If no assistant provider is present at a Large FCCH, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review the licensee did not follow capacity requirements for a Large Family Child Care Home when there is only one provider present, which poses an immediate health safety personal rights risk to those in care.
Staffing Ratio and Capacity-The total licensed capacity for a Large Family Child Care Home shall not exceed fourteen children. This requirement is not met as evidenced: LPAs observed 15 children in care; 4 infants, 8 preschoolers and 3 school agers. This is an immidiate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Inspection Authority of the Department (d) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect, audit, and copy children's records or other family child care home records upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by keeping children and staff records locked in a cabinet for which only they had the key, and being absent from the facility with the key on their person for the duration of LPA's visit, preventing the LPA from inspecting the records. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.