Calderon, Barbbie

2024

1. Medium riskStandard 7.0711/5/2024

   7.07(11) — Physical Facility - Indoors

   The basement door needs to be made inaccessible to children. The steps to the backyard are more than 4 steps, this requires a gate to be placed at the bottom of the steps. The educator will ensure that these steps have a gate available when the childcare children are outside. Corrective action: Se le colocó a la puerta que conduce al basement un pestillo bastante alto para que los niños no tengan acceso al mismo. Se colocó un portón fijo para prevenir que los niños tengan acceso a estas escaleras cuando se encuentren en el patio.. Regulation: Stairways. Stairways must be equipped with handrails. Cited during: Change of Location Visit. Source: MA EEC child care provider record (childcare.mass.gov).

   Corrected 11/14/2024
2. Medium-High riskStandard 7.0711/5/2024

   7.07(14) — Physical Facility - Indoors

   The baseboard in the bathroom upstairs is missing a piece at the end. This poses a hazard to children. The educator will ensure to replace this piece or the whole baseboard. Corrective action: Se colocó una cubierta la cual esta diseñada para proteger a los niños de el caliente del heater. Esta cubierta es plástica y resistente al calor pues es diseñada para cubrir estos equipos.. Regulation: Heating Safety. Cited during: Change of Location Visit. Source: MA EEC child care provider record (childcare.mass.gov).

   Corrected 11/14/2024
3. Medium-High riskStandard 7.0711/5/2024

   7.07(06) — Physical Facility - Indoors

   A wooden structure needs to be re-painted or removed from the backyard. This structure has nails sticking out that pose a hazard to children. The educator will ensure to correct this item. Corrective action: La estructura de madera que se encontraba en el piso fue removida a totalidad. Todos los tornillos y clavos fueron removidos del patio.. Regulation: Chipping and Peeling Paint. The licensee must maintain the interior and exterior of the program in good repair, free of chipping, flaking, or peeling paint or broken plaster. Cited during: Change of Location Visit. Source: MA EEC child care provider record (childcare.mass.gov).

   Corrected 11/14/2024
4. Medium-High riskStandard 7.0711/5/2024

   7.07(07)(d) — Physical Facility - Outdoors

   The gate in the backyard needs to be corrected, there are boards that are uneven. The educator will ensure to correct this. Corrective action: Las maderas fueron corregidas y reforzadas.. Regulation: The outdoor play area must be free from hazards including but not limited to: a busy street, a parking lot, poisonous plants, water hazards, debris, broken glass, chipping, peeling or flaking paint, dangerous machinery or tools, and weather-related and environmental hazards or small objects that could present a choking hazard to young children. Any such hazard must be removed or fenced by a sturdy, permanently installed barrier which is at least four feet high or otherwise protected or removed, as appropriate. Cited during: Change of Location Visit. Source: MA EEC child care provider record (childcare.mass.gov).

   Corrected 11/14/2024