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Home › NM › Las Cruces › Connie's Day Care
Las Cruces NM 88001 · License #3543 · Home-based · Licensed Family Home
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8.9.4.38 · G Safety Compliance
The home does not have a fully-charged 210ABC fire extinguishers mounted in the kitchen in a visible and easily accessible place. Immediate: will mount fire extinguisher in kitchen in a visible and easily accessible place. Preventative will ensure to keep fire extinguisher accessible in case of emergency. monitoring will ensure fire extinguisher is kept accessible in the kitchen and is inspected yearly.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.32 · E Personnel Records
The home does not have a written plan for ongoing professional development for each staff member, including the director, that is based on the seven areas of competency, consistent with the career lattice, and based on the individual's goals. Immediate: Develop a written plan for ongoing professional development that includes the outline sections. Preventative: Implement written plan for ongoing professional development and review it quarterly to ensure compliance and individual goal attainment. Compliance Monitoring: After any trainings ensure to review ongoing professional development plan and ensure I am meeting the goals. Review and create yearly. 8.9.4.32 F Personnel Handbook N/A Personnel & Staffing
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Data synced from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) on Jul 11, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.33 · B Staff Qualifications and Training
The home failed to keep a training log on file with date of hire, position, date of training, employee's name, clock hours, competency area, source of training, training certificate for 1 out of 1 staff. See Staff Records 8.9.4.33B(3) form for staff who are missing a complete training log. Immediate: Printed a copy of training log, will implement any new trainings completed into the training log to track hours. Preventative: Ensure training log is completed and all required information is filled out. Will conduct monthly reviews to ensure and keep log up to date. Compliance monitoring: Will conduct regular audits of the regulation requirements from the checklist provided by ECECD 06/23/2025 http://www.nmececd.org 2 of 5 CONNIE LECHUGA 3543 (continued) Services & Care of Children
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.34 · B Naps or Rest Period
A child/children were asleep in an unlicensed area of the home or behind closed doors. Immediate: Ensure children nap or rest only in licensed and approved areas of the home with proper supervision as per the regulations. Moved child to licensed room. Preventative: Ensure children remain in licensed areas of the home at all times with proper supervision, review regulations that pertain to licensed areas and naps. Compliance Monitoring: Ensure that children remain in licensed areas of the home by explaining it to them that they are only to remain in those areas, create a nap/rest area where children can remain in licensed room during naps.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 14, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.35 · D Kitchens
The home's freezer, refrigerator does not have a working internal thermometer. Immediate: Purchase and install thermometers in both the refrigerator and freezer by the end of the week. Preventative: Will establish a routine for checking the refrigerator and freezer temperatures daily. Compliance monitoring: Will ensure to keep daily check routine and ensure to replace thermometers as needed. 06/23/2025 http://www.nmececd.org 3 of 5 CONNIE LECHUGA 3543 (continued)
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.38 · A Housekeeping
The premises in the outdoor play area are not safe in that children have access to gardening tools and unlocked shed. Immediate: Will purchase a lock for the shed on or by the end of the week, will ensure to place all gardening tool inside the shed. Preventative: Will do daily morning walk through of outdoor play area to ensure shed is locked and all hazardous materials are inaccessible to the children. Compliance monitoring: Will do monthly check list of outdoor play area to ensure it is maintained clean and free of hazards. 8.9.4.38 B Pest Control N/A
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.38 · G Safety Compliance
The 210ABC fire extinguishers is not in the kitchen in a visible and easily accessible place. Immediate: Will mount fire extinguisher in kitchen in an accessible place. Preventative: Will ensure to keep fire extinguisher accessible in case of emergency. Compliance monitoring: Will ensure fire extinguisher is kept in accessible area in the kitchen and is tagged an inspected yearly. 06/23/2025 http://www.nmececd.org 4 of 5 CONNIE LECHUGA 3543 Buildings, Grounds & Safety (continued) 8.9.4.38 H Smoking, Firearms, Alcoholic Beverages, Illegal Drugs and Controlled Substances N/A 8.9.4.38 I Pets N/A Additional Comments None Signatures Please Note: Per ECECD regulation NMAC 8.9.4, failure to comply with the corrective action plans noted above, may result in further action taken against the licensee. Surveyor: Jessica Pineda Facility Representative: Connie Lechuga 06/23/2025 http://www.nmececd.org 5 of 5
Corrected Corrected by Jul 23, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.32 · E Personnel Records
Home educators do not have a signed statement that they would or would not be disqualified as a direct provider of care under the most current version of the Background Checks and Employment History Verification provisions pursuant to 8.8.3 NMAC. ***CORRECTED ON SITE*** Will sign the acknowledgment form annually and will keep a copy on file for review. 8.9.4.32 F Personnel Handbook N/A Personnel & Staffing
Corrected Corrected by Dec 6, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.34 · J Outdoor Play
The fall zone underneath the climbing structure is not adequate as evidenced by the absence of energy absorbent material - the surface is carpet or unapproved artificial turf. ***THE SAND UNDERNEATH THE ARTIFICAL TURF IS COMPACTED*** Will remove the unapproved material and will tilt the sand to ensure it does not get compacted. 8.9.4.34 L Field Trips N/A Food Service
Corrected Corrected by Jan 6, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.38 · G Safety Compliance
The home's fire extinguisher does not have a tag with a date verifying yearly inspection. ***TAG SEPTEMBER 2023*** Will ensure to take the fire extinguisher to get certify and obtain a current tag. 8.9.4.38 H Smoking, Firearms, Alcoholic Beverages, Illegal Drugs and Controlled Substances N/A 8.9.4.38 I Pets N/A Additional Comments This is a semi-annual inspection, areas marked N/I are not part of the inspection. Signatures Please Note: Per ECECD regulation NMAC 8.9.4, failure to comply with the corrective action plans noted above, may result in further action taken against the licensee. Surveyor: Joanna Ramirez Facility Representative: Connie Lechuga 12/06/2024 http://www.nmececd.org 4 of 4
Corrected Corrected by Jan 6, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
8.9.4.38 · A Housekeeping
The equipment in the playground are not safe in that spider webs/black widow eggs. will remove spider webs/black widow eggs from play area. Finding The premises are not in good repair as evidenced by open wood fence in playground. Corrective Action Plan Will fix wooden fence in playground with exposed wood opening. 8.9.4.38 B Pest Control N/A
Corrected Corrected by Jul 10, 2024
Marked corrected in the state record.