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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having scissors accessible in the kitchen drawer, detergents accessible in the bathroom, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 04/15/2024

102417(g)(4) · Correction status not published

Staffing Ratio and Capacity (e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c).

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having 10 daycare children in care by herself with no helper, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 04/15/2024

102416.5(e) · Correction status not published

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.