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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Warren Birks conducted an unannounced Required 1 year inspection. LPA met with Site Supervisor Ariana Chavez who guided analyst on tour of the facility. This is an infant program which consists of two classrooms. Facility operation hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
All areas identified on the Facility Sketch were inspected. LPA observed the following staff were caring for children during the inspection: Infant Room: Staff #1, #2, #3 with seven infants. Toddler Room: Staff #3, #4 and #5 with six infants .All furniture and equipment was inspected for age appropriateness and good repair, telephone service, heating, lighting and ventilation were evaluated. Storage for infants’ belongings and napping equipment/cribs was inspected and found to meet all regulatory requirements at this time. The changing table has raised sides at least three inches high and is within an arm’s reach of a hand washing sink. Toys were observed to be clean. There is plenty of drinking water in the classroom available as needed and children have their names labeled on their bottles.
LPA observed a first aid kit kept kept in the classroom. Carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors are present in the facility. Fire extinguishers were serviced and the gauge is in the green. Storage cabinets in the classrooms are locked and hazardous items including medicine and cleaning compounds are stored inaccessible to children.
At this time, the office is used as an isolation area. There are portable cots and changing mats for infants/ to rest and be changed if needed. The facility provides breakfast, lunch and snack. Some parents provide breast milk for infants. The parents bring sheets and blankets and are sent home at the end of each week to be laundered. Food preparation areas were toured for safety, cleanliness and proper equipment. Bottles, dishes, and containers were labeled with infants’ names; dates were visible on all children's bottles and other refrigerated items. |