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Off Limits areas have been properly designated. There are no Bodies of Water. There are no exposed fireplace place or heater. There is no land-line phone at the Facility. However, per applicant there will always be a cellular or smart phone available and 100% charged at the facility. Outdoor play areas contains age appropriate toys and is free of hazards. The home has safe toys, play equipment and materials. Toilet and faucets are clean, safe and operable; bathtub and shower are free of hazard. All electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. The home has appropriate materials for napping (cots, mats, cribs and/or playpens) are available. All windows are free of cracks, bugs and debris. Hanging window blinds cords are inaccessible to children. The garage is off limits, nonetheless, per applicant, solvents, gasoline, oil, turpentine, paint, sharp tools, lawn mower, gardening tools, poisonous plants, abandoned machinery, old refrigerators/freezers, old vehicles, etc., will always be inaccessible to children. Emergency supplies are maintained in the kitchen area. At the time of the inspection, the home was free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child.
The facility has a first-aid kit with all required supplies (Current edition of a first-aid manual, Sterile first-aid dressings, Bandages or roller bandages, Adhesive tape, Scissors, Tweezers, Thermometer, and Antiseptic solution.) The kit is accessible to provider(s) but inaccessible to children. The Emergency Disaster Plan and Earthquake Preparedness Checklist is posted in a prominent place and will ensure fire drills and disaster drills are conducted at least once every six months.
The applicant is well aware that cribs or play pens/yards being used or planned to be used have not been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and that the she will be present in the home and ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee will arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. She knows that temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day.
The applicant as well as assistant shall have a current criminal background and association. LPA explained that all adults 18 years old and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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 |