Brown, Kimberly Family Child Care Home

(a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following:(2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. Based on observations/interviews, the licensee did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that 7 of 7 children in care (C1 – C7) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

CHILD'S RECORDS

Childs Records. The licensee shall maintain, in each child’s record, a copy of the emergency information card required in Section 102417(g) (7). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on file review the licensee failed to ensure that 11 children (C2-C12) were without emergency contact information.

PERSONAL RIGHTS

Personal Rights: To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observed 2 staff not wearing masks during operational hours as required and not assessing children for illness including COVID-19 prior to entrance to the family child care home. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

IMMUNIZATIONS

Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA’s examination of the children’s files that licensee failed to ensure 5 out of 8 children had obtained immunization records prior to admission. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.