Pre-licensing visit·January 24, 2024

On January 24, 2024, at 11:52am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs), Ali and Pittman met with Applicant for the purpose of conducting a Pre-Licensing Inspection. Applicant is requesting to provide care and supervision for a Small Family Child Care Home for the capacity of 8 children. However, Applicant has two children that count towards her capacity. Max capacity is 6 children. Currently residing in the home is applicant and her four minor children. All adults residing in the home have a Criminal Record Clearance DOJ/FBI and Child Abuse Index Clearance. Applicant and LPAs toured the home indoors and outdoors to ensure the home meets licensing requirements. Applicant is requesting the days and hours of operation will be: 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. Per applicant, no overnight care will be provided. Applicant is English and Spanish speaking. Physical Plant: This is a single-story home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry, and garage. The home is inspected for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, and proper ventilation. There is no landline phone but a cell phone. The home has central heating and air conditioning. All windows have screens and are free of cracks, bugs, and debris. The fireplace is in the living room and is barricaded. Kitchen was inspected there were no hazardous or dangerous items. The sharp utensils and knives were stored inside a locked top cabinet on top shelf. The refrigerator/ freezer are both working. Dining/seating for at least six children were counted. Detergents/cleaning compounds are kept in the laundry room (off limits). Medications are stored in locked cabinet above the stove in the kitchen. Childcare Area: The door leading to the backyard needs to be made inaccessible to children in care. LPAs observed age-appropriate furniture, toys, and books for the children. No napping equipment observed. The Applicant is made aware that they need age-appropriate napping furniture for the capacity prior to licensing. All unused electrical outlets are covered. The isolation area is in the living room by the television until the parent can pick up the child. Blind cords are up and out of reach for little children. Daycare Bathroom: The bathroom (in the hallway near kitchen) was toured and inspected the sink/toilet are operable. Medicine cabinet had razors, toiletries that are accessible to children in care. Applicant needs to make the medicine cabinet inaccessible. There were toiletries and cleaning supplies in the locked cabinet under the sink. The bathroom was clean, sanitized, and in good repair. The bathroom needs a toilet seat adjuster for the younger children for the age range Applicant is requesting to have in care. Outside: The backyard was inspected. The backyard is fenced all around. There is grass and concreted area for active play. There is one dog stored in a kettle. Per applicant, the dog is vaccinated and will not interact with the daycare children. There are no bodies of water in the yard. The grill in the backyard needs a cover to make it inaccessible to children in care. Off Limit Areas: Bedroom #1 Bedroom #2, Bedroom #3, and Bedroom #4, (all with safety knobs), Bathroom #2, Laundry (safety knob), and Garage (key locked thru laundry). Others: Current Pediatric CPR/First Aid are on file. Preventive Health and Safety Training, Mandated Reporter, and Immunizations for TDAP are on file. Postings: Emergency Disaster Plan, Earthquake Preparedness Checklist, and Notification of Parent's Rights. LPAs did not observe a parent board posted. However, LPAs observed the parent board documents. Per Applicant, the parent board will be posted. The Safe Sleeping Regulation was shared with the Applicant. Fire extinguisher observed is a 1A10BC reading in the green which does not meet Fire Marshall standards. The Applicant is aware that it needs to be at least a 2A10BC fire extinguisher. The smoke detectors (tested at 12:45pm) and carbon monoxide detectors (tested at 12:44pm). Per applicant, there are no weapons or firearms in the home. LPAs did not observe any firearms or weapons. First Aid Kit observed. However, Applicant needs tweezers and thermometer, Applicant is aware that it’s an inefficiency. Per Applicant, there will be no smoking on the premises. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. Transportation will be provided. Applicant driver’s license expires 2026, vehicle registration is expired, and the vehicle insurance expires 2024. The Applicant was made aware that they must have proof of valid vehicle registration prior to transporting children in care. The following information was discussed with the Applicant: Continue to next page The following were discussed: No smoking, infant walkers, Johnny jumpers, exersaucers and any other item that falls into that category which are not permitted in the facility. The LPAs also discussed earthquake safety and necessity of drills, required forms for children’s files, facility files, posting requirements, and penalties. Applicant was reminded about ensuring proper care and visual supervision at all times. Facility Representative 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. The Applicant was reminded to report Unusual Incidents. A report shall be made to the department by telephone or fax during the department's normal business hours before the close of the next working day following the occurrence during the operation of family day care home. In addition, a written report shall be submitted to the department within seven days following the occurrence of any events specified above. The Applicant was informed to utilize the Unusual Incident Report/Injury Report Form LIC624B when submitting the report to the department. LPAs discussed the safe sleep regulations with the Facility Representative 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 the 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. Beginning on January 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 1207 (2015) requires all licensed providers, applicants, directors and employees to complete training as specified on their mandated reporter duties and to renew their training every two years. Applicants must meet requirements as a precondition to licensure. New employees shall have 90 days from date of employment to complete training as required. The training may be conducted at the following website www.mandatedreporterca.com . 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/ . Facility Representative 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, the Applicant confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. Child Care Advocates: To sign up for our Quarterly Updates please email the Child Care Advocates at chilcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov & (916) 654-1541 The Applicant was informed of the responsibility to report suspected Child Abuse by calling the Child Abuse Hot-line at 1-800-540-4000. Facility does not meet Title 22 Regulations. The Applicant is not yet ready for licensure. The Applicant has stated the changes listed below to make their family child care home meet Title 22 Regulations with the following: · Bathroom medicine cabinet needs removal of toiletries and razors. . Bathroom need seat adjuster for younger children. . Need play pen or crib and mats for napping. · Fire extinguisher needs to be at least 2A10BC. · Parent Board needs to be posted. First Aid kit needs to have tweezers and thermometer. · In Backyard needs lock on crawl space door. · In backyard the grill needs a cover. . Backyard door needs to be inaccessible. As a result of this inspection, corrections are needed before a childcare license cannot be issued. Applicant plans to have corrections completed by 2/7/2024. An Exit interview was conducted: A copy of this report was read, and provided to Carolina Solorio, Applicant.