Routine inspection·November 5, 2021

On 11/5/2021, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jonathan Williams arrived at the facility unannounced for the purposes of a Required 1-Year Inspection. LPA was met by Licensee, Stacy Kelly. Present for this inspection are the Licensee, fingerprint cleared and associated assistant provider, and 13 children in care (four infants, four school aged children, and five preschool-aged children). Facility operating hours are 7am-5:30pm M-F. The facility was toured to conduct a health and safety inspection. The home is a 1-story home consisting of three bedrooms, kitchen, front room, living room, bathroom, patio room, garage, and backyard. On-limit-areas: entire home except for garage. Off-limit areas: Garage. All off-limit areas are made inaccessible to children via locked and/or closed doors and visual supervision. Isolation room: front room. At 3:00pm, LPA toured the facility interior. The home is tidy and clean with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are safe age-appropriate toys and learning materials available to children throughout the home. There is no fireplace located in the home. All hazardous materials and toxins including disinfectants and cleaning solutions were observed to be made inaccessible to children during today's inspection. Furniture accessible to children was observed to be age-appropriate, in operable condition, and free of loose, sharp, or pointed parts. Food/beverages capable of rapid spoiling are properly stored. Uncontaminated drinking water is available to children. There are no firearms kept in the home at this time, per Licensee. At 3:16pm, LPA toured the outdoor play area. All play equipment was observed to be operable and age-appropriate during this inspection. High climbing equipment has cushioning material to absorb falls. The backyard is fenced. There are no pools, hot tubs, ponds or any other bodies of water located in the on-limit areas of the facility premises at this time. The facility has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher and working telephone. Carbon monoxide detector is functional. Smoke detector is wired to notify the fire department if triggered. Per Licensee, smoke detector is serviced regularly. Mandated Reporter training for Licensee has expired. CPR/1st Aid certificate for Licensee has expired. Licensee produced proof of enrollment in CPR/1st Aid training renewal. The facility is not in ratio today. All required forms are posted in public view. Roster obtained. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. This facility does not provide IMS to children in care at this time. 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 .\342\200\235 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. Licensee was reminded that California Law requires licensed Family Child Care Homes to report unusual incidents or injuries to children in care to child's parents and to the Department of Social Services using the Unusual Incident/Injury form (LIC 624b). Incidents must be reported within 24 hours by phone, fax, or electronic mail. LPA informed the Licensee that all forms can be downloaded at www.ccld.ca.gov and encouraged the Licensee to email childcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov to be included in the Child Care Quarterly Updates distribution list. The Licensee was also reminded that Mandated Reporter Training ("General" and "Child Care Providers") is required for all staff and is to be renewed every 2 years by visiting www.mandatedreporterca.com . 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. Deficiencies were cited today , including one Type A deficiency. LIC9224 must be delivered to parents of children in care, including parents of all newly enrolled children for a period of 12 months from the date of today's visit, and signatures must be obtained. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Appeal rights were provided to the Licensee and the signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights. Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee.