Routine inspection·October 15, 2024

On October 15, 2024 at 9:15am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Julia Placencia arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct an Annual/Random Inspection. LPA initially met with helper Maria Caecedo as licensee Karina Jimenez was at a doctor's appointment. Licensee returned at 9:40am and helper Claudia Garcia Ortiz arrived at 10:00am. Licensee had to leave again at 10:30am for another doctor's appointment and returned at 1:50pm. Also residing in the home is the licensee's sister Karin Jimenez. The facility is a one story single family home. Hours of operation for child care are Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm. The following was observed during today\342\200\231s inspection: Capacity/Staffing : The facility operates as a Family Child Care Home (large), which may have a maximum capacity of twelve (12) to fourteen (14) children. At time of inspection, there were twelve (12) children in care (eight preschoolers and four infants), and two helpers (Claudia Garcia Ortiz and Maria Caecedo). ON Limit areas (accessible to children in care) : Two child care rooms at front of house, three bedrooms for napping infants in pack-n-plays, hallway bathroom, backyard. Children walk through the OFF LIMIT living room to go to the backyard and are supervised. The fireplace is in the OFF LIMIT family room. LPA observed the facility to be clean and in good repair, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There were ample age appropriate toys inside that were 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): Kitchen, family room, office, master bathroom, both side yards, garage, Off limit areas are inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. Licensee is aware she must contact Licensing so that an inspection can be completed prior to changing an off limits area to on limits. ***Continued on LIC809-C... Emergency Preparedness/Safety: Fire extinguisher, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors meet state fire marshal standards. First aid supplies are available. A last fire/disaster drill was documented on 12/11/23. Facility has phone service. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Emergency Disaster Plan is current (6/24/19). Staff Records Review: Licensee and all adults living and/or working in the home have proper criminal background and TB clearances. Licensee has current CPR/First Aid training, which expires on 4/23/25. Licensee\342\200\231s mandated reporter training expires 9/29/25. New employee Maria is advised to take the training within 90 days of her hiring date. Licensee and Claudia are in compliance with immunization law. Children\342\200\231s Records Review : Children's files were reviewed. Licensee maintains infant plans for infants up to 12 months old and sleep logs for infants up to 24 months. A facility roster is maintained. Licensing Posting (required): Facility license, Notification of Parents\342\200\231 Rights, Earthquake Preparedness. 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 on LIC809-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 child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, licensee confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. The following deficiencies were observed during today\342\200\231s inspection: Upon arrival to the facility licensee, helper Maria Caecedo was alone with 12 children while licensee was at a doctor's appointment. Also upon arrival, LPA observed four infants sleeping in two separate bedrooms with the doors closed (one infant in first bedroom, three in the second bedroom). Helper Maria Caecedo does not have First Aid/CPR training and was alone with the children while licensee was at a doctor's appointment. The last fire/disaster drill was documented on 12/11/23. ***Continued on LIC809-C... See LIC809D for deficiencies cited during today's inspection. Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected. ***Please see LIC 9102 for Advisory Notes. The attached type A violation is cited today and must be corrected by the due date. Upon receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. All parents/guardians must sign an acknowledgement form of proof of receiving this report (LIC 9224). The LIC 9224 must be placed in each child's file to be reviewed by licensing. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee Karina Jimenez.