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Home › MA › Dorchester › Lara-Blanco, Karina
Dorchester MA 02121 · License #P-211616 · Home-based · Family Child Care
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Emergency Preparedness
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards)
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The educator does not have a way to identify the children when off premises.
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Radiator's are observed without protection posing a hazard for children.
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Missing two napping materials.
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Two radiators are not covered posing hazard for children.
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Missing Emergency Services numbers.
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First Aid Kit (FCC)
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Napping Materials
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Indoor Hazards
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Required Postings
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Missing gauze roll, square gauze and ice pack.
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Children's Records
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Current consent for administered medications
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards)
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Educator had not obtained written parental permission prior to taking children to a local playground on a regular basis.
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There was no current health care plan on file for two children with documented (REDACTED) in their records.
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Fan cords and a fan in the bedroom were not secured. The grass in the outdoor area was too long and in need of mowing. Weeds along the bottom of the fence needed to be removed.
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Progress Reports
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards) - R Apr 2025
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Exit Safety
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Equipment and Materials
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Attendance Logs
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Daily attendance for the assistant, including time in and time out, was not documented as required.
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Completed progress reports were not maintained in each child's record.
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The bedroom shelves were not secured. There was a fan and several hanging cords that were not secured in one bedroom. Toiletries were accessible in the bedrooms on the dressers. There were medications accessible on the inside door of the refrigerator. There was a mop bucket with water accessible in the kitchen. The trampoline was accessible in the outdoor play space. There were loose bricks accessible on the bottom of the basketball hoop in the outdoor play area.
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The second exit door was too tight on the floor and did not open easily for safe exit.
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There was not a sufficient amount of appropriate equipment and materials for the different ages of children in the outdoor play area. There was not sufficient shade areas available in the outdoor play area.
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Space (indoor / outdoor hazards) - R Apr 2025
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There was a wire around the door that was not secured. The heating vent edge was broken and was in need of repair. There were tall fans in the bedrooms that were accessible and were not secured. There was a dresser in the bedroom not secured. One bedroom not licensed was accessible. The carpet was in need of cleaning.
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Progress Reports
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Hand washing
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Windows
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Space (health risks) - R Apr 2025
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Progress reports were not available for Licensor to review. The Educator stated she sent the progress reports home with the parents last Friday for them to review and sign. She stated she did not get any of them back yet.
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The Educator did not wash the infant’s hands after changing his diaper.
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The window in the second floor living room and the daughter’s bedroom was open from the bottom and accessible to children. During the visit, the Educator did close the one in the living room to the point where the safety latch could be used. There was a gate in front of the entrance to the daughter’s bedroom, however, the gate was not secure and the children were able to easily move the gate to gain access to the room.
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There was a vacuum cleaner in the living room with the cord accessible to the children. There was another electronic device on the stacked nap mats in the living room with an electrical cord accessible to the children. The cover to the baseboard heater in the living room that was not securely attached.
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Outdoor Playspace - Hazards
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Progress Reports
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Windows
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Indoor Hazards
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Progress reports were last completed in January 2021. Discussed that the progress reports must be completed every 6 months for the children enrolled in the program at this time.
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The windows were open from the bottom and there were no window guards present. Discussed that the windows must be open from the top.
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There were 3 drawers in the kitchen that had hazards in them accessible to the children (plastic bags, sharp objects, etc.). One of the drawers did have a child safety lock, but it was not working properly. There was also a shelf unit that was a tipping hazard.
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There is a pool in the outdoor play space that does not have 4 ft high sides and is accessible to children.
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Indoor Space - free of hazards
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There was one drawer in the kitchen where the child proof lock was not working; there were hazards in that drawer. There was a clutter of toys in the corner of the playroom that needs to be cleared out.
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