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FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153808179
Report Date: 02/21/2023
Date Signed: 02/21/2023 01:19:20 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 02/21/2023 01:19 PM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
PALMDALE CHILD CARE, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551
FACILITY NAME:PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
153808179
ADMINISTRATOR:LLANES, GLORIAFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:1111 BUSH STREETTELEPHONE:
(661) 854-6488
CITY:ARVINSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93203
CAPACITY: 106TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 106CENSUS: 42DATE:
02/21/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - Lead Testing/ExceedanceUNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
11:40 AM
MET WITH:Francis VegaTIME COMPLETED:
01:35 PM
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On 02/21/2023 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Beneroso conducted an unannounced case management inspection. LPA Beneroso met with Site Supervisor Francis Vega and announced the purpose of today's inspection. This inspection is to conduct a case management inspection and to notify facility there has been a lead exceedance results reporting an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of over 5.5 parts per billion (ppb) in the water at the facility.

Palmdale Regional Office received notification of water lead exceedance at the facility resulting from a water lead sampling test on 12/24/2022. Based on the records reviewed water fountain located in the classroom A, sample B has an ALE of 7.6 ppb, water fountain located in classroom C , sample C has an ALE of 8.0 ppb, water fountain located in Toddlers classroom Two , sample E has an ALE of 5.9 These areas in the Preschool classrooms, lead is exceeding the Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of over 5.5 parts per billion (ppb) in the water.

Water fountains was never utilized for drinking nor utilized for food preparation. The areas identified on the facility sketch as B, C and E are not reachable by children. Facility provides filtered water delivered by a water company. Children use individual/personal cups.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Mariela Ramon
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Barbara Beneroso
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 02/21/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 02/21/2023
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
PALMDALE CHILD CARE, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551
FACILITY NAME: PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 153808179
VISIT DATE: 02/21/2023
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As plan of correction, facility has replaced the drinking fountains and will update LPA once the outlets have been flushed and retested as required.

Facility submitted authorized children's representatives notification of exceedance results and posted notice visible to parents.

Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, of the California Code of Regulations, no deficiency will being cited. Facility was provided a copy of the appeal rights. An exit interview was conducted with facility Director.

This report shall be made available to the public upon request. The Notice of Site Visit is provided an required to be posted for 30 days. Appeal rights and report have been provided to facility on this day.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Mariela Ramon
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Barbara Beneroso
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/21/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/21/2023
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