Routine inspection·November 15, 2022

On 11/15/2022 Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Beneroso , met with licensees, Erika and Lourdes Garcia who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. Upon arrival LPA observed no children in care. Family members residing in the home include licensees, licensee\342\200\231s (Lourdes) husband. Facility hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 4AM- 6PM. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. Per licensees, care is provided primarily in the family room on the right, inaccessible areas of the home include the 4 bedrooms, one of bathroom, kitchen, family room laundry area and garage are also off limits and are kept locked during business hours. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds, medication and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed age appropriate safe toys and napping equipment on the premises. Per licensee children nap in the day care room on mats. Cleaning compounds are kept in the lower kitchen cabinet with appropriate safety latches, medicines are kept in a locked upper kitchen cabinet and hazardous items (sharp knives are kept in the kitchen in the upper cabinet. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are all in operable condition. Electrical outlets are inaccessible, there is a designated area for ill children as necessary in the hallway. There is a fire place that is off limits and boarded up, making it inaccessible to children. Per Licensee, there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working land line and cell phone. Fire/Disaster drills are maintained current. Last fire/disaster drills was completed on 07/22/2022 Bathroom: LPA observed toilet and faucet are clean and operable. LPA observed shampoo and other cleaning products being removed from the shower. Cabinets are locked with safety latches. Kitchen: Sharp utensils, open bottles or alcohol are inaccessible. The home has a clean and fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. Cleaning supplies are located under the kitchen sink with an operational safety latch which is locked during business hours. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided. Licensee stated she currently is not participant in a food program. Naps are provided on mats the childcare area Outdoor: The front yard is off limits. The backyard is completely fenced in with a gate. The side backyard is used for outside play and the rest of the backyard is off-limits. The backyard is gated all around. The outdoor play area was inspected and was observed to be free of hazards, loose and sharp parts. There is a locked small storage sheds housing tools, this shed is off-limits. There are 5 pets on the premises, 4 dogs and one cat. Dogs are kept in the side yard (off-limits and gated). There are no bodies of water in the premises. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 7/2023 for both licensees. Mandated Reporter expires on 12/14/23 for Erika Garcia and 1/11/24 for Lourdes. LPA reminded licensee; mandated reporter training must be completed every 2 years. Documents Provided and or Discussed: Fire Drill Log, Postings, Employee's and Children's records, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP and Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227). Licensee currently does have childcare insurance. Licensees were 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 licensees and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep web page 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. There have been no citations issued in today's inspection. A notice of site visit was given to licensees and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensees along with her appeal rights.