Routine inspection·January 24, 2023

On 1/24/23 at 10:54am, Licensing Program Analyst Briana Plumboy, met with licensee Jigna Parekh for the purpose of an UNANNOUNCED RANDOM INSPECTION. Present for this visit was fingerprint clear assistants Nayanaben Patel and Rubeshkaya Muthuraj, licensee's husband Rajesh Parekh, 4 infants, and 5 preschool age children. The home was toured to conduct a Health and Safety Inspection upon LPA's arrival. The facility operates Monday through Friday from 8:00am until 6:00pm. The home is a two story home. The home is neat and clean with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. The ON LIMIT AREAS are the family room, downstairs bedroom on the left side of the hallway, downstairs bathroom, and the backyard. The family room is padded with cushioning and per licensee is the primary room for care. The OFF LIMIT AREAS are the downstairs master bedroom and master bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, garage, and the entire 2nd story of the home which will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. There is a fireplace located inside the family room which is barricaded by a couch and glass door to prevent access by children. The ISOLATION AREA will be an area in the family room. The backyard has a built in barbecue grill and fountain. The fountain has a wall built around it to prevent access by children in care. The home previously had a stone fireplace built inside the backyard, but the licensee has removed it. The backyard has gates on the left and right side of the home to prevent the access of the sides of the home to children in care. There are no play structures inside the backyard today. The licensee utilizes the form Lic. 282. The home has a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, working smoke detector, working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. The licensee CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires 08/29/24, and her assistant Rubeshkaya Muthuraj's CPR/First Aid expires 2/16/23. The licensee's mandated reporter training was completed on 1/4/22, and both assistants present today have not completed the training. The licensee is in compliance with the immunization law which pertains to providers, but her assistants are not. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. The licensee has not conducted and documented a fire or disaster drill since 07/14/22. See 809-C 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 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 licensee Jigna Parekh 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 Jigna Parekh 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 809-Ds for deficiencies cited during today's inspection. Appeal rights provided and discussed. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Jigna Parekh.