PEQUENOS GIANTS ACADEMY CHILD CARE CENTER LLC Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Daycare above and under 2 years

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION . . APRROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS OF MILK RANING FROM 48-53F STORED IN REFRIGERATORS THROUGHOUT IN USE CLASSROOM AND BABY ROOM, 1.5 LBS COOKED EGGS,(76F), 3 LBS BEANS @70F (ON PREP TABLE) AND 4 LBS COOKED RICE @ 92F LOCATED INSIDE COOLING UNIT IN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PIC VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ALL SAID ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

Temperatures below 135°F allow bacteria to multiply, especially spore-formers that survive cooking.

Hot foods must be held at 135°F or above.

Maintain 135°F or above; Check temperatures regularly; Proper hot holding equipment; Cannot reheat in hot holding units.

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSEVRED VARIOUS COOLING UNITS LOCATED THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Inadequate lighting prevents detection of contamination and pests.

Adequate protected lighting required in all areas.

50 foot-candles at prep surfaces; 20 foot-candles at 30 inches in storage; Shielded bulbs over exposed food; Clean fixtures.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 60 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISE IN THE FOLLING PLACES.. ON (FIRST FLOOR) IN CLASSROOM SCATTERED THROUGHOUT CLOTHING ARTICLES STORED INSIDE LOWER LEVEL CUBBIES, BEHIND CLASSROOM FURNITURE LOCATED ALONG THE WALLS ACROSS FROM PREP AREA, BEHIND TEEPEE AND BEHIND FISH TANK SCATTERED, 2ND (FLOOR ) SURROUNDING REFRIGERATION UNIT LOCATED AFTER ENTERING GATE, ALONG ADVENTURE WALL, IN FRONT OF TOILET WHERE SMALL COUCH AND PILLOWS ARE LOCATED, AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT FURNACE ROOM CONNECTED TO CLASSROOM SEATING AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

Pests spread numerous diseases through contamination.

No pests or animals allowed in facility.

No evidence of pests; No live animals except service animals; Effective pest control program.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 60 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISE IN THE FOLLING PLACES.. ON (FIRST FLOOR) IN CLASSROOM SCATTERED THROUGHOUT CLOTHING ARTICLES STORED INSIDE LOWER LEVEL CUBBIES, BEHIND CLASSROOM FURNITURE LOCATED ALONG THE WALLS ACROSS FROM PREP AREA, BEHIND TEEPEE AND BEHIND FISH TANK SCATTERED, 2ND (FLOOR ) SURROUNDING REFRIGERATION UNIT LOCATED AFTER ENTERING GATE, ALONG ADVENTURE WALL, IN FRONT OF TOILET WHERE SMALL COUCH AND PILLOWS ARE LOCATED, AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT FURNACE ROOM CONNECTED TO CLASSROOM SEATING AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

Pests spread numerous diseases through contamination.

No pests or animals allowed in facility.

No evidence of pests; No live animals except service animals; Effective pest control program.