Routine inspection·August 8, 2022

On August 8, 2022 at 11:50am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Julia Placencia arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct a Required-1 Year Inspection. LPA met with licensee Deepali Mehrotra. Also residing in the home is the licensee\342\200\231s husband Milan Tandon, two children (5 and 12 year old sons) and family friend Abhishek Dhar. The facility is a two story single family home. Hours of operation for child care are Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 6:00pm. The following was observed during today\342\200\231s inspection: Capacity/Staffing : The facility operates as a Family Child Care Home (small), which may have a maximum capacity of six (6) to eight (8) children. At time of inspection, there were five (5) children in care (3 infants, 1 preschooler and the licensee's 5 year old son). The facility is in compliance with ratio and capacity limitations. ON Limit areas (accessible to children in care) : Kitchen, dining/daycare room, living room, family room, first floor bedroom towards back of the house, hallway bathroom, backyard. The stairway had a child safety gate. LPA observed the facility to be clean and in good repair, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are ample age appropriate toys that are observed to be safe and in good condition. The backyard has a fence surrounding the perimeter of the yard. There were no pools, hot tubs or other bodies of water. LPA did not observe any dangerous conditions, nor any hazardous or toxic items accessible to children in the ON Limit areas of the facility today. OFF Limit areas (not accessible to children in care): First floor bedroom near front of the house, entire second floor, garage. OFF Limit areas are inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. Licensee is advised to contact Licensing so that an inspection can be completed prior to changing an OFF Limit area to ON Limit. Licensing Posting: Facility License, Notification of Parents\342\200\231 Rights, Earthquake Preparedness. Emergency Preparedness/Safety: Facility has a fully charged fire extinguisher. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be functioning. First aid supplies are available. A fire/disaster drill was last conducted on 5/12/22 and meets the six month requirement. Facility has phone service. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Emergency Disaster Plan is current (5/23/19). Children\342\200\231s Records Review : All required licensing documents were observed. Licensee maintains an infant sleep log for infants up to 24 months. Facility has liability insurance. A facility roster is maintained. Staff Records Review: Licensee and all adults living and/or working in the home have proper criminal background clearances. Licensee has current CPR/First Aid training, which expires on 5/17/23. Licensee\342\200\231s mandated reporter training expires 11/19/23. Licensee is in compliance with immunization law. 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 . Licensee 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. 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-and-resources/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. Licensee was encouraged to frequently visit our website at www.ccld.ca.gov for licensing regulations and updates, and to also email childcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov to be included in the Child Care Quarterly Updates distribution list. There are no deficiencies cited during today's inspection. 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 . A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Deepali Mehrotra.