Bueno, Beatriz Family Child Care

102417(g)(5)(B) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (B) Where an above-ground pool structure is used as the fence or where the fence is mounted on top of the pool structure, the pool shall be made inaccessible when not in use by removing or making the ladder inaccessible or erecting a barricade to prevent access to decking. If a barricade is used, the barricade shall meet the requirements of Section 102417(g)(5)(A).

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA’s observed an above-ground pool structure in the children’s accessible back yard. LPAs observed that the pool did have a cover however the cover did not meet the regulation of supporting the weight of an adult. LPA’s also observed that the ladder to the pool was not made inaccessible as it was approximately four (4) feet away which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/30/2024

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102417(g)(1) · Operation of a Family Child Care Home The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not be limited to (1) Fireplaces and open-face heaters shall be screened to prevent access by children. Licensee installed a battery into one of the smoke detectors before LPA left the home The home shall contain a fire extinguisher and smoke detector device which meet standards established by the State Fire Marshal.

based upon LPA tested three smoke detectors and none were operational. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care

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102417(g)(4) · Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children.

based upon observation of detergents in a kitchen cabinet with a faulty child locks Licensee will install child safety locks and move hazardous items to locked locations Medications observed in the studio accessible to children on dressers and bathroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning

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102416.3(a)(6) · Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds. Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area License states she will install a lock that opens and closed from the inside door leading to the family room. Licensee will install child safety gates to the kitchen entrance and one in the hallway accessing the off-limit bedrooms by POC date. where care and supervision will be provided to children in care.

, as evidenced by LPA observations. During inspection entire home was accessible to children no child gate or child safety devices installed to prevent children access to off limit areas. This is a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning

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