Pre-licensing visit·July 14, 2022

A location change/prelicensing inspection was conducted today at 12:45 PM by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kiriko Lynch. LPA met with applicant/licensee Jordan Towne. The applicant is requesting a license for a capacity of 8. The facility will operate Monday-Friday, 6 AM to 6 PM, and also by appointment. The residence is a 4 bedroom/2 bath two story home. The home and yard were toured, and the facility sketch was verified. The following areas will be off limits to children: entire upstairs, garage. These areas have been made inaccessible by means of child safety knobs, gates, latches, locks. The home has a wood stove barricaded by fencing, and also utilizes central air and heat. Stairs are barricaded at upper and lower levels. The home is equipped with a working smoke detector and fire extinguisher rated at least 2A10BC. The children will use the front and backyard as the outdoor play area. The front and back yard are completely fenced. The applicant understands that constant supervision must be provided while children are outside in unfenced areas. There is no pool, spa, pond, fountain, or any other body of water on the premises. LPA reviewed with applicant the LIC 311D, Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Home, children\342\200\231s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted. Applicant was reminded that all adults 18 and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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. See next page LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant 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 applicant 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. 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. Facility is licensed as of today 07/14/2022. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the applicant Jordan Towne.