Facility-requested visit·March 6, 2025

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jyoti Saini met with Licensee Sindhu Chemala Venkata for a CASE MANAGEMENT VISIT\342\200\224INCREASE IN CAPACITY. During this inspection, the Licensee and her mother were supervising five (5) children. The facility has an approved fire clearance, with the condition that the garage remains off-limits. On-Limit Areas: Living room, kitchen, dining room, family room, hallway, bathroom, and backyard. Off-Limit Areas : All bedrooms, including the master bedroom and bathroom, hallway storage closet, and garage. The home has a working telephone, a smoke and carbon monoxide detector, and a fire extinguisher meeting the minimum requirements. During today's inspection, no bodies of water were in the daycare area. The Licensee states there are no guns or weapons in the home. There are no pets in the house. The outdoor play area is fenced and is free from defects and dangerous conditions. The Licensee\342\200\231s CPR and first aid certificates are valid until 4/28/2025, and the Mandated Reporter certificate is valid until 09/2025. Staff-children ratios were discussed with the Licensee for a Large Family Childcare Home (FCCH). If there is no helper, the Licensee will need to operate within the small FCCH in regard to ratios. If care is provided to the 7th and 8th child for a Small FCCH or the 13th and 14th child for a Large FCCH, the last two children need to be school-aged (6 years old). Licensees are reminded that walkers, exersaucer, jumpers, bouncers, and similar items may not be used for children in care and shall be made inaccessible. see next page.. During the Inspection, Licensees were 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 the 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. Licensees were reminded about the Mandated Reporter training on the CCLD website. Training must be completed every two years. Training can be taken online at www.mandatedreporterca.com Large Family Child Care License is recommended, effective 3/06/2025. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the Licensee, Sindhu Chemala Venkata .