Routine inspection (3-year)·January 11, 2024

On 1/11/24, Licensing Program Analysts Briana Plumboy and Dealia Frison, met with licensee Jigna Parekh for the purpose of an UNANNOUNCED RANDOM INSPECTION. Present for this visit was fingerprint clear assistants Nayanaben Patel and Manjinder Kaur, licensee's husband Rajesh Parekh, and licensees father in law Gunvantrai 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, half 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, downstairs bedroom, 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. 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 during today's inspection. 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 Manjinder Kaur's expires 7/29/25. The licensee and assistant Manjinder Parekh's mandated reporter training's are expired and assistant Nayanaben Patel has a waiver for mandated reporter training. The licensee and Manjinder are in compliance with the immunization law. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. The last document disaster drill was conducted 1/3/24. See 809-C for continuance Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see PIN 22-02CCP. 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: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-care-centers/ . Licensee was encouraged to frequently visit our website at ccld.ca.gov for licensing regulations and updates. Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platforms. To receive important licensed related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-carelicensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. Family Child Care Homes Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, 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 for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. 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. See 809-C for continuance The licensee provided proof of control of property. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/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. During the exit interview, the Licensee Jigna Parekh confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. See 809-D for deficiency cited during today's inspection. Appeal rights provided and discussed. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Jigna Parekh.