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 the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The bottom of the stairs did not have safety barrier. POC Due Date: 05/05/2022

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102417(g)(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: (1) Fireplaces and open face heaters shall be screened to prevent access by children. The home shall contain a fire extinguisher and smoke detector device which meet standards established by the State Fire Marshall.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the fire place was not properly covered which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/12/2022

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102417(g)(5)(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: (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. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the pool gate had a key lock on the gate and the gate needs to be adjusted to self latch, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/12/2022

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.