FIRST START CHILDCARE ACADEMY

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 15 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN BETWEEN CLUTTER NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK IN STORAGE ROOM,NOT ABLE TO VIEW OTHER AREAS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS & CLUTTER,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/20/12.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER LIDS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GNAWED ON LEAVING THEM NOT TIGHT FITTING ALSO UNNECESSARY ARTICLES ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIDS ON OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER & REMOVE ARTICLES,CLEAN & MAINTAIN AREAS.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL OUTLET COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS,KITCHEN,CLASS ROOMS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CUBBIES,TOY SHELVES,WINDOW SILL IN CLASS ROOMS,LOWER CABINET IN KITCHEN,VENTILATION VENTS IN TOILET ROOMS.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST CLEAN WALL IN KITCHEN & CLASS ROOMS.MUST SEAL HOLES IN WALLS IN BOY'S & GIRL'S TOILET ROOMS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES AT DOOR ENTRTY,STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN CLASS ROOMS & TOILET ROOMS.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN CLASS ROOMS & KITCHEN.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET & PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELEVATE & ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS IN CLOSET,CLASS ROOMS & WHERE NEEDED.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN STORAGE AREA, ELEVATING ARTICLES 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM FLOOR

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THREE COMPARTMENT, IN KITCHEN AREA

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS