Routine inspection·May 5, 2025

On 05/05/2025 at 1:30PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jaleesa Jackson met with Licensee Lakshmi Chinta for an Unannounced Annual/Random Inspection and Increase of Capacity visit. Present during the inspection was the Licensee and her fingerprint cleared husband and their minor daughter. Licensee currently does not have any children currently enrolled. Licensee also has a minor son that was not present during today's inspection. Licensee\342\200\231s home was toured for a health and safety inspection. The facility plans to operate from 8:00AM \342\200\223 6:00PM, Monday - Friday. ON LIMITS AREA: Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bedroom #1, (first door right side hallway), Bathroom #1 (first door left side hallway) and Backyard OFF LIMITS AREA: Master Bedroom/Bathroom, Bedroom #2 , Bedroom #3 and Garage. Off limits areas are made inaccessible by closed doors, gates and visual supervision. ISOLATION AREA: Bedroom #1 The facility is a single story home owned by the Licensee. The home is equipped with central heating and air for proper ventilation. Licensee stated she will provide all food for the children. Licensee stated that she will not transport children. There is a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, working combination monoxide detector/smoke detector, and telephone. The home does contain a fireplace but it is blocked off making it inaccessible to children. Licensee states that only the cemented area of the backyard will be used for children. There is a shed in the backyard that is inaccessible to children. Licensee stated that there are no firearms or pets or no one who smokes at the home. LPA did not observe any bodies of water in or around the home. Continued 809-C Licensee\342\200\231s Pediatric CPR and First Aid training is current and expires 2/11/2026. Licensee\342\200\231s Mandated Reporter training is current and expires 2/13/2026. All adults living in the home have obtained a criminal record clearance. Due to no enrollment, there are no files to review. The home has gained a fire clearance on 4/30/2025 from the Fremont Fire Department with the condition of the garage not to be used for childcare. All documents have been received for the increase of capacity application. The Licensee was reminded that an assistant is needed with a large family child care home license, and whenever an assistant is not present, the licensee will comply with the capacity requirements for a small family child care home. Increase of capacity has been approved 5/5/2025. There were no deficiencies cited on today's visit. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process. 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. Continued on 809-C 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-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. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see PIN 22-02- CCP. 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 informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the LICENSEE Lakshmi Chinta, 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. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Lakshmi Chinta.