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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the stairs were not properly gated and inaccessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/27/2025

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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 observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the last fire drill was conducted in 2024 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/14/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record