PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF MILL CREEK

Observation

Exit doors in three classrooms were blocked by cots. Dispute Description: In the above-mentioned paragraph, I mentioned that the licensor entered our family at 1:47 p.m. and proceeded to inspect classrooms that were either still asleep or beginning to wake up. All our cots are stored in classrooms’ corners, located within 4 feet of exit doors. As the licensor and I proceeded through each classroom inspection, children were beginning to wake up and teachers were beginning to stack cots back where they permanently resided during the day, in the corner, not far from the exit door. The cots that the licensor is referring to that were blocking the door were our cover cots that teachers removed prior to stacking sleeping cots with sheets and blankets back into place. These “blocking” cover cots were placed there temporarily as teachers stacked sleeping cots back into their permanent location in the corner before placing the cover cot on top to keep the cots below clean and sanitary. We actually had a real emergency in our facility the same day after the licensor left due to an unusual gas smell, so all children and staff had to evacuate the building immediately so we could bring the Puget Sound inspectors to inspect the building for a possible gas leak. Everyone exited the building within minutes, positioned themselves away from the building to the back of our playground areas (like we always do during our monthly drills), and were happily awaiting inspectors. We walked children around the building to return them safely to their parents as the day came to an end. Please note that there were no cots blocking any exit doors during the whole evacuation process, as nap time was over by then. Our parents gave us kudos for how organized and happy the children were in a real emergency. Thankfully, it was a false alarm; no natural gas leak was found, and it was stated that it was probably gasoline on someone’s clothes that brought the smell in. Our licensor is welcome to inspect any classroom at times other than the end of a nap time. In the above-mentioned paragraph, I mentioned that the licensor entered our family at 1:47 p.m. and proceeded to inspect classrooms that were either still asleep or beginning to wake up. All our cots are stored in classrooms’ corners, located within 4 feet of exit doors. As the licensor and I proceeded through each classroom inspection, children were beginning to wake up and teachers were beginning to stack cots back where they permanently resided during the day, in the corner, not far from the exit door. The cots that the licensor is referring to that were blocking the door were our cover cots that teachers removed prior to stacking sleeping cots with sheets and blankets back into place. These “blocking” cover cots were placed there temporarily as teachers stacked sleeping cots back into their permanent location in the corner before placing the cover cot on top to keep the cots below clean and sanitary. We actually had a real emergency in our facility the same day after the licensor left due to an unusual gas smell, so all children and staff had to evacuate the building immediately so we could bring the Puget Sound inspectors to inspect the building for a possible gas leak. Everyone exited the building within minutes, positioned themselves away from the building to the back of our playground areas (like we always do during our monthly drills), and were happily awaiting inspectors. We walked children around the building to return them safely to their parents as the day came to an end. Please note that there were no cots blocking any exit doors during the whole evacuation process, as nap time was over by then. Our parents gave us kudos for how organized and happy the children were in a real emergency. Thankfully, it was a false alarm; no natural gas leak was found, and it was stated that it was probably gasoline on someone’s clothes that brought the smell in. Our licensor is welcome to inspect any classroom at times other than the end of a nap time.