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Inspection visit

Routine inspection

YUAN, ALICELicense 0134228976 citations on this visit
6 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On 10/18/21 at 10:15am, Licensing Program Analyst Briana Plumboy met with licensee Alice Yuan for an UNANNOUNCED REQUIRED 1 YEAR INSPECTION. Present for this visit was 3 infants and 8 preschool age children. During the inspection, licensee's fingerprint clear and associated husband Ronald Boivin arrived at 10:48am who is licensee's assistant. The home was toured to conduct a Health and Safety Inspection. The facility is currently open Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 6:00pm. The home is a one story, single family home. The ON LIMITS areas are: the playroom, kitchen, dining room, classroom, and bathroom to master bedroom #2, and yard. The OFF LIMITS areas are: Study Room, Master bedroom #1, Master bedroom #2, bedroom #3, and the garage which will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The ISOLATION AREA will be the playroom. The BACKYARD play area is fenced. There are toys and learning materials. There are no pools, hot tubs or any other bodies of water present in the on limit areas during today's inspection. The home has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher, working smoke detector, working carbon monoxide detector, and working telephone. The home utilizes the NEST system. The licensee's CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires 08/21/2023. The licensee and assistant Ronald are in compliance with the immunization law. The licensee has a waiver for the mandated reporter training course until it is available in Mandarin, and licensee's assistant Ronald's mandated reporter training certificate expired 10/3/21. The fireplace is barricaded to prevent access by children, and located inside the living room. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. The licensee conducts and documents fire and disaster drills twice a year with the last one conducted on 06/1/21. The licensee has day care insurance during today's inspection. All REQUIRED forms are posted and visible for public review. Today the licensee is cited the following: 1) The licensee was out of ratio upon LPA Plumboy's arrival at 10:15am. The licensee was placed back in ratio once her husband/assistant arrived at 10:48am. 2) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. In the bathroom, it was observed the cabinet drawers are not locked and there are cleaning supplies and objects which may pose an immediate risk to the health and safety of children. See 809-C AND 809-D for continuance 3) Mandated reporter training for assistant is expired. 4) Use of off limit area 5) Conduct Inimical 6) If the infant is sleeping in a separate room from where the provider is stationed, the door to the room the infant is sleeping in shall remain open at all times 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 Alice Yuan 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 Alice Yuan 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. The attached Type A deficiencies are cited today. Upon receipt, licensee shall post for 30 days and provide copies of this licensing report to parent/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parent/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. LIC 9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports should be signed by guardians and placed in each child\342\200\231s file. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. See (4)809-Ds cited during today's inspection. Appeal rights provided and discussed. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Alice Yuan.

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.

  • ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING OR GROUNDS

    Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 12:30pm, an infant was observed inside a room which is not licensed to be used by children in care. This area is an off limits area. By childred in care using off limits areas, it poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • STAFFING RATIO AND CAPACITY

    Based on interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by being alone with 3 infants and 8 preschool age children upon LPA Plumboy's arrival at the facility at 10:15am. At 10:48am, licensee's husband arrived placing the facility back in ratio. The licensee being alone with 10 children places her out of ratio which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

    Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 cabinets located in the bathroom had broken child safety locks and in the cabinets were cleaning supplies and hazardous items which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • INFANT SAFE SLEEP

    Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 12:30pm, an infant was observed inside a room in an off limits area which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The door to the room was closed.

  • ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

    Based on record review, the licensee's assistant did not comply with the section cited above due to his mandated reporter training certificate expiring 10/3/21 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

  • HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION

    Based on interview when LPA Plumboy entered licensee's home, licensee stated the children in the kitchen and living room where all children in care. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 12:30pm, LPA Plumboy heard a cry and an infant was inside the first bedroom located on the right side of the hallway in an off limit area. By not telling the truth it poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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What happened during the October 18, 2021 inspection of YUAN, ALICE?

This was a inspection inspection of YUAN, ALICE on October 18, 2021. 6 citations were issued: 5 Type A (serious) and 1 Type B.

Were any citations issued to YUAN, ALICE on October 18, 2021?

Yes, 6 citations were issued (5 Type A, 1 Type B). The first citation was for: "Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 12:30pm, an infant was observed insid..."

What type of inspection was this?

This was a inspection inspection. inspection inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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