Routine inspection·August 3, 2022

On 08/03/2022, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melanie Otsuji, met with licensee Smita Kumar for an UNANNOUNCED 1 YEAR REQUIRED INSPECTION. Also present during inspection was Licensee's fingerprint cleared child and 5 children (2 preschoolers and 3 infants). The home was toured to conduct a Health and Safety Inspection. The facility currently operates Monday through Friday from 8:00am until 6:00pm. The ON LIMIT AREAS are the entire first floor aside from the garage, laundry room and backyard The OFF LIMIT AREAS are the upper floor, garage, laundry room and backyard. The ISOLATION AREA will be the downstairs bedroom. There are toys and learning equipment. There are no pools, hot tubs or any other bodies of water present in the on limit areas during the time of the inspection. The home has a fully charged fire extinguisher. All hazardous materials and toxins are kept out of the reach of children. Facility has a working smoke detector and working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. Facility last conducted a disaster drill in July of 2022. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. All REQUIRED forms are posted and visible for public review. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. 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 Licensee was 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. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee 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 licensee 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. No deficiencies noted on today's date. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Smita Kumar.