Routine inspection·October 26, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jyoti Saini met with Licensee, Lokteva Oxana for an unannounced Annual Random Inspection. LPA disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was granted entry into the facility by the licensee. Present during this inspection was Licensee and 2 helpers supervising 11 preschoolers. Licensee lives in the home with husband and two children. The home is a single home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, garage, and back yard. The hours of operation are 8:00AM- 6:00PM, Monday -Friday. The facility has liability insurance through Markel Company INC. ON-LIMIT AREAS : living room, (main play area) the dining room, the master bedroom (nap room) and the bathroom located at the end of the hallway and backyard. OFF-LIMIT AREAS Kitchen, Bedrooms #1 and bedroom #2 on the right-hand side of the hallway, bathroom located inside the master bedroom and the garage. The off-limit areas are made inaccessible to children by locked doors, safety gates and visual supervision. LPA observed the following: Daycare Area is clean, orderly, and equipped with age-appropriate toys and equipment for children, indoors and outdoors. Home has a working telephone, a working smoke and carbon monoxide detector, and a fire extinguisher that meets the minimum requirements. There are no bodies of water in the day care. The Fireplace in the living room is screened to prevent the access to the children. There are child size tables and chairs for snack and activities. There are ample of age-appropriate toys that appear to be safe and in good condition. The napping room had cots in good condition and each child have separate blankets. The blankets and sheet are washed by the provider weekly. During inspection, LPA observed that swing set in the backyard is not properly anchored. Swing Set in back yard needs to be anchored to the ground securely on all legs. Swing set is OFF-LIMITS until these requirements are met. (see LIC9102) The Licensee has a trampoline in the backyard. LPA advised her that she must comply with the manufacturer instructions listed on the trampoline, including supervision requirements, if any of the day care children use the trampoline. Licensee states there are no guns or weapons of any kind in the home. Licensee's CPR expire in 05/2024. Licensee provides daily snacks and meals. Discipline policy is redirection. LPA reviewed children\342\200\231s files. All the files are complete and up to date. All required postings are properly posted.The last Emergency Drill was conducted on 10/05/2023 at 11:00am and is properly logged. see next page... During Inspection, Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, 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 up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. 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-and-resources/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. Licensee was reminded about Mandated Reporter training available on CCLD website. Training must be completed every 2 years. Training can be taken online at www.mandatedreporterca.com 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. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey will 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 tools, please send them by email 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 . A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. See attached 809-D for deficiency cited today. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Oxanan Lokteva .