Pre-licensing visit·October 16, 2023

On 10/16/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Loyce Phillips conducted an announced Pre-Licensing inspection with Applicant, Artavazd Karamyan This inspection is due to an application received for a small family childcare license. Applicant resides in the home with 4 minor children. Applicant advised LPA no other adults live in the home. Applicant guided LPA on a tour of the home and intends to operate Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Applicant intends to provide breakfast, lunch and am/pm snacks to children. Applicant currently have child-care insurance. The areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with living room, dining area, kitchen and laundry room. Areas that are accessible to children are as follows: Living room, dining area, kitchen, bedroom #3, bathroom #2 and front yard for outdoor play activities. LPA observed age appropriate safe toys, play equipment and materials for children. The off-limits areas are as follows: Bedroom #1, #2, bathroom #1, located inside bedroom #1, laundry room and backyard. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation. Poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds, medication and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children are inaccessible. Applicant advised; children will nap on toddler beds located in bedroom #3 and cots in the living room. Applicant has a smoke detector and carbon monoxide that was tested and working properly. LPA observed Fire Extinguisher purchase 9/4/2023 located in the living room. The first-aid kit was located in the living room. Medications are stored in the hallway inaccessible to children. Knives are stored in a kitchen drawer inaccessible to children. Cleaning products are kept under the sink inaccessible to children. LPA reviewed with Applicant the LIC 311D, Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Homes, children\342\200\231s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted. Applicant was reminded that all adults 18 and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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 Applicant 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 resources. 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. LPA provided Recently Approved Safe Sleep Regulations PIN 20-24-CCP. 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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletter and other important information communication platform. To receive important licensed related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cd.ss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. Based on today's inspection, the facility is approved for a License pending managers approval. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Applicant, Artavazd Karamyan.