Lead safety check·December 20, 2023

On the date and time listed above, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jeanette Sanchez conducted a Case Management visit in response to information received from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Division of Drinking Water (DDW). LPA met with teacher Maria Navarrete who was informed of the reason for the visit. Assembly Bill 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their drinking and cooking water for lead contamination between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, and then every 5 years after the date of the first lead testing. LPA observed on the report provided by the SWRCB that the sink/faucet identified as Faucet A, was identified as having high levels of lead (12.1ppb) on 9/20/2023. The faucet is located in the school classroom. LPA spoke on the phone with Jean-Mari Dagarin, Coordinator of Early Learners, who told LPA that the faucet was immediately turned off and placed out of service. Children were provided bottled water. The faucet was replaced and retested. The new results found below action level (<5.0ppb). Testing was completed within 180 days of being licensed. At no time did children use the faucet. Therefore, no citation will be issued. An exit interview was conducted with Maria Navarrete. A copy of this report and a Notice of Site Visit was issued.