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Inspection visit

Routine inspection (3-year)

Clean visit · 0 citations

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On 8/21/2025 at approximately 10:15 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jamel Maiwandi met with Licensees Karen Richardson and Delores Snell for a required 3-year annual inspection. Present during today\342\200\231s inspection were the licensees and 6 children. Hours of operation are from 04:30AM-6:00pm Monday-Friday. The home is a one-story house that consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, garage, and backyard. The entrance to the daycare is the front door. The home was toured for Health and Safety Inspection. The home was observed to be orderly, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are firearms located on the premises as stated by the licensee Delores Snell and are locked and inacessible to children in care. Detergents, cleaning compounds, and other items which could pose a danger to children are stored and inaccessible to children in the garage. LPA verified that the fire extinguisher is a 3A40BC and is fully charged. The home is equipped with both a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. There is a working telephone in the home. The home provides appropriate toys, learning materials and play equipment. The outdoor play area is located in the backyard with age-appropriate toys and equipment, and licensees were reminded to ensure 100% visual supervision of children is conducted during outdoor play times. There is a fully stocked first aid kit. There are no bodies of water located onsite. All required postings were observed posted on a wall. ON LIMIT AREAS: bedrooms 1 and 2, bathroom, living room, dining room, family room, backyard OFF LIMITS : bedroom 3, garage, laundry room, side yard, front yard, kitchen I SOLATION AREA : Family room Continues on 809-C Page 2 The licensees conduct and document fire and disaster drills twice a year with the last one conducted in 06/2025. Both Licensee\342\200\231s CPR and First Aid certificates are current and expire on 02/2027. Licensees have current mandated reporter training which expire on 8/14/2027. The Licensees were reminded of the responsibility as a mandated reporter. LPA reviewed 2 staff files and 5 children\342\200\231s files at 10:45am and obtained a current facility roster. The licensees are in compliance with the immunization law. Licensees were 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. 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-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPAs 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 facility provides Incidental Medical Services (IMS). LPA inspected medications to ensure they are current and unexpired. For IMS information see PIN 22-02-CCP. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514- 0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA are available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-carecenters/ . Licensees were informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to childcare providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. Continues on 809-C Page 3 During the exit interview, the Licensees Delores Snell and Karen Richardson confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. 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 . No deficiencies were cited during today's inspection. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensees Delores Snell and Karen Richardson. Report and Appeal rights were given to Licensees.

Citations

No citations recorded on this visit

The inspector found no violations of California child care regulations during this visit.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the August 21, 2025 inspection of SNELL, DELORES & RICHARDSON, KAREN?

This was a inspection inspection of SNELL, DELORES & RICHARDSON, KAREN on August 21, 2025. The inspection found no deficiencies and no citations were issued.

Were any citations issued to SNELL, DELORES & RICHARDSON, KAREN on August 21, 2025?

No citations were issued during this inspection. The facility was found to be in compliance with all applicable regulations.

What type of inspection was this?

This was a inspection inspection. inspection inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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