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25 | On 10/22/2021 at 1:20pm, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Jonathan Williams and Kelly Phan met with Astra Birznieks for an unannounced Required 1-Year Inspection. Present for this inspection are two fingerprint cleared and associated staff members (one fully qualified teacher and one teacher aide) and 19 school-aged children in care. Facility operating hours are 7am-6pm M-F. The facility was toured to conduct a health and safety inspection.
At 1:20pm, LPAs toured the facility classroom. The facility operates in a portable on the site of Castro Valley Elementary School. The classroom is tidy and clean with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are safe age-appropriate toys and learning materials available to children throughout the classrooms. All hazardous materials and toxins including disinfectants and cleaning solutions were observed to be made inaccessible to children during today's inspection. Furniture accessible to children was observed to be age-appropriate, in operable condition, and free of loose, sharp, or pointed parts. Snack food is protected from contamination and, per staff, contaminated food is discarded immediately. Food/beverages capable of rapid spoiling are properly stored. Uncontaminated drinking water is available to children inside and outside the facility.
At 1:29pm, LPAs toured the facility bathroom. LPAs observed adequate amounts of paper towels and hand soap available to children in the bathroom during today's inspection. No cleaning supplies were observed to be accessible to children during today's inspection.
At 1:32pm, LPAs toured the outdoor play area. All play equipment was observed to be operable and age-appropriate during this inspection. Areas around swings, slides, and high climbing equipment have cushioning material to absorb falls. Uncontaminated drinking water is available to children in the outdoor area. There are no pools, hot tubs, ponds, or any other bodies of water accessible to children during today's inspection. |