Office review·May 30, 2025

A n Informal Office Meeting was conducted on May 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM at the Palmdale Regional Office. Present during the meeting were Licensing Program Managers (LPMs) Mariela Ramon, Claretta Yates, Lady King, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Kuliema Calloway, Isabel Ortega, Mayra Rivera, and Licensee, Jaclyn Prado. The Informal Conference was conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. The goal of this meeting is to address recent concerns with the Operations of the Family Child Care Home and to assist the licensee to achieve and maintain facility compliance with Title 22 California Code of Regulations as it aligns with the mission of the Department. During this Informal meeting, we addressed substantiated violation of Operations of a Family Child Care Home, Immunization's, Personal Rights, Reporting Requirements, and Staffing Ratio and Capacity with the licensee. On January 8, 2025, based on investigative findings regarding the complaint allegation received December 23, 2024, the Department substantiated a violation of Immunization's- the Licensee accepted two children into the day care without having their required full immunization records this action did not meet the immunization regulations obligations. On February 12, 2025, based on the investigative finding regarding complaint allegations received January 7, 2025, the Department substantiated a violation of Staffing Ratio and Capacity- the Family Child Care is licensed for fourteen children. A review of the Community Connection for Childcare (CCCC) time sheets revealed from December 16, 2024, to December 20, 2024, there were twenty-three children in care and the care dates were consistent weekly every day from September 2024 until December 2024 proving all twenty-three children were at the facility at the same time. The Licensee admitted they did have the twenty-three children in care and did not list the additional nine children on the facility roster as being in care because they were over capacity. The Licensee received an additional substantiated violation on the same complaint for Personal Rights- the Licensee transported two-day care children in her vehicle without using the required booster seats and Licensee admitted they did not transport with the booster seats they were only using seat belts. The following Regulations were reviewed and provided to the Licensee: 1. Staffing Ratio and Capacity A large family childcare home may care for up to 14 children under specific conditions, including age and school enrollment requirements. Licensee must notify parents when caring for more than 12 children. 2. Personal Rights Children must receive safe, healthful, and comfortable care. Their personal rights cannot be waived. 3. Operation of a Family Child Care Home A current roster must be maintained, including parent/guardian and physician contact details. This must be available to the Department upon request. 4. Reporting Requirements The licensee shall report the following information to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next business day and during normal working hours (8am to 5pm). 5. Penalties Repeat violations within a 12-month period may result in a $100 civil penalty per violation per day, up to 30 days. In response to these discussions, the licensee has agreed to the following: \342\200\242 Will not exceed licensed capacity. \342\200\242 Will ensure proper use of booster seats when transporting children. \342\200\242 Will provide a safe and healthful environment. \342\200\242 Will maintain a current roster for three years and avoid creating new rosters with each new enrollment. \342\200\242 Will always comply with all applicable Title 22 regulations. Furthermore, the licensee agreed to complete and submit summaries for the following training videos by June 30, 2025, to LPA Kuliema Calloway at Kuliema.calloway@dss.ca.gov: \302\267 Supervising Children in Family Childcare \302\267 How many children can attend a Family Childcare Home \302\267 Reporting Requirements \302\267 What is a Civil Penalty? \302\267 Children's Personal Rights in Childcare The above training can be accessed at: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org \302\267 The licensee shall attend a Family Child Care Home Orientation and submit a copy of the Orientation certificate to LPA Calloway by 08/30/2025. \302\267 T he licensee shall attend a Family Child Care Home Orientation scheduled at the Palmdale Child Care Regional Office on August 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and submit a copy of the Orientation certificate to LPA Calloway after completion. A copy of this report must be given to the authorized representatives of all currently enrolled children, as well as to new enrollees for the next 12 months. It must be distributed no later than the next business day or the next day the child is in care. The Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) must be signed by the authorized representative and kept in each child's file. Failure to meet these requirements may result in a $100 civil penalty. The licensee confirmed understanding of these requirements and had no further questions. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was read and emailed to the licensee.