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32 | The kitchen will be used to prepare snacks and meals Applicant stated they will provide snacks and meals and understands if food is brought in by the parent the container will be labeled with the child’s name. The kitchen is made inaccessible with the use of child proof gate to block entrance and the use of child proof latches used on the cabinets.
Per Licensee, the areas off limits to children and parents include the combined living room/ dining room/ kitchen, bedroom #2, bedroom #3, bathroom #2, outside laundry room, back yard and are made inaccessible by the use of child proof door locks, child proof latches, and child proof gate.
There is telephone service via a cellphone that stays at the facility during the hours of operation.
The outdoor play area located in the side yard of the house, is fenced and there are no hazards to children present. LPA observed appropriate toys, and other play equipment for children in care. The ground is covered with grass and cement.
LPA did observe a front yard, per Licensee, the front yard is not used for child care activities and is used for dropping off and picking up children. Children enter the facility through the Child Care Room from a side door located on the side of the house which has a gate.
LPA observed a pool, the fenced is in good repair, completely surrounds the pool, is designed and installed so children could not remove any portion, is at least 5 feet high, is constructed so that it does not obscure the pool from view. Children can not easily climb over the fence, there is no window or door with direct access. The gate swings away from the pool, self closes, is self-latching, and the self-latching device is located no more than 6 inches from the top. There are no gaps more than 4 inches, and the bottom of the fence is no more than 4 inches from the ground.
Per PIN 25-01-CCP, all affected licensees must comply with the new drowning prevention safety requirements, effective January1, 2025.
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