inspection — Triennial Inspection11 citations

November 28, 2023

LOPEZ FAMILY CHILD CARE

What Happened

Annual inspection cited three Type A violations for serious safety and care deficiencies: facility operating over licensed capacity with excessive infants, multiple supervision failures including unsupervised child access to exterior, children left unattended in high chairs, and hazardous environment with accessible thorny trees.

Observations

  • Operating over capacity with 10 daycare children present, including 5 infants (ratio violation)
  • Daycare child observed approaching and opening propped open front door, investigating secondary screen door, opening it to peek outside
  • Two daycare children in highchairs for ~10 minutes without food
  • One child fell asleep in highchair and was not moved for ~10 minutes
  • Two ground level citrus trees with numerous thorns in backyard accessible to children playing in adjacent plastic play structure
  • Flood damage to daycare children's bathroom observed, occurred November 2023 but never reported to department
  • Current roster missing one child entirely (C2)

Inspector Focus

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