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Inspection visit

Routine inspection

GARCIA, MARIA TERESITALicense 0134175126 citations on this visit
6 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On 03/29/22, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Plumboy arrived to the facility to conduct an Unannounced Annual Required 1 YEAR inspection. LPA was met by licensee's fingerprint cleared spouse Tomas Garcia and licensee's fingerprint clear and associated daughter Hannah Garcia, adult son Mark Thomas Garcia, and 5 day care children (1 infant and 4 preschoolers). This facility currently operates from 7:00am until 6:00pm. The licensee's husband accompanied LPA Plumboy on a tour of the home and backyard. The home is two stories. There is a barricade/gate at the bottom of the stairs during today's inspection. The ON LIMIT AREAS are the entire first level of the home except the laundry room and garage. The OFF LIMIT AREAS are the laundry room, garage, and entire second level of the home which will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The ISOLATION AREA will be the living room. The BACKYARD play area is completely fenced. There are toys, activities, and play equipment. There are no play structures present at the facility during today's inspection which are required to be anchored. There are no pools, hot tubs or any other bodies of water present during today's inspection. The home has a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, working smoke detector, working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. The fireplace is screened to prevent access by children. Per Tomas, there are no firearms in the home. Tomas Garcia's CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires 5/2/23. Tomas Garcia's mandated reporter training is not available during today's inspection. The licensee and her husband Tomas are in compliance with the immunization law. The facility conducts and documents fire and disaster drills twice a year with the last one conducted on 2/2/22. At 10:54am, 5 Childr en files were reviewed. The licensee is in ratio today. All REQUIRED forms are posted and visible for public review. See 809-C, 809-D (3), and advisory note for continuance 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 Per licensees assistant, there are no children in care at this time requiring IMS Licensee was encouraged to frequently visit our website at ccld.ca.gov for licensing regulations and updates. Licensee is reminded that ALL assistants, volunteers, and staff, that are 18 years of age or older must be fingerprint cleared and associated to this facility prior to being in the presence of children in care or an immediate civil penalty will be assessed from $100 to $3000 per person, per incident. Licensee was reminded of the responsibility as a mandated reporter. All forms can be downloaded at www.ccld.ca.gov LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensees husband/assistant Tomas Garcia 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 husband/assistant Tomas Garcia 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. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. See Type B citations cited on the attached 809-Ds during today's inspection. See advisory notes attached. Appeal rights provided and discussed. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensees husband/assistant Tomas Garcia.

Citations

6 citations recorded*CCLD

What does Type A vs Type B mean?

Type A. Serious citation. Imminent or substantial risk to children. The regulator requires corrective action immediately and may impose a civil penalty.

Type B. Lower-severity citation. Corrective action required, no imminent risk. The regulator monitors compliance on the next visit.

  • 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)Type B

    Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as she does not have a sleep log or LIC 9227 in any of the children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

    Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 childrens file is missing the consent to emergency medical treatment which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

    Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardianand the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement is not met based on interview and file review.The facility roster was not available which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

    Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 childrens files does not have a signed Lic. 282 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • 102425(c)Type B

    INFANT SAFE SLEEP

    Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that for an 11-month old infant, there was no Individual Infant Sleeping Plan (LIC9227) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

    Based on record review, the licensee and her husband/assistant did not comply with the section cited above due to both their mandated reporter training certificicates being expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the March 29, 2022 inspection of GARCIA, MARIA TERESITA?

This was an inspection of GARCIA, MARIA TERESITA on March 29, 2022. 6 citations were issued: 6 Type B.

Were any citations issued to GARCIA, MARIA TERESITA on March 29, 2022?

Yes, 6 citations were issued (0 Type A, 6 Type B). The first citation was for: "Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as she does not have a sleep log or LIC..."

What type of inspection was this?

This was an inspection. Inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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