Programs shall have a safe supply of water under pressure available for drinking and household use in accordance with the following: hot water at taps which are accessible to children shall have an automatic control to maintain a temperature at the tap of not higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

The licensing coordinator observed that in the Infant classroom, the bathroom between the One Year Old classroom and the Pre-K classroom, and the bathroom between the Preschool classroom and Two Year Old classroom, the hot water temperature at the hand washing sinks used by the children exceeded 120 degrees. Corrective action: The water temperature has been turned down again to below 120 degrees by the plumber and tested, to follow Licensing guidelines.

He-C 4002.27(a)(2) · Correction status not published

Except for nature-based programs that operate solely outside, programs shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the following: (1) Programs that operate continuously throughout the year shall conduct at least one drill each month of operation; (2) Programs that operate only during the school year shall conduct a drill within 14 days of opening each year and monthly thereafter; (3) Programs that operate only during the summer months shall conduct one fire drill in each month of operation; (4) Child care personnel shall conduct fire drills at varying times during operating hours, including night time hours, if applicable, to ensure that each child attending the program experiences fire drills; (5) Child care staff shall activate the actual fire alarm system for the building for at least 2 of the required monthly fire drills required each year and use a fire alarm or smoke detector to signal all other fire drills; (6) All children and child care staff shall evacuate the building during each fire drill; and (7) Child care staff shall check daily attendance records to ensure that all children and staff are accounted for, after the building is evacuated.

The licensing coordinator's review of the fire drill log revealed that the program did not conduct a fire drill in December 2022 or March 2023, when monthly drills were required. Corrective action: The center director is doing monthly fire drills, the confusion was with the disaster drills which is 2 times per year those were done during those months so moving forward we will be doing monthly fire drills as well as the disaster drills. To follow Licensing rules.