Routine inspection·July 7, 2023

On 07/07/2023 at 12:48 PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Diana Campos conducted an unannounced Annual Required inspection at Patricia Baker Family Childcare Home. LPA met with licensee and explained the purpose of today's inspection. LPA was granted the inspection authority to enter the Home. The family childcare home days and hours of operation are Monday to Friday 06:00 AM to 06:30 PM. Present in the home at time of inspection were licensee, her assistant, her adult nephew, her 3 minor children, 4 minor relative children visiting the home today and 10 day care children in care consisting of 1 infant, 8 school age children and 3 preschoolers. Indoor Space: A health and safety tour of inside the home was done. LPA toured the premises with licensee. The home is a two story house consisting of 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen, family/day care room, laundry room and a garage. The home has sufficient heating and ventilation for the safety and comfort of children in care. Outdoor Space: LPA toured the outdoor area (backyard) and observed it was fenced. LPA observed there are no pools, hot tubs or other bodies of water. LPA observed a portion of the fence is unscrewed providing an open area. Licensee was reminded that 100% visual supervision is required when children are using the back yard. Licensee states that portion of the yard will not be used until the fence is repaired. OFF-LIMIT areas are the entire second level of home, the 3 bedrooms on the first floor which includes the 2 master bedrooms and bathrooms inside master bedrooms, the laundry room, kitchen and the garage. LPA observed these areas are inaccessible to children in care today by closed locked doors and visual supervision. IN-USE The living room, dining area, family/day care room, hall bathroom and backyard is used as the primary areas for day-care. Medicines, cleaning products, and sharp objects are stored inaccessible to children in care during today's inspection. The fireplace is blocked off to prevent access by children in care, the wall heater is screened, and the home maintains a working telephone. Stairs leading to the second level were blocked off by a child proof gate during today's inspection. Licensee was reminded that smoking is not allowed in a family child care home. Licensee was reminded that baby walkers, bouncers, jumpers and similar items are not allowed in family childcare homes. Licensee states that there are 2 dogs in the home which remain in their enclosure when children are present. Licensee stated there are no arms and ammunition stored in the home. There is a 3A40BC fire extinguisher, and working smoke/carbon monoxide detectors in the home. Children files and Facility files were reviewed. Facility contained a Children's Roster, Licensee\342\200\231s mandated reporter training expires 10/21/2023, pediatric CPR and first aid expires 3/2025. 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. 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 22-02CCP. 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, the LICENSEE Patricia Baker, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. The following deficiencies were observed (See LIC 809-D.) and cited from the California Code of Regulations, Title 22 . A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Patricia Baker.