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Home My WebLink About03 Public Agency PUBLIC AGENCY ITEM DATE SUBMITTED BY 1 7- 114Q•C;'* M.F5rN 24(q'S / 61-1) L IDAHO STATE FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTION FORM FOR DAYCARE CENTERS Date T/ y bg Name of Establishment e e /U 4' c Operator/OS. P A'r72 Owner SA-4 Location 6,6 6 /1/1 A- (N c City C u) '-c_- Questions are so worded that a negative answer will indicate an unsatisfactory condition. Note: This inspection form was drafted within the confines of the legislated fire safety standards for daycare facilities and does not mean to infer that the provisions within provide for a level of fire safety that would meet nationally recognized standards. Nor does it mean that it would provide a level of fire safety that would meet our own adopted fire safety standards for other occupancies in Idaho. I. DEFINITIONS: 1. Daycare: Daycare means care and supervision provided for compensation during part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, for a child or children not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the care, in a place other than the child's or children's own home or homes. 2. "Child" means a person less than twelve (12) years of age. 3. "Daycare Center" means a place or facility providing daycare for compensation for thirteen (13) or more children. Note: Daycare centers are required to be licensed 4. "Group Daycare Facility" means a home, place, or facility providing daycare for seven (7) to twelve (12) children. Note: Group daycare facilities are required to have a fire inspection but not a license. 5. "Family Daycare Home" means a home, place or facility providing daycare for six (6) or fewer children. Note: Family daycare homes are not required to have a license or fire inspection. 6. "Licensing Authority" is the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Note: The minimum standards as outlined in the state daycare licensing act will not preempt any local ordinance that is more stringent. PAH II. FACILITIES WITH OVER FIFTY (50) CHILDREN: (a). D& xit doors swing in the direction of egress? Y N (b). Do exit doo om rooms having an occupant load to fifty (50) or more, if provided with a - ch, have panic hardware? Y N (c). Are Exit signs installed at required e : , •orways and where otherwise necessary to clearly indicate the direction of egress: N (d). Is an approved fire alarm system installed? Y N W l L 1-►rvt t t— O PC Oe l4-7-/ o iv 2-11 c Ef It-be fitJ III. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DAYCARE OCCUPANCIES 1. EXITING REQUIREMENTS: (a). Are the required exits located to provide an unobstructed path outside the building to a public way or area of refuge? Y / N (b). Can exit doors be opened from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort? Y ,/ N (c). Are there at least two exits (travel distance between not to exceed 75 feet) located a distance apart, not less than one-half the diagonal dimension of the building or portion used for daycare? Y N Exception: The distance between exits can be extended to 90 feet if the building is totally protected throughout with smoke detectors, and in buildings with automatic fire sprinkler systems, the distance may be increased to 110 feet. (d). Are the required exits not less than 32 inches of clear exit width and not less than six feet, eight inches (6'8") in height? Y N Exception: Sliding patio doors will be accepted as a required second exit in "Family and Group Daycare Facilities"only. (e). Are sleeping rooms provided with at least one (1) emergency egress window having at least a minimum single net clear opening of 5.7 square feet, minimum height 24 inches, minimum width 20 inches, and maximum finished sill height not over 44 inches? Y � N pc (� f?d U t I)e-" Note:An approved exit door is acceptable in lieu of egress windows. Also, an approved piece of furniture or platform, if anchored in place, can be approved to sit in front of a window, if the sill height is over 44 inches (f). Are approved egress windows from sleeping areas operabl from the inside without the use of separate tools? Y N ,.�I4 (g). Where children are located on a story below the level of exit discharge (basement), are there at least two exits provided, one of which is directly to the outside? Y w/fF (h). Daycare is prohibited on any upper floor beyond the first floor. Exception: Daycare is permitted at the second floor level, provided that the building is protected throughout by an automatic fire sprinkler system and has two exit doors directly from the second floor level to the outside. Is the facility in compliance? Y i/ N D ig Y O 7 M o,N r-t_6d2 £5'1 L ( 2. FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED: (a). Is there a portable fire extinguisher (minimum 2A-10BC) mounted securely in a visible location not to exceed five (5) feet from the floor to the top to the extinguisher, and not more than seventy five (75) feet travel distance, and is it maintained properly? Y t/N Note: Fire extinguishers shall be maintained as per the Uniform Fire Code Standards. 3. TELEPHONE REQUIRED: (a). Is there an operable telephone on the premises? Y i/ N 4. OCCUPANT LOAD (a). To determine occupant load, calculate the square footage of the space between the interior face of the exterior walls, assigned to daycare use, and divide by the occupant load factor of 35. Allowances for interior walls or partitions and furnishings have been taken into account in the occupant load factor, except fixed seating. The occupant load for fixed seating is determined by counting the gets. Enter occupant load �( Is the facility in compliance? Y N W 1.L- t+A-t E N 0 rt4- PE ;-vim a y 5. SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIRED: (a). Is there a smoke detector installed in the basement having a stairway which opens from the basement into the facility? (such detector shall be connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area). Y ,/ N (b). Are approved smoke detectors provided in a central location in the corridor r area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes? Y v N IV. CHILD/STAFF RATIOS: Note: By Idaho Code; All adults on the premises shall be counted as staff for the purpose of computing child-staff ratios. Each child shall count as one (1) child for the purpose of computing child-staff ratios A). Any facility licensed to provide day care for thirteen (13) or more children "Daycare Center" shall comply with the following minimum staff to child ratios: 1. One (1) staff member to six (6) children for all children age eighteen (18) months or less. When children of varying ages are present, any staff member responsible for supervising one (1) or more children age eighteen (18) months or less shall be responsible for no more than six (6) children. 2. One (1) staff member to twelve (12) children for all children above age eighteen (18) months but less than five (5) years. When children of varying ages are.present, any staff member responsible for supervising one (1) or more children older than eighteen (18) months but younger than five (5) years shall be responsible for no more than twelve (12) children. 3. One (1) staff member to eight- -n (18) children for all children whose age is five (5) years or more. Number of children : months or less Number of s Number of children above 18 months but less than 5 years of age 2 L( Number of staff 2 Number of children 5 years or mor- , .ge Number of staff B). Any facili licensed to provide day care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children "Group Daycare Facility " shall comply with the following minimum staff to child ratios. One (1) staff member to twelve (12) children. Number of children Number of staff Z. REMARKS: /)/E) 4 rare- (. ) r t-L kc c, r ft4 ;E] I mac( Facility Passes fire inspection: Yes ,/ No INSPECTION MADE BY: i TITLE AND AGENCY: ti a -, e7 2�