Pre-licensing visit·February 2, 2022

On 2/2/2022 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jonathan Williams met with Applicant, Maria De Santiago, for the purposes of conducting an announced prelicensing inspection. Present during today's inspection was the Applicant and the Applicant's son (three years of age). All adults living in the home are fingerprint cleared and associated. The home was toured to conduct a health and safety inspection. The facility consists of a two-story home and accessory dwelling unit (ADU) located in the backyard. Only the ADU will be used for childcare. LPA advised Applicant that daycare children may not have access to the main home until inspected by the Department to ensure regulatory compliance. On-limit-areas: Entire ADU except for bedroom 2. Off-limit-areas : Entire main house (both floors), bedroom 2 located in the ADU, backyard, garage. Isolation area: Bedroom 1 in the ADU. The interior of the home was toured at 2:00pm. The main home, off-limits for daycare children, is a two-story home. The first floor consists of a living room, kitchen/dining room, bathroom, two bedrooms, garage, and backyard. The second floor consists of two bedrooms and one bathroom. The ADU consists of one main room with kitchen and play area, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. The facility is neat and clean. All toxins, medications, hazardous materials, and cleaning compounds were observed to be made inaccessible to children at the time of this inspection. There is no fireplace located in the ADU (central heating). Per Applicant statement, there are no firearms kept in the facility. Per Applicant statement, there are no pets kept in the home. Per Applicant statement, nobody smokes in the home. Applicant understands that all off limits areas of the home shall be kept inaccessible to children via barricade, locked doors, and/or visual supervision. LPA tested carbon monoxide and smoke detectors and LPA observed them to be functional at 2:24pm. A fully-charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher was observed to be located in the ADU. A fully stocked first aid kit was observed to be located in the ADU. The backyard was toured at 2:30pm. Per Applicant statement, there are no pools, ponds, hot tubs, or any other bodies of water on the facility premises at this time. Backyard shall be placed off-limits until a barricade can be installed preventing access to a side area containing dangerous gardening equipment. Applicant was advised that an inspection may be necessary to place backyard on-limits . Applicant has required Preventive Health and Safety Training certificate, including lead poisoning prevention update. Applicant has current CPR/1st Aid certificate which expires on 07/10/2023. Mandated Reporter training certificates for Applicant are current, and expire on 10/15/2023 (General) and 10/18/2023 (Child Care Providers). The facility sketch matches the home. All facility records to be maintained, including children's records, were discussed in-depth. COVID-19 prevention requirements set forth by state and county public health authorities were discussed. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. 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 .\342\200\235 Applicant 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. Applicant was reminded that California Law requires licensed Family Child Care Homes to report unusual incidents or injuries to children in care to child's parents and to the Department of Social Services using the Unusual Incident/Injury form (LIC 624b). Incidents must be reported within 24 hours by phone, fax, or electronic mail. LPA informed the Applicant that all forms can be downloaded at www.ccld.ca.gov and encouraged the Applicant to email childcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov to be included in the Child Care Quarterly Updates distribution list. The Applicant was also reminded that Mandated Reporter Training ("General" and "Child Care Providers") is required for all staff and is to be renewed every 2 years by visiting www.mandatedreporterca.com . LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with Applicant 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. The Applicant is reminded any structural changes to the home or additions to the child care facility must be reported to Community Care Licensing. Applicant was informed that any area of the home marked "off-limits" must be inspected by the department before being placed "on-limits". This home is recommended for a license for a large Family Child Care Home effective 2/2/2022. Appeal Rights provided. Exit interview conducted at 3:50pm