Pre-licensing visit·July 13, 2023

On 07/13/23 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Beneroso conducted a Pre-licensing Inspection with Applicant Maria Morales who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. This is a two-story house with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms , living room, dining area, kitchen, laundry room and garage. Family members residing in the home include 2 adults (Applicant, Applicant\342\200\231s husband). Applicant is also licensed as a foster parent. The facility will operate Monday through Friday from 5AM-4PM for less than 24 hours and with a license capacity of 8 children. LPA went over the childcare ratios for a small family home with applicant and provided applicant with a copy. Main Care Area: Main care will be provided in the living room area and dining area. Children will nap in the Living room/dining area. Children will eat in the dining room area. Per applicant she will apply for a food program. The day care children will utilize the bathroom on the left-hand side of the main entrance. Children will use the backyard partially. The right-hand side of the backyard will have a baby gate to divide the area of access to children and the off-limits area. LPA observed day care area to be clean and orderly, central air and heating, age-appropriate toys and play equipment, There are no pools or bodies of water on the premises. Off-Limit Areas: The front yard, entire second floor, which includes all 3 bedrooms, bathroom #2, laundry room, and garage area are off limits to the day care children. The right hand-side of the backyard is also inaccessible to children. Stairs : The stairs are made inaccessible and properly barricaded by a child safety gate. Fireplace : There is a fireplace in the living room properly barricaded and screened. Applicant will place a safety latch for additional security. Bathroom: LPA observed a clean, safe and operable toilet and faucet. LPA reminded applicant the children's bathroom must be free of shampoos, mouthwash, medication, perfumes, razor, air freshener, nail polish and polish remover. Napping: The children will nap in the main care area. Applicant will obtain cots/mats for the children to nap in. Backyard/Outdoor areas: LPA toured the backyard and observed it to be all fenced in with cement block. Children will have access to the back yard partially. The right-hand side of the backyard needs a barrier to make that area off-limits. LPA observed patio door to have safety latch to make it the backyard inaccessible to children. There are 4 pets in the home. Per applicant , the are no firearms in the home and no one smokes in the home. Fire/Health/Safety : LPA observed a 2A10BC fire extinguisher during the inspection located the living room that was reading in red. Applicant will obtain a new fire extinguisher. LPA observed a working smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. The First Aid kit is located in daycare area in a shelf and was observed complete with supplies including thermometer, tweezers, scissors, gauze, bandages, cleansing pad/solution, and a first aid manual. Electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. Per LPA\342\200\231s observations, there were no hanging window blind cords. All windows are free of cracks, bugs, and debris. Applicant was informed smoking is prohibited, applicant stated no one smokes in the home, LPA discussed Health Section 1596.846(b) and (c)\342\200\223102417 (g)(10) and provided applicant with a visual copy of prohibited items. LPA did not observe prohibited items during the inspection. Applicant was informed their cell phone shall be available and charged at all times during daycare hours Medications/ Hazardous Materials: Medications are located in the off-limits kitchen in an upper cabinet, inaccessible by child safety gate. Cleaning compounds were observed to be located in, the kitchen in a lower cabinet, made inaccessible by a child safety gate. Per licensee, there are No Firearms at the facility at this time. Kitchen: LPA observed the kitchen area to be free of hazards. Applicant installed a child safe gate, making the kitchen inaccessible to children in care. The following are inaccessible: Sharp items are stored in an upper kitchen cabinet inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed the refrigerator and freezer to be clean. LPA discuss with applicant food shall be properly stored or refrigerated in container that are labeled with child\342\200\231s name when supplied by parent. Applicant do not have a food program at this time but will be joining a food program in the future. Advisory/Other: Applicant First Aid/CPR are current. Preventative Health & Safety training is completed. Children will nap on cots and mats in the daycare area. Applicant aware no infant shall be swaddled, and car seat shall not be used for sleeping. Applicant is aware to supervise infants while they are sleeping by physically checking every 15 minutes and documenting the infant\342\200\231s status. Applicant should refer to regulation 102425(J) for documentation requirement. If the infant\342\200\231s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, the provider shall return the infant to their back for sleeping. Documents Provided and or Discussed: The following were provided to comply with Title 22 requirements: Fire Drill Log, roster, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227), water lead poster, required postings and list of CCLD forms required for child file each child in care (LIC 311D). LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant, including Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP 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 applicant 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. Applicant 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. Applicant was advised of the requirement to report unusual incidents and/or injuries to the parent/guardian and Licensing within 24 hours of incident by telephone and in writing within 7 days of incident to the department. Applicant was informed all suspected Child Abuse should be reported to the Child Abuse Hot-line at 1-800-540-4000. The above incident should be reported on the form LIC624B per the regulation. The form should be email to unusualincidentreport@dss.ca.gov Child Care Advocates: You can now sign up for Quarterly Updates and PINs for one or more programs through our DSS website at www.ccld.ca.gov Click on \342\200\234Receive Important Updates\342\200\235 located in the right middle part of the page, immediately above the Quick links. Put your email address and choose which program(s) you would like to subscribe to and click \342\200\234subscribe. Applicant was advised that all LIC forms can be found at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/forms-brochures/forms-alphabetic-list/i-l Incidental Medical Services (IMS): IMS policy was discussed, informing applicant when any IMS is provided, a plan for providing IMS must be submitted to the Department prior to providing care to a child that need IMS. The plan shall state the type of IMS the facility will be offering, stating the person providing care has been trained to provide the named IMS. The plan will also provide the steps that will be taken when IMS is provided to a child. The following information regarding ADA was discuss and the following information 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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm Based on LPA's observations, the facility is not yet in compliance with Tittle 22 Regulations. The following must be corrected before issuing license: Safety Latch, Tables, Chairs and napping equipment, Obtain fire extinguisher Barrier to divide right side of backyard Exit interview conducted copy of this report was provided to applicant along with notice of site visit.