Lead safety check·April 17, 2023

Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Kay Turner and Raymond Moorehead, Jr arrived at the facility to conduct a case management visit regarding the lead testing. LPA met with the ECE Coordinator, Katrina Brooks, and explained the purpose for today's visit. LPA toured the center and a census was taken. On 03/14/2023, lead testing was completed of the water sources at the facility. The kitchen sink located in classroom 35 at the facility tested at the exceedance level of 6.2. Classroom 35 has not been in operation since May 2022 and is not scheduled to reopen during this school year. The facility is operating out of classroom 36, where all of the water sources tested were below the exceedance level. The old faucet fixtures of the kitchen sink in classroom 35 were removed and replaced; retesting is scheduled to be completed by Friday, 04/28/2023. The aforementioned resulted in a deficiency, as the documented lead levels exceeded 5.5 ppb and is above the level of exceedance per the Lead Testing Written Directives. Please see 809D for deficiency. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the ECE Coordinator, Katrina Brooks. A copy of this report and appeal rights were provided to the ECE Coodinator. In addition,a Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days.