Lead safety check·November 7, 2023

On 11/7/2023, at approximately 10:50AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jonathan Tse conducted an unannounced case management visit regarding an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) with the lead in the Child Care Center's water. LPA was granted entry to the facility by Director, Carol Thomsen. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. Present in the facility are 7 staff and 37 children. 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 initially tested its water for lead on 9/10/2022, before the deadline. The facility received the ALE report from the Vendor on 9/23/2022. Test results for one fixture in this facility exceeded a higher level of parts per billion (ppb) allowed, 5.5 ppb, fixture E (12.0). Fixture E is a sink in the staff kitchen, and is primarily for staff use. Per Director, the fixture was tested in the case that it may have to be used for children's dishes. As the sink was relatively new, the facility flushed the sink for a longer period of time prior to the second sampling of the fixture on 12/22/2022. The facility received the ALE report from the Vendor on 2/3/2023, and fixture E tested at 4.8ppb, below the the level allowed. All other fixtures tested below the threshold are in compliance with the Written Directives detailed in PIN 21-21.1-CCP. Due to updated guidance on the written directives in the PIN 21-21.1-CCP, the facility will be cited for the action level exceedance of fixture E. However, because the facility had retested the fixture and results show that it is now currently below the threshold of 5.5ppb, the citation will be cleared the same day of the visit. LPA advised that lead testing results should be posted. See LIC809-D for deficiency cited today. This report was reviewed and signed by Director, Carol Thomsen. A Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for thirty days.