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Home › WA › Seattle › First Place Inc Dba Doreen Cato Early Learning Center
172 20Th Ave, Seattle WA 98122 · License #818892 · Center · Child Care Center
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110-300-0106(4) · Early learning providers must complete the recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse, neglect, and exploitation training as approved or offered by the department according to subsection (1) of this section. Training must include the prevention of child abuse and neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 and mandatory reporting requirements under RCW 26.44.030.
0106(4) Licensor observed staff / volunteer that are missing training for prevention of child abuse and neglect. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0106(12) · Early learning providers who prepare or serve food to children at an early learning program must obtain a current food worker card prior to preparing or serving food. Food worker cards must: (a) Be obtained through the local health jurisdiction, in person or online; and (b) Be renewed prior to expiring.
0106(12) Licensor observed staff with food handlers permit that is expired. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0105(2) · Early learning providers and household members in a family home early learning program must complete and pass a department background check, pursuant to chapter 110-06 WAC.
0105(2) Licensor observed backgrounds are cleared however the second requirement for preservice is TB. There are staff that do not have TB dates in Merit. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0106(3) · License applicants, center directors, assistant directors, program supervisors, lead teachers, assistant teachers, and aides must complete the child care basics training as approved or offered by the department: (a) Prior to being granted a license; or (b) Prior to working unsupervised with children.
0106(3) Licensor observed staff that is missing childcare basics. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0165(2)(d) · An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (d) Making inaccessible to children plastic bags and other suffocation hazards;
0165(2)(d) Licensor observed plastic bags, gloves, other sufucation hazards that say keep out of reach of children accessible to children. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0166(3)(a) · To ensure a safe exit from the premises during an emergency, early learning providers must comply with the following requirements: (a) Emergency exit doors must remain unlocked from the inside, but may be locked from the outside while the early learning program is open. The door handle must be of the type that can be opened from the inside without the use of a key, tools, or special knowledge, and must automatically unlock when the knob or handle is turned;
01663(3)(a) Licensor observed an exit door that requires special knowledge to open. To open the door, you have to push extremely hard to get the door to open. Risk Verified Corrected WAC/RCW
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110-300-0210(1)(2) · (1) On or before their children's first day of attending an early learning program, the parents or guardians of enrolled children must give to early learning providers proof of vaccination or acquired immunity for the vaccine-preventable disease, required under RCW 43.216.690 and chapter 246-105 WAC. Early learning providers may accept children without proof of vaccinations or immunity as otherwise indicated in this section. (2) Early learning providers must receive for each enrolled child upon enrollment and annually thereafter, as required by RCW 43.216.690 and WAC 246-105-050: (a) A current, complete, and medically verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form; (b) A department approved certificate of exemption (COE) form, if applicable; or (c) A current immunization record from the Washington state immunization information system (WA IIS).
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110-300-0165(2)(b) · An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (b) Eliminating and not using in the licensed space, pursuant to RCW 43.216.380, any window blinds or other window coverings with pull cords or inner cords capable of forming a loop and posing risk of strangulation to children; (i) Window blinds and other window coverings that have been manufactured or properly retrofitted in a manner that eliminates the formation of loops posing a risk of strangulation are allowed; and (ii) A window covering must not be secured to the frame of a window or door used as an emergency exit in a way that would prevent the window or door from opening easily;
Window blinds were note in two of the classrooms upstairs that formed a loop. Risk WAC/RCW
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110-300-0166(3)(c) · To ensure a safe exit from the premises during an emergency, early learning providers must comply with the following requirements: (c) Exit doors must not be partially or entirely blocked.
The two classrooms downstairs have gates in front of the doors. Risk WAC/RCW
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110-300-0170(3)(i) · To ensure a safe environment for children in care, an early learning provider must comply with the following fire safety requirements: (i) Extinguishers. An early learning provider must have and maintain working fire extinguishers that are marked with a minimum rating of 2A:10 BC. (i) Fire extinguishers must be located pursuant to the State Building Code chapter 51-54A WAC, as now and hereafter amended, and must be readily available for use in case of an emergency; (ii) Fire extinguishers must be located on each level of the early learning program space used by children and mounted within seventy-five feet of an exit next to the path of the exit; and (iii) If a fire extinguisher is mounted in a closet, there must be a sign indicating the location of the extinguisher and obstructions must not block access to the closet.
The fire extinguisher in room 2 is not on the exit path. The fire extinguisher in room 1 was not mounted and on the handwashing sink.
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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;
Disinfectant wipes and a bottle of hand sanitizer were observed stored on top of children's wooden lakeshore type cubbies and were viewed not inaccessible to children, but within a child's reach above where a child would hang their coats.
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