Facility-requested visit·April 30, 2025

On 04/30/2025 at 10:10 AM , Licensing Program Analysts (LPA), Griselda Castellon, and LPA Diana Brasel conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection for a decrease in capacity from 36 to 24 school age children. Upon arrival, LPA met with Assistant Director Sarah Ellmore . During visit Director Alisa Holtegaard arrived and continued the visit with LPAs. Applicant is requesting to be licensed for 24 school-age children ages TK-12 in classrooms school-age room . Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Present during today’s inspection were 4 children with 16 staff. Appropriate ratios and supervision were observed. All indoor and outdoor activity space utilized for the children was inspected today. LPA informed Sarah that staff are required to maintain direct visual supervision of the children at all times during indoor and outdoor activities. LPA continued to tour the facility and measured new additional indoor and outdoor activity space. Total indoor activity space measured 1590.71 sq ft, which is sufficient to accommodate the requested capacity of children. The facility will request a waiver to share the Music/ Movement Fitness and Tutorial room with the preschool children. LPA observed all indoor activity space to be complete with safe, age-appropriate furniture and equipment, including tables, chairs, cubbies, cots/mats, bookshelves, and other activity supplies for the children. Drinking water is available in the classrooms via personalized water bottles and indoor water fountains . Teachers refill water bottles with filtered water. LPA observed all hazardous items to be inaccessible to children. There are no bodies of water or weapons on the property. Fire clearance was granted on 04/21/2025. LPA observed a total of 2 sinks and 2 toilets available for children’s use. These are sufficient to accommodate the requested capacity of children. The facility currently has a fully fenced playground area. Fencing is made out of cinder block and chain link that is at least four feet high. The total square footage for all the outdoor activity space is 960.66 sq ft which is sufficient to insufficient for the number of children being requested. A playground waiver to share the playground at different times in the AM and PM due to limited square footage shall be submitted and approved prior to licensure. Shade is provided via a permanente canopy. There are sufficient outdoor age-appropriate toys and play equipment available on the playground. There is a basketball hoop on the playground for children which is properly anchored. Drinking water is available via a water fountain and the use of personalized water bottles with filtered water. LPA observed all hazardous items on the playground to be inaccessible to children. Applicant Sarah was reminded that any changes to the facility must be reported to and approved by Community Care Licensing. LPAs reviewed the records to be maintained LIC 311A in child care centers. The following correction is needed prior to the issuance of the licence: A waiver to share indoor space areas Music/Movement Fitness and Tutorial room with preschool children. A waiver to share outdoor playground using a staggered schedule. A license for a decrease in capacity from 36 to 24 school age children ages TK-12 will be granted upon a final file review. A notice of site visit was given to Alisa Holtegaard and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Alisa Holtegaard.