LAKE & PULASKI CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. LID STANDING STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR AS A RESULT OF OVERFLOWING TRASH INSIDE THE DUMPSTER. ALSO OBSERVED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AROUND THE CONTAINER.MUST KEEP THE LID CLOSED ON THE DUMPSTER, AND KEEP SURROUNDING GROUND AREA CLEAN. MAY NEED TO OBTAIN AN ADDITIONAL RECEPTACLE OR INCREASE NUMBER OF PICK-UPS PER WEEK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RUSTY EXTERIOR OF HEAT VENT IN TEDDY BEAR CLASSROOM.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FINISH DETAIL CLEANING FLOORS OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN ALL CLASSROOMS, STORAGE ROOMS, MOP CLOSETS, WASHROOMS, AND KITCHEN AREA(MASSIVE DIRT BUILD-UP UNDERNEATH 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FINISH CLEANIIG DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS IN ALL CLASSROOMS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPAIR AREAS OF WALLS IN THE TEDDY BEAR CLASSROOM WHERE PAINT IS CHIPPING. SEAL THE TOP OF THE BASE BOARDS IN THE BUTTERFLY CLASSROOM.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE SUNSHINE CLASSROOM HAS A LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH WHICH IS LEAKING ONTO THE SHELF UNDERNEATH WHICH IS SEVERELY WARPED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND TO KEEP AREA DRY. PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SUNSHINE CLASSROOM.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER FROM ALL STORAGE CLOSETS AND AREAS. ALL ITEMS(FOOD AND NON-FOOD) AND ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS, AND ALL MOP SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 30 FOUND ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE BASE OF THE EAST WALL FLOOR IN THE INCH WORM CLASSROOM NEAR REFRIGERATOR AND BEHIND BOOK CASE ON THE WEST WALL OF THE ROOM NEAR THE WASHROOM. ALSO FOUND 25 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE CATERPILLAR CLASSROOM SCATTERED ALONG THE BASE OF THE EAST WALL. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS. FRONT DOORS NOT ADEQUATELY RODENT PROOFED, A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH FOUND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE DOUBLE DOORS. MUST REPLACE BROKEN SWEEPER AND MAKE SURE DOORS ARE TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CITATION ISSUED- SERIOUS 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF HEAT VENT IN TEDDY BEAR CLASSROOM.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN ALL CABINET INTERIORS UNDERNEATH COUNTERS IN ALL CLASSROOOMS WITH DIRT, SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS INSIDE.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT IN ALL CLASSROOMS, STORAGE ROOMS, MOP CLOSETS, WASHROOMS, AND KITCHEN AREA(MASSIVE DIRT BUILD-UP UNDERNEATH 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS).

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS IN ALL CLASSROOMS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPAIR AREAS OF WALLS IN THE TEDDY BEAR CLASSROOM WHERE PAINT IS CHIPPING. CLEAN BASE BOARDS IN SUNSHINE CLASSROOM. SEAL THE TOP OF THE BASE BOARDS IN THE BUTTERFLY CLASSROOM.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE SUNSHINE CLASSROOM HAS A LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH WHICH IS LEAKING ONTO THE SHELF UNDERNEATH WHICH IS SEVERELY WARPED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND TO KEEP AREA DRY. PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SUNSHINE CLASSROOM.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER FROM ALL CLASSROOMS, STORAGE CLOSETS AND AREAS. ALL ITEMS(FOOD AND NON-FOOD) AND ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS, AND ALL MOP SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE.

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 RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND CLASSROOM. 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA UNDERNEATH THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. 10 MOUSE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE WALL BEHIND THE COMPUTER IN THE CATERPILLAR ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SPLASH GUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE KITCHEN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: NOTED THE FLOOR AT THE TOILET ROOM THRESHOLD IN THE INCH WORM ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN.