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25 | On 11/20/24, at 9:05 AM , Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Shane Loftus and Elvin Baddley conducted an unannounced Required Inspection of the above-mentioned Child Care Center (CCC). LPAs met with Patricia Clarkson, Director of the CCC and explained the purpose of the inspection. LPAs, in the company of Director, toured the interior and exterior of the CCC. The center operates from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. The preschool uses one room for child care services, along with upper and lower outdoor activity areas. LPAs observed 20 children on site during the inspection along with 4 (cleared and associated) teachers providing care and supervision.
The room used for child care is clean and organized. The room has age-appropriate toys and furnishings available for children. The CCC has carbon monoxide detector in the room which was tested at 10:15 AM and found to be operable. The restroom used for care is in safe and sanitary operating condition. Parents of children in care provide snacks and lunches. There is available drinking water for children both inside the classroom and outside in the play area.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test. For child care center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1- CCP). LPAs verified that the lead testing was completed in accordance to the Written Directives outlined in PIN 21-21.1-CCP.
Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, and medications are stored in locked cabinets in the office of the CCC. Sharps are stored in an elevated cabinet in the kitchen area of the CCC. Each location is inaccessible to children in care.
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