home. Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated.
During today’s inspection, the home and grounds were toured. The Licensee (LS) was not supervising any day care children, and the facility was operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. No children were observed left in any parked vehicle. The facility’s operating hours are 6:00am - 6:00pm, Mon–Fri. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. The off-limits areas of the home are the three bedroom and two bathrooms on the second floor, living room, laundry room, and garage, and were made inaccessible by means of a child safety gates and slip on plastic doorknob cover, however; the living was accessible.
There is a working telephone in the home. There is a functional smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector; and a fully charged fire extinguisher rated at least 2A10BC. The staircase was barricaded with a child safety gate and there were zero day care children present during the inspection. The fireplace was not utilized during the facility’s hours of operation and was screened with various large toys. LPA did not observe any poison(s). There were no firearm(s) or other dangerous weapons stored on the premise. During the inspection, LPA observed the left cabinet door underneath the bathroom sink had a broken hinge which resulted in the door not closing, and a container of Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer were accessible. (Continue to LIC 809-C) |