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25 | On April 12,2022 at 10am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kassandra Medrano conducted an annual required inspection which included a toured the home and yard, and a review of the required day-care forms with the licensee today. Present in the home is Licensee, 3 helpers and 12 preschool age. Capacity and ratio requirements of children was observed in compliance today. This type of home is a single family, two story home. Off limit rooms were identified as Kitchen. At 10:20am during review of records LPA indicated that there was an uncleared individual assisting with the children. LPA questioned licensee about staff, and stated that she typically comes in the last hour to clean, but today was the first day licensee had her in ratio. Licensee is aware that all adults working or living in the home who require caregiver background checks must receive criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, 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 Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed due to this regulation being violated. Staff that was uncleared was immediately asked to leave facility, and will not return until they are fingerprinted. Licensee owns home. The day-care operates 8am-5:30pm, Monday through Friday. Licensee does not have day-care insurance parent’s sign the affidavit. LPA observed the following: Stairs in the home are properly barricaded at top/bottom if caring for children under five years old. Day-care area is clean, orderly, and equipped with age appropriate toys and equipment for the children. No baby walkers, bouncers, exercausers, etc. allowed to be used during day-care hours. Home has proper lighting and ventilation. Home has a working telephone, a working smoke and carbon monoxide detector, and a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher. Licensee states there is a hot tub in yard, but it is covered, and children do not play in that space. There is not a fireplace in the day-care area. |