102417(g) · 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

Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there were multiple knives observed on the kitchen counter which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 01/23/2026

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(4)(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: (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. (A) Storage areas for poisons, firearms and other dangerous weapons shall be locked.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a pellet gun was observed propped up in licensees off limit bedroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 01/23/2026

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(4)(B) · 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: (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. (B) In lieu of locked storage of firearms, the license may use trigger locks or remove the firing pin. 1. Firing pins shall be stored and locked separately from firearms.