Routine inspection·June 9, 2023

On June 9, 2023 at 11:50am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Indira Loza met with Licensee Ellastine Barksdale for an Unannounced Required Annual Inspection . Present during the inspection was the Licensee, the Licensee's fingerprint cleared sons (2), fingerprint cleared daughter, fingerprint cleared grandson, and an non-fingerprinted adult. The home was toured for a health and safety inspection. The facility operates from 6:30am \342\200\223 6:00pm Monday \342\200\223 Friday. The home is a single story house that consists of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The inside of the home was observed to be neat and clean with age appropriate materials for the children. All toxins, cleaning products, and hazardous materials were observed to be in inaccessible areas to the children in care. ON LIMITS AREA : the kitchen, dining room, the living room, the Licensee's bedroom (only used to walk through to the master bathroom), two bathrooms, the family room, the small room next to the kitchen, and the backyard OFF LIMITS AREA : The family room next to the dining room, the front yard, the closed off section of the backyard, and the two bedrooms. ISOLATION AREA : In the dining room The backyard has a play structure with padding underneath to absorb any falls. LPA observed sleeping mats for the children to nap on. The home has a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher in the kitchen, a working smoke detector next to the kitchen, and a functioning carbon monoxide detector. The fire drill log is up to date with the last drill being conducted on June 9, 2023. The licensee's CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires on July 10, 2023. Per Licensee, there are no firearms in the home. LPA reviewed three *****************************Report continues on on LIC 809-C**************************** staff and six children's files. LPA obtained a copy of the facility roster. The following was observed during the inspection - An adult without a background check clearance was present with the children - There were 10 children with one assistant Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. Licensee is not providing IMS at this time.For IMS information see PIN 22-02. 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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm 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 web page 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. 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 *************************************Report Continues on LIC 809-D************************** information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/process . See 809D for deficiencies that were cited during today's inspections. Licensee shall post a copy of the report in a location where all parents can easily view it. All parents of currently enrolled and newly enrolled children during the next twelve months must sign an LIC9224 acknowledgement form and place in each child's file. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted with Licensee Ellastine Barksdale. Report and Appeal Rights were provided.