Routine inspection·July 2, 2024

On 7/2/2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Crystal Ali and Carol Heath conducted an unannounced annual random inspection. The LPAs disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was granted entry by the Licensee. The Licensee guided the LPAs on a tour of the home. Upon entry to the facility, the LPAs observe 8 children in care, licensee, and her assistant providing care and supervision (fingerprint cleared and associated to the center). Licensee's facility child roster is not current and needs to be updated. There are no IMS children. The operational childcare hours are Monday through Friday from 5am to 5pm. Staffing Ration and Capacity: This is a one-story family home. There is a living room (daycare area), dining room (daycare area), kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, garage, and backyard. The off-limits areas are the two bedrooms and garage. In the daycare area there are cubbies for the children belongings can be placed. Parent board posted on wall in dining room. Licensee did show the required documents to LPAs. LPAs reviewed parent board documentation and provided updated documents to the licensee to post. Licensee had all the required posted documents: Facility License (LIC 203A, Notice of Parent's Rights Poster (PUB 394), Emergency Disaster Plan (LIC 610A), and Earthquake Preparedness Checklist (LIC 9148). Physical Plant: Daycare area is the living room, dining room, and first room on the right next to the front door. Licensee does provide afternoon snacks and water for the children. The children bring their own packed lunches. Lunchboxes are placed in the refrigerator for the children in care. Licensee is not in the food program. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. There are no window blind cords on the windows. There is one dog on premises that does interact with the children. Licensee stated the dog is vaccinated. LPAs did review with Licsenee about the interaction between the dogs and safety of the children. There is no working landline. Licensee utilizes her cell phone which is always charged and kept on her. There are age-appropriate toys and equipment on the premises. The First Aid kits included a temperature thermometer, tweezer, scissors, gauzes, and cleansing pads/solution was observed to be complete and inaccessible to children located in bathroom and garage. The facility is a larger capacity licensee of 14. The facility does not have a fire pull alarm system and does not have a single action door handle for the front and back door exits. LPAs discussed the process in obtaining this task. Napping: Children are provided napping daily. Nap time is around 1pm. Licensee provides blankets for older children for napping. Licensee has one play pen, one crib with nothing in them per safe sleep regulations, mats, and 3 toddler beds. The napping room (first room on the right) is the isolation room for when a child is sick. Transportation: The licensee sometimes provides transportation when school is in session. Licensee pick ups from the school. LPA Ali confirmed drivers license, car registration and insurance is current. Kitchen: Knives are kept in the kitchen in a high cabinet next to kitchen sink. There is no safety latch on cabinet. Licensee will place safety latch on the cabinet. Medication is kept in the hallway in a safety latched high cabinet near sink inaccessible to children in care. There are no children on medication at this time. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept under the bathroom sink with safety latch on it and in garage. Children with allergies is written on the child file. No children with food allergies at this time. Fire Extinguisher: The required fire extinguisher (2A10BC) is reading in green and in located on the kitchen wall. Fire alarm and carbon monoxide dual detectors were found to be in compliance. Fire and Disaster drills are conducted at least every six-months. There is no fire or disaster drill on file. First aid kits located in the bathroom and garage. Bathroom: The daycare bathroom is down the hallway first door on the left. It has 1 sink, 1 toilet and 1 shower. Bathroom is clean and in good repair. Outdoor Space Activity: The outdoor area is in the back yard. The back yard does have equipment, and other debris that need to be stored or removed and inaccessible to children. There is an outdoor mister that is used during the summer. There are two shaded areas in the backyard. The second shaded area is a tarp that is too low for adults to walk under for supervision. Licensee removed the tarp. There is now one shaded area for children. There is a river in the backyard that has a 5ft gate that is locked with bike lock cord and rope wrapped around. However, there is no self latching system and width of the bars do not meet CCL requirements. LPA Ali took picture. There are three play equipment in the backyard that need to be arched to ground for safety. There are three propane tanks that are in the garage. There is a shade in that backyard for storage, but it has no door and is accessible to children. There is a left side of house is an off-limits area, however, there is no gate making it inaccessible. Per the Licensee, there is no smoking and no weapons on the premises. Records/Documentation: LPAs reviewed with facility representative the LIC 311A, records to be maintained at the facility, for child’s records, personnel records, administrative records, and parent board. Licensee was not able to provide a valid Pediatric CPR/First Aid training and mandated reporter training for her assistant. Licensee CPR/FA expires 12/2/25 and mandated reporter training expires 7/21/24. LPA Ali informed licensee that this does not meet the requirements. The assistant fingerprint is cleared in Guardian. The assistant file is not complete. Children’s Records files are not complete. Children’s files are all missing immunization records, and individual sleeping plan and sleep log for 1 child missing. Criminal Record Clearance - Family Child Care Homes 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. Safe Sleep - Family Child Care Homes 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/ . MyChildCarePlan.org – Family Child Care Homes 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. Megan’s Law - Family Child Care Homes During the exit interview, the Licensee, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. Deficiencies Cited: (See LIC 809D). The following 6 Type B deficiencies are being cited in accordance with Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and/or Health & Safety codes. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Leonor Santana.