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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Chancellor conducted an unannounced annual inspection for Eccles Family Childcare (FCCH) on August 27, 2025, at 9:10 AM. LPA met with Licensee (LIC) Julia Eccles who granted entry and provided LPA a tour through the FCCH.
The facility operates Monday through Thursday 8:15AM- 4:15PM, serving children birth 12 years old. Children primarily utilize the outdoors backyard, equipped with fruit trees, garden beds, covered sandbox and educational areas. Off-limit areas include Master bedroom, laundry room, garage and side yards. Off-limit areas utilize child safety locks and lockable doorknobs, making these areas inaccessible to children. The facility is licensed as a large FCCH with a maximum capacity of fourteen (14) children and is operating within the capacity listed on the license. Present during the inspection were licensee, eleven (11) daycare children, and one assistant. Children were observed to be eating snack, engaging with their peers outdoors in the sand and garden areas and having a family style lunch.
A working cell phone is available, and the current phone number on file is correct. A fully charged fire extinguisher (2A:10BC) was observed in the daycare room closet. LPA observed operational dual smoke and carbon monoxide detectors mounted throughout the home. Kitchen knives were observed to be inaccessible to daycare children in a raised kitchen cabinet. LPA reminded licensee that all poisons and cleaning compounds deemed hazardous must be locked by a key. The license stated they understand that all off-limit areas are made inaccessible by child safety gates, doorknobs or lock and key, and must be operational during daycare hours.
A current roster was available for review during inspection. LPA confirmed the required postings, including the Facility Sketch, Emergency Disaster Plan, License and Notification of Parent’s Rights, are displayed in the daycare parent board. Fire and disaster drill documentation was available, documented in August 2025. Licensee was reminded that drills are required at least every six months, documenting fire and earthquake drills on different dates.
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