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5109 Lacey Blvd, Lacey WA 98503 · License #800604 · Center · Child Care Center
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110-300-0197(4) · Food must be stored as follows: (a) In original containers or in clean, labeled, dated, and airtight food grade containers, if appropriate. (b) Food not required to be refrigerated or frozen must not be stored directly on the floor; (c) In a manner that prevents contamination; (d) Food and food service items (such as utensils, napkins, and dishes) must not be stored in an area with toxic materials (such as cleaning supplies, paint, or pesticides); (e) Food that is past the manufacturer's expiration or “best served by” date must not be served to enrolled children; and (f) Raw meat must be stored in the refrigerator or freezer below cooked or ready to eat foods.
0197(4): Licensor observed chicken nuggets and hasbrowns not labeled or dated and hasbrowns not stored in an airtight container in the freezer. Licensor observed cheese with no label or date and some items opened with no date in the refrigerator. Licensor observer cheerios and bread not in airtight containers and oatmeal not dated in the pantry.
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Disposition: 1 valid issue(s)
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110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Playground equipment and surfacing used by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines, as now and hereafter amended including, but not limited to, installing, arranging, designing, constructing, and maintaining outdoor play equipment and surfacing. (a) Climbing play equipment must not be placed on or above concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard surfaces;(b) The ground under swings and play equipment must be covered by a shock absorbing material (grass alone is not an acceptable) such as: (i) Pea gravel at least nine inches deep; (ii) Playground wood chips at least nine inches deep; (iii) Shredded recycled rubber at least six inches deep; or (iv) Any material that has a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292.
0146(1,a,b): Licensor observed the outdoor area's both pea gravel and woodchips not measuring at 9 inches.
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110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Playground equipment and surfacing used by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines, as now and hereafter amended including, but not limited to, installing, arranging, designing, constructing, and maintaining outdoor play equipment and surfacing. (a) Climbing play equipment must not be placed on or above concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard surfaces;(b) The ground under swings and play equipment must be covered by a shock absorbing material (grass alone is not an acceptable) such as: (i) Pea gravel at least nine inches deep; (ii) Playground wood chips at least nine inches deep; (iii) Shredded recycled rubber at least six inches deep; or (iv) Any material that has a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292.
The playground area with pea gravel has 4 inches; the playground enclosed with chain link fence has 7 inches of bark chips and the side area of the playground with teeter totters and sitting metal car has 7 inches of bark chips. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0165(3)(b) Serious
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110-300-0165(3)(b) · Non-Compliances: This section of the Inspection Report lists non-compliances found during any licensing inspection. Information from this section will be reported to Child Care Check and be can be used to determine current and future licensing and enforcement actions. An early learning provider must take measures intended to prevent other hazards to children in care in early learning program space including, but not limited to: (b) Burns. Equipment, materials, or products that may be hot enough to injure a child must be made inaccessible to children;
At the time of the site visit there was a loose garden hose (which formed a loop) accessible to the children and a loose cord in the open storage shed on the playground. There is a hot water tank in the storage closet of the mixed age group room that only has a curtain making it accessible to the children. The is a storage area accessible to the children in preschool room 2. At the time of the site visit there was a heavy box propped up against the train table and is a falling hazzard. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0260(1)(a) Serious
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110-300-0260(1)(a) · An early learning provider must ensure all poisonous or dangerous substances including, but not limited to fuels, solvents, oils, laundry, dishwasher, other detergents, sanitizing products, disinfectants and items labeled “keep out of reach of children” are stored: (a) In a location that is inaccessible to children;
At the time of the site visit the stoarge shed on the plyagournd was unlocked and accessible to the children with bleach bottles, opened miricle grow, latex paint, weed/grass killer, and spray fusion for plastic. The storage room in the mixed age group room and preschool 2 room are accesible to the children with jsut a curtain. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) Serious
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110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Storage areas and storage rooms must: (a) Be inaccessible to children; (b) Have locking doors or other methods to prevent child access;
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