Follow-up·August 30, 2022

On 08/30/2022 at 9:30 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kiriko Lynch made a case management inspection and met with Naomi Faulkner. The inspection was made in response to water lead testing results received from the California State Water Resource Control Board. The test results showed that the following faucets tested above the allowable level (5.5 ppb) of lead in the water: Rio Dell Head Start Program \342\200\223 Fixture \342\200\234I\342\200\235 \342\200\223 not licensed children's restroom hand washing sink, 200 ppb The staff have made the fixtures inaccessible by: Facility representative stated the sink is currently located in an unlicensed building next to the licensed facility, and has never been utilized by facility children. She stated the building will be added to the licensed facility upon Licensing approval, and facility has since removed and replaced sink faucet on 01/11/2022 and was retested and passed on 04/13/2022. LPA noted that facility also stated this hand washing fixture was tested due to lead tester\342\200\231s discretion, and not mandated by the regulations. No deficiencies cited during today's visit due to fixture is not located at a licensed facility. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative Naomi Faulkner.