Routine inspection (3-year)·October 22, 2025

On 10/22/2025 at 12:30PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jaleesa Jackson arrived for an Unannounced Annual/Random inspection and met with Licensee Valentina Levina. Present for today's visit was the licensee, her fingerprint cleared assistant, and 5 preschool aged children. Also present for the inspection was her fingerprint cleared adult son and her school aged grandson in the off limits area of the home. Licensee resides in the home with her son, daughter-in-law and their 2 minor children. The home was toured with the licensee to conduct a health and safety inspection. Hours of operation for the day care are Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 6:00PM. Entry to the day care area of the home is on the left side of the house. ON LIMITS: Family Room (Playroom), Bonus Room (Classroom/Eating Area), Bathroom #1 (next to Playroom), and Side Yard OFF LIMITS: Office, Entire House (Kitchen, Living Room, Dining Room, Master Bedroom/Bathroom, Bedroom #1, Bedroom #2, Bedroom #3, Bathroom #2, Bathroom #3, Bathroom #4,) Garage, Frontyard, and Backyard with pool ISOLATION AREA: Playroom The inside of the home is observed to have age-appropriate materials for the children. There is a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, working carbon monoxide and smoke detector, and telephone at the facility. The facility provides all meals and snacks to the children. Licensee stated she does not transport children. There are no firearms and no one smokes in the home. Licensee does have 1 small dog in the off limits portion of the home. Continued 809-C There is an in ground swimming pool in the backyard. Licensee demonstrated that the gate is self latching and is functioning properly. The gate has a key lockable device placed at the top. The pool has the required life ring and rescue pole with body hook. Licensee's son tested the pool alarm and found that it was not functioning properly. LPA observed that when attempting to test the pool alarm there was not an audible sound to alert when an object was in the water. Licensee and her son stated they will replace this alarm with one that is functioning. LPA reminded Licensee that daily testing of the alarm is a part of the daily pool safety check before the day care opens for the day. LPA reviewed 5 child's files. Licensee\342\200\231s Health and Safety training has been completed and Pediatric CPR and First Aid training is complete and expires 3/2026. Licensee Mandated Reporter training is complete and expires 9/26/2026. All required forms are posted and visible for public view. The facility conducts and documents disaster drills at least every 6 months. The last drill documented was on 9/19/2025. There was 1 deficiency cited on today's inspection. See 809-D for deficiency. 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. Continued 809-C 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 22-02- 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 childcare by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the LICENSEE Valentina Levina, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Valentina Levina.