Routine inspection (3-year)·February 1, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cherie Acosta conducted an unannounced Required 3 year inspection. Present during today\342\200\231s inspection was the licensee, her fingerprint cleared assistant, licensee's infant child, 3 preschool aged children and 1 infant in care The home was toured for Health and Safety Inspection. Licensee was licensed with the following areas as being on limits to children: the living room, dining room, nook, and bathroom located near bedroom #3. Since the last inspection, licensee has changed the on/off limits area of the home. Licensee now as an additional dwelling unit (ADU) on the property that is used for child care. Licensee has a signed permit from the City of Brentwood for the ADU. Licensee continues to use the main house (living room, dining room, and bathroom located near bedroom #3) for child care as needed. Licensee has also began using bedrooms #2 and #4, located in the main house, for napping. These rooms were previously off limits to children. During the inspection, licensee requested the nook to be off limits to children in care. The ADU and bedrooms #2 and #4 were inspected during the visit and were observed to be safe for children. The On Limits area approved today are the ADU and the following room of the main house :living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms #2 and #4, and bathroom located near bedroom #3. The remainder of the main house is off limits to children in care. Off limits areas will be made inaccessible by use of gates, closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. Since the last inspection, licensee has also installed an in ground pool and a hot tub. A 5 foot mesh fence was also installed. The fence has a self closing gate that opens away from the pool. The backyard play area is fully fenced. Licensee also uses the front yard for out door play. Licensee was reminded that children must have one hundred percent supervision while playing in the front yard. There are no firearms on the premises as stated by the licensee. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medications and other items which could pose a danger to children are stored and inaccessible to children. LPA verified that the fire extinguisher 3A40BC is fully charged. The home is equipped with both a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. There is a working telephone in the home. The home provides appropriate toys, learning materials and play equipment. The licensee is operating within the licensed capacity. LPA did not observe any child left without supervision during the inspection. Children\342\200\231s files were reviewed. The licensee has current CPR and First Aid which expires 01/25. Licensee is in compliance with required immunizations for childcare providers. Fire and disaster drills are conducted at least once every six months. 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 [or facility representative] 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. 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 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 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/ Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platform. To receive important licensed-related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. 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. See 809-D for deficiencies cited during today\342\200\231s inspection. A notice of site visit was provided and must be posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100 . Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Janelle Iniguez.