Little Hands Child Creative Center, Inc.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must clean dust build up from blue & red room-cubbies and red room shelving units.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must elevate,remove and organize articles off of floor and away from walls in basement and mopsink area.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must scrape and paint chipping paint on walls near science area in yellow room and ceiling in red room to be smooth and easily cleanable.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Must provide mechanical ventilation in toilet rooms.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Must provide end caps on light shields in kitchen.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed items in basement storage area and classrooms stored on floor. Instructed person in charge to elevate all items at least six inches from floor to prevent the harborage of pest.

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 70 mouse droppings scattered throughout facility in the following areas: kitchen prep area, utility closet, laundry closet, behind shelving in class room. Instructed manager to call an exterminator for service, clean and sanitize all areas. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed items in basement storage area and classrooms stored on floor. Instructed person in charge to elevate all items at least six inches from floor to prevent the harborage of pest.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Found no back flow device on service sink. Instructed to provide and maintain

Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

Inspector’s note: Found accumulation rain water in the basement. Instructed to repair area where water is leaking into the basement and maintain

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY(CHILDREN'S READING AREA, FURNACE STORAGE ROOM, MULTIPLE CUBBIE STORAGE AREAS, TOY SHELVES, AND ON THE FLOOR BEHIND STACKED SLEEPING COTS. PREMISES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OR RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a)

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed unfinished wood shelf in the kitchen and utility room. Instructed to seal or paint and maintain.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Found no back flow device on service sink. Instructed to provide and maintain

Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

Inspector’s note: Found accumulation rain water in the basement. Instructed to repair area where water is leaking into the basement and maintain

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed litter accumulation in the laundry area. Instructed to clean and maintain

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed ventilation hood in the kitchen with dust build up. Instructed to clean and maintain

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed ice frost build up at the bottle of interior chest freezer in kitchen. Instructed to remove/defrost ice and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Observed food and debris at the bottle of interior chest freezer in kitchen. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Observed dust and debris on floor in red room and at the corners of windows. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Observed stained ceiling tile above door at boy's rest room. Instructed to repair/replace and maintain. Observed holes above exit door in red room. Instructed to seal and maintain.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector’s note: Observed missing end caps for light shield in kitchen. Instructed to repair/replace and maintain.

Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

Inspector’s note: Observed dirty wash cloths not maintained in sanitary manner and stored on top of handsink table in kitchen. Instructed to store properly in sanitary manner and maintain in clean condition at all times.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed contact paper on the kitchen storage shelves,instructed to remove and repaint.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Floor in basement area needs cleaning. Must clean.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector’s note: Remove clutter unnecessary articles in basement area organize and maintain at all times.