Facility-requested visit·November 9, 2023

On November 9, 2023 at 8:31am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Catherine Fernandes met with Licensee Mayra Ramirez for an increase in capacity inspection. Present for today’s inspection was the licensee, residing in the home is the Licensee's fingerprint cleared Husband, and three underage children. Operating days and times are Monday through Thursday 7:00am-4:30pm. ON LIMIT AREAS: Living Room, Dining Room, the first bedrooms on the right and left of the hallway, and the bathroom at the end of the hallway and the fenced in backyard. OFF LIMIT AREAS : The third and fourth bedroom at the end of the hallway, the bathroom attached to the master bedroom, and the garage. The off-limit areas will be inaccessible by child gates, closed and/or locked doors and adult supervision. ISOLATION AREA is in the living room . The home recently completed a required one year inspection on 7/21/23, while at the home LPA Fernandes observed a disaster drill log and missing immunizations. LPA did a walk through of the home and observed a pull down fire alarm near the front door, a working smoke/carbon monoxide detector throughout the home and a 3A40BC fire extinguisher in the kitchen under the sink. On 08/23/23, a fire clearance was granted to facility #073408601 by Contra Costa County Fire Protection Department. All documents have been reviewed for the increase of capacity application. The Licensee was reminded that an assistant is needed with a large family child care home license, and whenever an assistant is not present, the licensee will comply with the capacity requirements for a small family child care home. As of 11/9/23 the home has been approved to operate as a large family day care license. See 809C 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. Exit interview conducted with licensee Report, Appeal Rights and Notice of site visit provided.