Follow-up·April 8, 2021

On 04/08/2021, at 9:00 a.m., Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Stacy Torrence conducted a virtual inspection with Cory Wong, Director. The purpose of this inspection is to provide technical assistance and ensure the facility is safe for the care and supervision of children in care. There were 5 children and 2 staff present. Due to COVID-19 state of emergency, a waiver to allow the usage of additional spaces, not licensed by the Department, to accommodate their existing school age children according to the current class size restrictions as a precautionary measure with the COVID-19 outbreak, original waiver was effective 07/15/2020 until 10/15/2020, department has agreed to extend the waiver to 06/16/202. The facility has not used the additional waiver rooms. The Orange County Fire Authority Permit was granted on 09/15/2020 to add the following rooms: Multipurpose Room (MPR), P9, and P11. Parents drop/pick up children at the front entrance of facility, children\342\200\231s temperature is taken, then staff manually sign children in or out, children\342\200\231s hands are then sanitized. If children become ill during the day, they will rest in the isolation area located, in the director\342\200\231s office area, inside the classroom. Children will use one of the school\342\200\231s bathrooms, as the isolation bathroom. Staff bathrooms are located in the front school\342\200\231s office. Children\342\200\231s authorized representative will be contacted immediately for pick up, if a child becomes ill. Department of Public Health will be contacted in regard to any COVID-19 illness. Children will stay with the same group as assigned and will not be moved from one group to the other. No more than 16 individuals in a cohort and groups must be kept physically separated. Age appropriate furniture including tables and chairs and are present in each of the rooms to meet the needs of children in care. The facility shares the school\342\200\231s children bathrooms, one closely located to the classrooms and the other located by the playground. There are 9 toilets and 9 sinks available. There is a designated outdoor play area with age appropriate equipment and activities. Children bring their own water bottles from home, staff use water machines, inside the classrooms to re-fill the bottles, and there are hydration stations on the school campus, which has a filter water dispenser available for refills. The facility will maintain children files that include emergency authorization cards and staff files that include proof of criminal background clearance. All childcare areas, including the playgrounds, will be cleaned and sanitized daily or more often as necessary following the facility\342\200\231s cleaning and sanitation policies. A health check on staff and children will be conducted each day upon arrival. LPA discussed the terms and conditions of the waiver and facility will ensure compliance with all terms and conditions of the Temporary Waiver and will adhere to Public Health guidelines and directives. To further ensure the health and safety of the children in care, Community Care Licensing will provide on-going Technical Assistance (TA) to the facility. Please feel free to contact the Orange County Child Care Office at (714) 703-2800.