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 limited to: (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.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 7 persons as LPA observed shampoos, razors, body wash, and facial wash in the shower of the hallway bathroom and perfume in bedroom #1, which pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/16/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(9)(A) · 1 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. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 7 persons, fire/disaster drill documentation was not available for review during time of inspection. Licensee stated that there has not been a fire/disaster drill conducted at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/18/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102425(j)(5) · Infant Safe Sleep The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 7 persons, as LPA observed three children in bedrooms #1, #2 and #4 with the doors closed, C1 and C2 are infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/16/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.