Routine inspection·September 8, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst Tasha Alexander met with licensee Angela Ferguson for an unannounced 1 YEAR/REQUIRED inspection. Present for today's inspection is licensee, her husband and 5 day care children in care, consisting of 2 infants (over 12 months old) and 3 preschool age. LPA toured the facility for a health and safety inspection. The children's files were also reviewed. There is a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, a working smoke alarm and working carbon monoxide detector in the home. All were inspected/tested and found to be in working condition. There are no firearms located on the premises per licensee. There is a hot tub located in the backyard that has a hard cover that can withstand the weight of an adult and locks on all four sides that meets that state fire Marshall. All poisons, cleaning solutions and medications are inaccessible to children in care. Licensee has current CPR & 1st AID cards which expire 2/2024 respectively. The off-limits areas are the entire upstairs, garage and downstairs bedroom. These areas will be inaccessible to children in care by closed and/or locked doors, visual supervision and a safety gate at the bottom of the stairs. Licensee was reminded that baby walkers, excersaucers and baby bouncers are not allowed. Licensee was also informed of the licensing web address ( www.ccld.ca.gov ) for downloading child care forms and ( www.myccl.com ) to register to receive child care updates. Licensee [or facility representative] 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. A review of staff records on 9/7/23 indicates that all facility staff or other individual who required caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. Effective September 1, 2016, a person may not work or volunteer at a child care center or family child care home unless he or she has been vaccinated against pertussis, measles and influenza or has an exemption. Today licensee and husband have immunization records are in file. Licensee and husband both decline the Flu vaccine. Today the mandatory mandated reporter training course was also discussed. Licensee and husband both have current certificates that expire 6/21/24. Infant Safe Sleep practices were discussed. Licensee is not currently caring for infants under 12 months old. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see Evaluator Manual - Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes Section 102417. 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 CONTINUED ON 809-C 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 information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/process . As a result of today's visit, there are no deficiencies cited today. An exit interview was conducted. A notice of site visit was posted.