Routine inspection·June 16, 2023

On June 16, 2023 at approximately 8:45am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Haderer arrived for an unannounced annual inspection. Present in the home today was licensee Pamela Silas and 4 children in care (ages 5, 6, 7, and 8 years old). Hours of operation are 6:30am to 6:30pm. The facility is a single-story home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; a living room; dining room (with a screened fireplace); kitchen; backyard area; and a basement. There is a six-foot fence surrounding the perimeter of the backyard. There is screened wall heater in the on-limits dining room and one bedroom has been converted into a classroom. Toxins, medicines, and hazardous items were inaccessible during today's inspection. Per the licensees’, the ISOLATION AREA will be in the on-limits dining room on a sofa area away from the other children in care. On-limit areas include: Dining room; Bedroom #1 (day care room) next to the living room; kitchen; and full bathroom on the left side of the hall next to the day care room; and backyard areas outside. Off-limit areas include: Living room; bedroom off the kitchen; master bedroom / master bathroom; basement area. There are child gates to prevent access to off limit areas and are also inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. There are play structures in the back yard: a swing set; additional play structure with slides; and a small playhouse. The swing set is attached firmly to the ground, all items were observed to be safe and in good condition. The home and the day care area and rooms are neat and clean, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort and ample age appropriate toys. LPA did not observe any hazardous materials, or toxins accessible to children on the premises during the inspection. There is a pack and play used for infant sleep and safe sleep requirements were discussed with Licensee. There is a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher located in the kitchen, last serviced on May 31, 2023. The facility has working (tested and functioning) combined smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Fire drills are completed quarterly, the last drill was completed on June 15, 2023. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Licensees’ Pediatric CPR/First Aid certificates are current and expire on 7-06-2024. Mandated Reporter certificate was renewed on 4-16-2022. LPA reminded licensee of the following: Mandated Reporter training is to be renewed every two years; CPR/First Aid is also renewed every two years. Baby bouncers & drop-down cribs are not allowed at the day-care facility. Licensee owns the property and has childcare liability insurance with DCI Westchester, the policy expires September 20, 2023. Children’s files were reviewed, a photocopy of the roster was taken by the LPA for the office file. All other files were complete and in good order. There are no infants in care at this time and therefore no infant safe sleep plans nor safe sleep logs are required. Although licensee does not have infants in care at this time, LPA reviewed the safe sleep regulations with licensees’ and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-and-resources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed licensees’ of the importance of checking for recalled infant devices on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website at https://www.cpsc.gov/ and recommended they register all infant devices with the CPSC to be notified of any recalls on their purchased equipment. Licensees’ were reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see Evaluator Manual – Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes Section 102417. When any IMS is provided, a Plan for Providing IMS must be submitted to the Department. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice)/ (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey will be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or tools, please send them by email to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process . There were no deficiencies found during today’s inspection. This report will remain on file for three years. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Pamala Silas.