Lead safety check·March 10, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kay Turner arrived at the facility to conduct a case management visit regarding the lead testing. LPA met with the Executive Director, Ismat Arastu, and explained the purpose for today's visit. LPA toured the center and a census was taken. On 02/04/2023, lead testing was completed of the water sources at the facility. The sinks located in the kitchen were tested and found to be at the exceedance level of 5.5. The kitchen sinks were labeled D & B; sink D tested at 23 UG/L and sink B tested at 16 UG/L. The kitchen has been closed due to remodeling, but when in use, the sinks are not used for drinking water. The sinks are used to wash the serving utensils for food provided to the children while at the facility. The children bring their own water bottles from home and the facility refills with store bought water. In addition, the facility has a filtrated water source located in the lobby also used to refill the children's water bottles. The facility's plan of correction is to install a filtration system under the sink. Upon completion, the sinks will be retested. 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 Executive Director/Owner, Ismat Arastu. A copy of this report was provided to the Executive Director/Owner, Ismat Arastu, and 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.