Routine inspection·July 22, 2025

On July 22, 2025 at 1:15pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Julia Placencia arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct an Annual/Random Inspection. LPA met with licensee Ellen Sanchez. Also residing in the home is the licensee\342\200\231s husband Jorge Sanchez. The facility operates only out of the cottage behind the main house. Entry to the facility is through the green gate at the left side of house. Currently the summer hours of operation for child care are Monday through Thursday, 8:30am to 11:30am. During the school year the hours will be 8:30am to 3:00pm. The following was observed during today\342\200\231s inspection: Capacity/Staffing : The facility operates as a Family Child Care Home (large), which may have a maximum capacity of twelve (12) to fourteen (14) children. At time of inspection, there were no children in care as they already left for the day. ON Limit areas (accessible to children in care) : Cottage Behind the Main House and Backyard. The cottage is set up as a Montessori School with ample age appropriate toys/activities observed to be safe and in good condition. LPA observed the facility to be clean and in good repair, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. The ON-Limit portion of backyard is the grassy area next to the cottage as well as different play areas set up for the children which includes a large play structure and play house area. The play structure is anchored to the ground with appropriate cushioning (tanbark) to absorb falls. There is a fence surrounding the perimeter of the yard. There are no pools or other bodies or water. LPA did not observe any dangerous conditions, nor any hazardous or toxic items accessible to children in the ON Limit areas of the facility today. ***Continued on LIC809-C... OFF Limit areas (not accessible to children in care): Main House, Garage and Gated Left Side Yard. OFF-Limit areas are inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors/gates and visual supervision. Licensee is advised to contact Licensing so that an inspection can be completed prior to changing an OFF Limit area to ON Limit. Emergency Preparedness/Safety: Facility has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be functioning. First aid supplies are available. A fire/disaster drill was last conducted on 5/5/25 and meets the six month requirement. Facility has phone service. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Licensee confirmed the Emergency Disaster Plan to be current. Staff Records Review: Licensee and all adults living and/or working in the home have proper criminal background clearances. Licensee has current CPR/First Aid training, which expires on 6/22/27 and her mandated reporter training expires 9/11/25. Helper Judy's mandated reporter training expires 9/7/25. Licensee is in compliance with immunization law. Children\342\200\231s Records Review : All required licensing documents were observed. A facility roster is maintained. Licensing Postings: Facility license, Notification of Parents\342\200\231 Rights, Earthquake Preparedness. 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 LIC809-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 child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, licensee confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. There were no deficiencies cited during today\342\200\231s inspection. *** Please see LIC 9102 for Advisory Notes. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Ellen Sanchez.