Pre-licensing visit·September 17, 2024

On 09/17/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo conducted a Pre-licensing Inspection with Applicant Erika Sanchez who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. This is a relocation application, prior license #153907278. This is a one-story house with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom , living room, kitchen, laundry room area, front yard, backyard, and garage. Family members residing in the home include 1 adult (applicant) and no minor children. The facility will operate Monday through Friday from 7AM-5:30PM for less than 24 hours and with a license capacity of 14 children. LPA went over the child care ratios for a large family home with applicant, and provided applicant a copy. Fire Clearance has been granted effective 09/05/24. Main care will be provided in the living room area and bedroom #1 (sleeping room). Children will eat in the living room area. Per applicant, she will be utilizing a food program. The day care children will utilize the hallway bathroom on the left hand side. Children will not be using the front yard or backyard. The front yard, backyard, bedroom #2 (master bedroom with safety door knob), laundry room(barricaded by safety gate), and garage area (key lock and barricaded by safety gate) are off limits to the day care children. LPA observed day care area to be clean and orderly, there is central air and heating, age appropriate toys and play equipment, working smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. There is not a fireplace in the home. LPA did not observe any hazardous items in the child care bathroom. LPA reminded applicant the children's bathroom must be free of shampoos, mouthwash, medication, perfumes, razor, air freshener, nail polish and polish remover. LPA observed a clean, safe and operable toilet and faucet. LPA observe a fully charge 2A10BC fire extinguisher during the inspection located in kitchen area. First aid kit is also stored in the main care area. LPA observed medications located in the upper kitchen cabinet inaccessible to children in care. Applicant made poisons and cleaning items inaccessible to children stored under kitchen sink(with safety latch). Kitchen: The following are inaccessible: Sharp items are stored in the upper kitchen cabinet unreachable to children in care. LPA observed the refrigerator and freezer to be clean. All alcohol in the home is inaccessible to children in care. 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 plans to have a food program. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner will be provided. 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 day 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 Advisory/Other: LPA observed a first Aid kit with emergency supplies and a thermometer in the main care area. Applicant First Aid/CPR are current and expires on 02/20/2026. Preventative Health & Safety training is completed. Electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. Children will nap on cots in the main care area. Applicants 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. LPAs 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 inform 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. Per applicant no firearms are present in the home. Applicant was informed her cell phone shall be available and charged at all times during daycare hours. Incidental Medical Services (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 Applicant is ready for licensure. Exit interview conducted copy of this report was provided to applicant along with notice of site visit.