| Toddler Indoor Activity Space:
The total indoor activity space measures 614 square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 12 toddler children.
Preschool Indoor Activity Space:
The total indoor activity space measures 854 square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 24 preschool children.
LPA observed a total of 1 sink and 2 toilets available for preschool children’s use. These are not sufficient to accommodate the requested capacity of 24 preschool and 12 toddler children. Applicant will install toilets and sinks to meet regulations for capacity request. There is a separate staff restroom equipped with a toilet and a sink. The isolation area for children who are ill will be the office.
The facility currently has a fully fenced playground area. Fencing is at least four feet high.
Preschool Outdoor Activity Space:
The total outdoor activity space measures 679 square feet, which will accommodate only 9 children at one time. A playground waiver to share the playground at different times in the AM and PM due to limited square footage shall be submitted and approved prior to licensure.
Shade is provided via building awnings. There are sufficient outdoor age-appropriate toys and play equipment available on the playground. Drinking water is available via igloos and disposable cups. LPA observed all hazardous items on the playground to be inaccessible to children. Applicant Ms. Ramos was reminded that any changes to the facility must be reported to and approved by Community Care Licensing.
Facility will provide breakfast, lunch, and PM snack. The kitchen area and food storage areas were observed free of rodents and/or vermin. Food was observed to be properly stored separate from cleaning materials. Hazardous items in kitchen are inaccessible to children via locked door.
Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test. For child care center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1-CCP).
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