Routine inspection (3-year)·December 19, 2023

On 12/19/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jose Penate, conducted an unannounced Annual Required Inspection and was met by assistant, Juan Rivera (Spanish speaking). Upon arrival assistant was caring for 1 child in care and licensee was out running errands. Licensee arrived approx. 45mins after LPA's arrival to facility. Days and hours of operation are Mon-Fri 06:00 AM – 07:00 PM. LPA toured the home inside and outside and a census was taken. Current facility sketch reviewed, and Licensee confirmed rooms accessible for children to use are living room, dining room, bedroom 3, and hallway bathroom. “Off-limits” rooms are made inaccessible. There is no swimming pool or other bodies of water on the premises. There are no firearms or ammunition on the premises. No poisons were observed during the inspection. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medication and other hazardous items are made inaccessible. During the inspection assistant was cleaning the kitchen (1:00PM) while child was in the living room, after cleaning the kitchen (1:05PM) the assistant left and proceeded down the hall and has left the child unsupervised until 1:25PM (20 minutes) minutes with his minor son providing care. LPA discussed with licensee that LPA is not counted as a care provider and that supervision shall be had by self or approved assistant. There are no fireplaces or open face heaters in the home. There is a working fire extinguisher, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and adequate heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. This is a single level home and there are no stairs. Safe toys and play equipment are observed. The home has working telephone service and LPA confirmed the phone number is 661-458-7377. Licensee is aware children shall not be left in parked vehicles. Capacity as specified on the license is being maintained. Continued on LIC809-C LPA reviewed a sample of children’s files and observed files were complete with emergency information as required. Licensee and assistants Mandated Reporter Training has is valid and will expire on 10/24/2024. Assistants pediatric CPR/First Aid has not been completed, assistant was left with a child in care without having certification. A review of records indicates that all employees and/or volunteers have immunization records on file for influenza, pertussis and measles. All adults who reside or work in the home have a criminal record clearance or exemption. There are no excluded individuals present at this home. LPA discussed the Community Care Licensing website www.ccld.ca.gov which will provide access to resources such as forms, regulations Provider Information Notices (PINs), and Quarterly Updates. LPA discussed Reporting Requirements as outlined in the regulations (Section 102416.2). 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. LPA discussed 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. LPA discusses with licensee that 15 minutes infant sleep log must be completed at the time of checks and not at any other time. Continued on LIC809-C 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/ . Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to childcare providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process . Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee, Natalia Gomez Martinez. During the exit interview, the licensee confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA verified the RSO profile in FAS. Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3, of the California Code of Regulations, deficiencies cited (See 809-D). This report shall be made available to the public upon request. LIC 9213 Notice of Site Visit is provided and required to be posted for 30 days.