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32 | The facility is clean and well organized with ample age-appropriate furnishings and equipment. Surfaces including floors and counter tops are clean and toxic free. Hazardous items/toxins are kept in a locked cabinet. There are no bodies of water accessible to children in care. Classrooms have trash cans with tight fitting cover for the disposal of solid waste.
The center provides snacks and children bring their own lunch from home. Dry goods and canned foods were checked, everything was within expire date. Children use Brookvale Elementary’s school bathrooms. The staff have separate adult bathrooms located in the school.
Children's records were reviewed: All files selected were complete and up to date. The facility has three children that require incidental medication (EpiPen’s, inhalers, and antihistamines for allergies). Medications are stored in a locked cabinet near the teacher’s desk. Medications were checked and all are current, except for one EpiPen box (three pens) that was expired (11/2024). All required paperwork were available. Staff files were reviewed. All staff subjected to criminal review have been cleared and associated to the facility.
Site Director was reminded that all adults 18 and over, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a Child Care Center. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test. For childcare center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1-CCP). This facility operates out of a portable classroom that does not have any water lines to the building. Children bring their own water bottles, and the school also provides bottled water to children. Lead testing is complete and documented.
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