Lead safety check·April 3, 2025

On 4/3/25, at 8:20AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joe Katrdzhyan conducted an unannounced case management inspection. Upon arriving at the facility, LPA met with Director / Heather Malley who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. LPA observed 0 children with 3 staff upon arrival in the pre-school program. The program is scheduled for a field trip today and the children will be meeting with staff at the field trip location. Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCC\342\200\231s) constructed before January 1,2010 to test their drinking water for lead contamination between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, and then every five years after the date of the first test. During today's inspection, the Director stated that Children bring their own water bottles from home. Water bottles are refilled from the kitchen sink, which has a filter installed to purify the water. The kitchen sink is the only source where water is refilled for children. There are also bottled waters on site in case of an emergency. LPA was provided with copies of the LIC 9275 External Water Sample Self-Certification Form, the LIC 9276 Child Care Center Sampling Checklist Form, and an updated copy of the LIC 999 Facility Sketch noting all water sources at the facility. LPA was also provided with a copy of the results of the lead water sample testing conducted by Enthalpy Analytical. Testing was conducted on 1/24/25 and results were received on 1/28/24. Per the water sample results, the kitchen sink tested at 1.0 ppb and did not have an exceedance and was within compliance of Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018. The facility had previously tested 5 years ago and re-tested on 1/24/25 due to it being 5 years. There were no deficiencies issued during today's visit. Exit interview conducted and appeal rights explained. A copy of this report, appeal rights, and Notice of Site Visit provided to Director / Heather Malley .