Routine inspection·April 15, 2026

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melanie Otsuji arrived to the facility unannounced to conduct an ANNUAL/RANDOM INSPECTION . LPA was met by Licensee, Yamin Chen. Also present during today's visit was a fingerprint cleared assistant, and 3 preschool aged children. LPA toured the day care for a health & safety inspection. The ON LIMITS area consist of the kitchen, family room, living room, napping room and bathroom in napping room. All other areas are OFF LIMITS . The off limits areas will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The home has heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. The BACKYARD play area is fenced. All children are supervised during outside play as stated by the licensee. There are toys and learning materials. There are no pools, hot tubs or any other bodies of water present during today's inspection. Facility has a working smoke detector and working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. The licensee is compliant with the immunizations law. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. All REQUIRED forms are posted and visible for public review. Licensee conducts and documents disaster drills at least once every 6 months. Licensee is exempt from taking the mandated reporter training due to English not being her primary language. 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. 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 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. Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the Licensee, Yamin Chen, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. No citations found on today's date. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Yamin Chen.