Routine inspection·March 21, 2024

On 03/21/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo met with Licensee Sharyon Horton, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. This is a two story, 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, playroom, laundry room and garage. There is a spa or body of water on the premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 2 school age children, 1 infant, and 10 preschool children in care, along with assistant #1 and assistant #2. Family members residing in the home include 3 adults (licensee, licensee's spouse, and licensee's grandchild) and no minor children. Facility operation are Monday-Friday 6AM-6PM. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. Physical Plant : Main care is provided in the living room(located next to the kitchen). Children use the bathroom in the back bedroom on the right hand side. Children have access to the family room, living room, bedroom #1, and dining room area. Off limit areas includes the entire upstairs, bedrooms #2-6, bathrooms #2 and #3 (upstairs), laundry room, and garage. Stairs are fully barricaded by safety gate. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, clean and orderly, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (laundry room with key lock), medicines (laundry room with key lock) and hazardous items (sharp knives in laundry room with key lock ) that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed a fireplace in the the living room to be fully barricaded. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The smoke detector and Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are in operable condition. Licensee could not find her carbon monoxide detector. Facility has been cited a Type B CItation. Please see LIC809-D for deficiency page. Per Licensee no one smokes in the home . Electrical outlets are inaccessible. LPA reminded licensee, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/ play equipment are allowed. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in backroom near bathroom. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell). Fire/Disaster Drill is complete and maintained current. Last Fire/Disaster Drill was completed on 01/04/2024. Roster complete and maintained current. Bathroom: Shower/tub are free of hazards (child care bathroom). LPA did not observe any hazardous items in the children's bathroom. Toilet and faucet are clean and operable. Kitchen: Sharp utensils, open bottles or alcohol are inaccessible. If food is brought from the children\342\200\231s home, the container shall be labeled with the child\342\200\231s name and properly stored or refrigerated. The home has a clean and fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. Licensee currently has a food program. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided. Naps are provided on mats in the living room area. Outdoor: The backyard was inspected; The backyard is gated all around. Per licensee, the day care children do not play in the backyard due to the weather, and due to clutter. The backyard is completely fenced. There are age-appropriate toys and play structures in good repair available to children. 2 small dogs and 1 big dog stay in the two separate off-limits dog runs in the backyard. The licensee advised to keep dogs in dog run during daycare hours and maintain the cleanliness of backyard free of animal excrement. LPA observed a fence around the charcoal grill to make it inaccessible to children. LPA observed two outdoor air conditioners fully barricaded by wooden fencing. Per licensee, there is a spa on the premises. LPA observed the spa in off limits area. Spa has a spa cover that fully supports the weight of an adult. Per license, she also has a security camera, lock on the sliding door, and gate(with padlock) remains closed at all times. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 04/14/2025 . Mandated Reporter expires 04/11/2025. There are no window cords accessible to children. Documents Provided and or Discussed: Fire Drill Log, Roster, Postings, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227), and Emergency Disaster Plan. Licensee has no children in care during the inspection, however, one file was reviewed for information . Licensee stated currently does not have child care insurance. Licensee Horton was 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 licensee Horton and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage 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. A notice of site visit was given to licensee 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 licensee Sharyon Horton, along with her appeal rights and Notice of Site Visit.