June 11, 2021
What Happened
Annual home inspection found ratios and supervision in place, with detectors tested, the staircase barricaded, and fire drill documentation current. The backyard had an accessible body of water under construction and hazardous-item storage was cited, leading to LIC809D deficiencies.
Observations
- A body of water under construction in the backyard was accessible to children
- Hazardous-item storage was cited
- Fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide detectors were tested during the inspection
Inspector Focus
Citations Issued
102417(g)(5): Operation of a Family Child Care Home-All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based upon LPA observation of a fish pond with water located in back yard and accessible to children in care, the facility did not ensure inaccessibility of the body of water. This poses an immediate Health and Safety to risk to children in care.
102417(g)(4) Operation of a Family Child Care Home - Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based upon LPA observation of cleaners located in backyard and accessible to children, the facility did not store cleaners inaccessible to children in care. This poses an immediate Health and safety risk to children in care.
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