Lead safety check·November 3, 2023

On 11/3/2023, at approximately 3:45PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jonathan Tse conducted an unannounced case management visit regarding an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) related to lead water testing. LPA was granted entry to the facility by Director Kenny Meade. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. Present were 8 staff and 62 school-age children. The facility is located on Heather Elementary School grounds. LPA discussed the new Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 requires the Lead Testing of water in the Child Care Center with the site director during the inspection. All Child Care Centers that are located in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, must have their water tested and post the results by January 1, 2023, and every 5 years after the date of the first testing. The facility received their initial ALE report from the Vendor on May 25, 2023. Test results for this facility exceeded a higher level of parts per billion (ppb) allowed, 5.5 ppb. There was one fixture that tested above the threshold, fixture A(75.0ppb). Per Director, the water to the fixture has been turned off and it is currently non-operational. According to Director, the fixture has not been used for over three years. The facility has notified the San Carlos School District of the need to remove the affected fixture. See LIC809-D for deficiencies cited today. This report was reviewed and signed by Site Director, Kenny Meade. A Notice of Site Visit was provided to the Director and must remain posted for 30 days.