102417(g)(4) · 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 be limited to: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger... Licensee's spouse installed child locks and removed chemicals while LPAs were present. LPA provided a letter of clearance.

LPAs observing accessible cleaners in the kitchen, chemicals in the bathroom, and compounds in the back yard. The accessiblity of a chemical poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights violations to persons in care Karyn Guerra NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Katy Velazquez NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 08/08/2025 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.

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102417(g)(3) · 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: (3) Where children are less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when an open staircase was observed with children less than 5 years old present in the FCCH, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/30/2025

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102425(j)(1) · Infant Safe Sleep The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA requested sleep logs for an infant enrolled in day care, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/30/2025

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102417(b) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (b) The home shall be kept clean and orderly, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when the Family Childcare Home was observed to have piles, spider webs, trash, and covered counters in the home, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/05/2025

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102417(g)(9)(A) · 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: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA observed the fire drill log to record the last drill in April 2024, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/05/2025

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102417(g)(7) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when children's files were not complete for all children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/29/2025

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