Routine inspection·September 30, 2025

On 9/30/25, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Crystal Ali conducted an unannounced annual random inspection. The LPA disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was granted entry by the Licensee. The Licensee guided the LPA on a tour of the home. Upon entry to the facility, the LPA observe licensee, licensee mother, licensee son, assistant, and 10 children. This is a large capacity licensed home. Licensee's facility child roster is located in brightwheel app. Parents sign in and out from brightwheel app. There are no IMS children. The operational childcare hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Licensee states that she is normally closed for the summer from July to August. No overnight care is provided. There is no smoking in the home, no weapons, and no bodies of water on the premises. Annual fees are current. Staffing Ration and Capacity: This is a single story family home with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room (daycare area), a garage/laundry area, and back yard. The garage is used for storage only, and no childcare activities are conducted there. The off-limits areas are: bedrooms, kitchen, family room, dining room, laundry room, front yard, and garage. Fireplace is located in the family room and has locked screened. Licensee has one small dog and one cat. Licensee states the pets are current on all vaccinations and the dog does not interact with the children. Physical Plant: The daycare 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. Licensee does provide food for the children (morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack). Licensee is part of the food program. Licensee states that the food program rep came to the home to last week, their are no concerns. The daycare provides all their children's meals and snacks. LPA observed plenty of food and snacks. Licensee states she purchases food weekly for all children. There are no window cords in the daycare areas. Napping: The program does not have naptime. However, there is a rest area if a child needs to rest away other children. If a chid is sick, they sit next to licensee or assistant until their parents pick them up. Transportation: The licensee does not provide transportation. Kitchen: The kitchen is off limits by safety gate. Knives were observed in the top cabinet above the stove inaccessible to children. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept under the sink accessible under the sink in kitchen. Licensee states that the cabinets have just been replaced recently and she will place safety latch on cabinet. She continued to say the children are not allowed in the kitchen and the children are escorted through the kitchen to the backyard for play. Licensee states there are no children with food allergies and no children on medication at this time. Fire Extinguisher: The required fire extinguisher (2A10BC) is reading in green and in located on the kitchen counter towards the back of the counter. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were found to be in compliance per Fire Marshall Standards. Licensee states the fire marshall came when she opened as a large daycare home. Fire and Disaster drills are conducted at least every six-months, last drills were recorded in 8/21/25 drills (Tues & Thur-class) and 8/27/25 (Mon, Wed, and Fri-class) drills for Earthquake/Disaster and Fire Drill. The First Aid kit included a temperature thermometer, tweezer, scissors, gauzes, and cleansing pads/solution was observed to be complete and inaccessible to children kept in third shelf of bookshelf in daycare area. Licensee states she has two more first aid kits located in the hallway. Bathroom: The daycare bathroom is the first door on the right in hallway. There is one toilet and one sink, and shower/tub. Bathroom is clean and in good repair. Outdoor Space Activity: The outdoor area is the backyard. LPA observed play equipment\342\200\231s, and other toys. Licensee states that her son helps to clean the poop from the yard daily. The outdoor space is free of broken toys/furniture & equipment, and other sharp items. Records/Documentation: LPA reviewed with licensee the LIC 126, records to be maintained at the facility, for child\342\200\231s records, personnel records, administrative records, and parent board. Licensee was able to provide a valid Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification. Licensee was unable to provide the Child Care Provider Mandated Reporter Training Certificate. Licensee file is not complete. Assistant file is missing immunizations and TB test results. Children\342\200\231s records files are complete. 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). 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 \342\200\223 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 childcare providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. Megan\342\200\231s 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: Two Type B 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, Temesha Ragan.