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25 | On 11/02/2023 at 9:30 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A. Curry conducted an unannounced case management – licensee initiated inspection to increase the capacity at the facility. LPA met with licensee, Taylor Deal, who guided the analyst on a tour of the facility. Also present for the inspection is the Licensee's fingerprint cleared assistant, Sara Herbert, and 10 children in care ( 7 preschoolers and 3 school-age children, who are under the age of 10). The facility is operating out of ratio (See 809D). The hours of operation for the child care home are Monday - Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A tour of the home was completed with the licensee to conduct a health and safety inspection.
The home is single-story and consist of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, fenced backyard, and garage. The children will use the bathroom in the hallway, living room, and backyard. Areas accessible to children were inspected to ensure that they are clean and orderly with ventilation and heating for safety and comfort. The off-limits areas are the 3 bedrooms, bathroom located in the master bedroom, kitchen, and garage, which will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The Isolation area will an area in the living room away from the other children. The licensee was advised that any area that will be changed to an on limit area will need to be inspected by Licensing prior to use. There were safe toys, play equipment, and materials observed for children. LPA did not observe any bodies of water, toxins, medications or hazardous items that would be accessible to children during today's visit. The licensee was advised that all poisons and/or hazardous items must be kept in a locked cabinet/drawer or placed out of reach of children. The licensee stated there are no firearms on the premises. LPA reminded the licensee that smoking, baby walkers, bouncers, jumpers and similar items are not allowed in family child care homes.
The home is equipped with a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher, working dual smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector. There is a working telephone in the home and there is a screened fireplace in the living room, which is made inaccessible to children in care. The applicant completed the required preventative health and safety training, which includes 1 hour of nutrition, the required lead poisoning prevention training, and has current CPR and First Aid training which expires on July 31, 2024 respectively.
Fire clearance request was approved on 09/07/2023. |