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25 | At 9:40 AM on 10/08/2021, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elka Chavez conducted a pre-licensing inspection. LPA met with applicant, Vanessa Chaides, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility. Adults residing in the home were discussed and noted. The applicant is requesting a small family child care home license. Per applicant, operating hours will be Monday through Friday from 5:30am to 6:30pm. Applicant states that she will care for children from birth to 10 years of age.
All areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. This is a single-story home which consists of two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, front yard (fenced), back yard (fenced) and detached garage. The home was inspected for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service (landline), heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed a wall heater with a barrier. LPA did not observe the barrier to be anchored to the wall. LPA observed medicines are kept in the off-limit laundry room making them inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed outdoor play area (backyard) to be safe. Backyard is adequately fenced. LPA did not observe any bodies of water. Per Applicant there are no pets in the premises. The applicant understands that licensing staff may have access to off-limit areas during inspection visit if necessary. **Rooms that are off-limits need to be made inaccessible during operating hours**
Areas off limits include: Two bedrooms, detached garage (fenced) and laundry room.
Areas used by children include: Living room, dining room, bathroom, front yard (fenced) and backyard (fenced). The Applicant states that supervision will be provided outdoors during play time.
The applicant states that she will provide food for children in care. If food is not provided and food is brought from the children’s homes; containers shall be labeled with child’s name and properly stored or refrigerated. |