WOULD YOU PASS?

Here is the list we received today for our home inspection: 

PHYSICAL FACILITY

-40 square feet of floor space per bed

-All children with own bed/cot/crib with 2 sheets and covering

-Bedrooms used only as bedrooms

-Child over 4 years in room with children of same sex

-Children over 18 months not with adult

-Children under 5 years are near parent's room

-Children under 12 years sleep in same structure as parents

-No more than 2 children in home under the age of 2 years

FIRE/SAFETY

-Medication given by prescription only

-Class 2A, 10 B/C fire extinguisher- 5 lb minimum or other fire control measure

-Smoke detector in working condition on each level of home near sleeping area

-Hand rails on indoor stairs of more than 4 steps

-All potential burn hazards screened properly

-Furnace/water heater free of combustibles

-No exposed/badly work wiring

-Exits free of obstacles

-2 Approved exits from basement areas used by children

-Adequate heat/light/ventilation/plumbing

-Kitchen equipped with refrigerator and food preparation are clean

-First aid equipment available for use

-Evacuation plan and record of periodic fire drill

-Poisonous/hazardous/caustic materials stored properly

-Storage of medication adequate

-Weapons and ammunition stored in locked and separate containers out of reach of children

-Weapons and ammunition inoperable and inaccessible in vehicles

-Water from approved source or tested

-Garbage stored in covered containers

-Foster family certificate posted

-Posted emergency numbers near phone (2 doctors, poison control center, fire and police, country caseworker number, Bethany day and on-call number)

PLAY SPACE

-At least 35 square feet of indoor play space per child

-At least 75 square feet of outdoor place space per child

-Toys and outdoor play equipment available for foster children age 1 to 6 years

-Car seats used for children under 40 lbs or 4 years

-Yard fenced or otherwise protected

-Swimming pool-safety issue in writing with state or county health dept consult

-Trampoline-safety issues are addressed in writing

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

-All rooms in clean and sanitary condition

-Individual cups and towels for each child

-No boarders or hazardous business on property

-Dogs and cats immunized

-Moblie home skirted and stabilized with 2 exits

-Discipline policy reviewed (Quality Standards 7.714.80)

-Applicants own children not in foster care or other out-of-home placement

-No admission to/conviction of/substantial evidence of child abuse

WOULD YOUR HOUSE PASS?