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License #CCC118660 · Center · Child Care Center
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This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Repair and/or paint surfaces including outside steps by rear exit.
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Ensure that a Response Action Outcome Letter (RAO) from a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) for the site includes the newly added outdoor play area.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including ceiling in Room 2.
Provide a barrier, in addition to the fence, for outdoor play areas exposed to vehicular traffic.
Ensure that all rooms approved for use by children are labeled correctly.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
Take necessary action to eliminate outdoor hazards including the pothole in the driveway in front of outdoor play area.
Ensure all rooms are approved by the OOL prior to use. Submit a life safety modification request for chapel and kitchen to be approved for use.
Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. At the time of the inspection, temperature in Room 1 was measured at 65 degrees. The center took immediate action and turned on the heat.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan that includes procedures for contacting parents and emergency medical services, and both epi-pens are present when two are required.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that each child's bedding is stored separately.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Provide vehicular barriers for outdoor play areas exposed to vehicular traffic.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide a fence for a minimum of 350 square feet of usable playground space.
Repair and/or paint the window sill where there is evidence of peeling paint in Room 2.
Remediate any lead hazards found, inform parents of any lead paint hazards, and submit a certificate of lead abatement, as required.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff.
Ensure that all hand sanitizers are inaccessible to the children.
Repair and paint stained ceiling in Room 2.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative for the center's license renewal.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment and a lead paint risk management plan as required.
Secure water cooler in Room 1.
Ensure that all people who work with the children and are not required to complete a CARI/CHRI background check are directly supervised by a cleared staff member and not left alone with the children in Room 2.
Remediate any lead hazards found, inform parents of any lead paint hazards, and submit a certificate of lead abatement, as required.
Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times in Room 2.
Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487). Provide documentation for two climbers with slides.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families, the center's communicable disease management policy.
Repair and/or paint cracked wall in Room 1 bathroom.
Ensure that all toxic cleaning substances are inaccessible to the children throughout the center.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.
Ensure the egress stairs from the first floor has a guardrail not less than 42 inches above the nosing of the treads.
Ensure the safety of the children en route to the outdoor play area and provide a written plan.
Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide a current health certificate as required.
Post the center's license in a prominent location in each building associated with the center.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled.
Ensure rooms 1, 2 and 3 are set up as usable classrooms or removed from the license. 5/2/2023 Abated based on the director's request to remove Rooms 1 & 2 from the license.