Routine inspection·February 12, 2026

On February 12, 2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Indira Loza met with Licensee Larissa Garrido for an Unannounced Annual / Random Inspection . Present during today's visit were five (5) preschoolers, three (3) infants, the Licensee's spouse, and the Licensee. Residing in the home is Licensee, her spouse, two (2) minor children, and two (2) small dogs. LPA conducted a tour of the daycare areas for a health and safety check. All adults living in the home have a fingerprint clearance. The Licensee serves children ages 0-10. The Licensee's operation hours are Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm. The home is a two-story family house, the upper level consists of three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The lower level consists of a bedroom (nap room), bathroom, living room (daycare room), dining area, kitchen, and a fully fenced backyard. The Off Limit Area: The entire 2nd floor, the garage, walkway on the left side of the house (when facing the house from the street), and a portion of the left side of the backyard. The off limits areas are made inaccessible by gate, closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The On Limit Areas : all rooms on the 1st level (except for the garage and front yard), a portion of the left side of the backyard, walkway on the right side of the house (when facing the house from the street), and the entire right side of the backyard. Isolation Area: the dining area The main entrance of the daycare is the front door of the house. All toxins, cleaning products, medications, and hazardous materials were observed to be in inaccessible areas. The home is clean and orderly, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. The home has safe toys, play equipment, and materials available to the children. There are no open faced heaters or wall heaters. The home has a central heating system There is a fireplace in the dining area which has glass doors to prevent children access. Licensee stated there are no firearms in the home. There are no pools, fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spa, fish pond or any similar bodies of water on the daycare premises. The home has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher located in the living room next to the kitchen entryway. There is a working carbon monoxide detector located in the hallway next to the kitchen and a working smoke detector located in the living room. Licensee has a working telephone and the email address on file was verified to be correct. All required forms are posted and visible for public view next to the main entrance of the daycare. LPA reviewed two staff files which were both found to be complete. The Licensee has a current CPR and First Aid certificate, and expires on 2/17/26. The Licensee has a current Mandated Reporter certificate, which expires on 1/15/28. LPA reviewed five (5) children\342\200\231s files and all files were complete. The Licensee and her assistant are checking the infants every 15 minutes during nap time and they are logging each check in the BrightWheel app. The disaster drills are being conducted every 6 months, with the last fire drill conducted on 10/8/25. LPA verified that the children's roster is being maintained and is current. 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 htps://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 and removing any 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 22-02-CCP . 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 Larissa Garrido, 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 . There were no deficiencies cited during today's visit. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee Larissa Garrido.