Routine inspection·May 25, 2023

On 05/25/2023 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alemoh, met with licensee (daughter/helper), Brianna Escamilla, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. Upon arrival LPA observed 3 children in care and 2 adults caring for them. Family members residing in the home include 4 adults (licensee, licensee daughters, licensee's husband). Facility hours of operation are Monday - Sunday for 24hours. Currently the facility does not have any day care children on the weekends.Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. There is a pool on the premises. Physical Plant: Main care is provided in the playroom. LPA observed cubbies for children to place there belongings. LPA observed the changing table in the living room area. Underneath the changing table there is extra diapers, wipes and paper rolls. There are age appropriate toys, games, play equipment, educational books and materials in the playroom area. There is an air purifier in the playroom area on the top cabinet making it high enough and inaccessible to children. The children use the bathroom located in the hallway to the right. The off-limits areas are all upstairs which is barricaded by safety gate, all three bedrooms, office space, downstairs closet, and two restrooms. Laundry room and garage are also off limits and are kept locked during business hours. 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 which are kept in the garage and underneath the kitchen sink, medicines are kept in top cabinet in the kitchen and hazardous items (sharp knives are kept in the kitchen cabinet locked with a safety latch making it inaccessible to children). Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and Fire Extinguisher (3A40BC) are all in operable condition. Electrical outlets are inaccessible. No recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/ play equipment were observed on the premises. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in the living room. Per licensee (daughter/helper), there is a weapon/firearm in the home located in the garage in a locked safe. LPA observed the large Fort Knox Safe in the garage to be locked with a combination lock. The firearm and ammo are stored in two separate lock boxes in the safe. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell). Fire/Disaster drills are maintained current. Last fire disaster drill was completed on 02/15/2023. The fireplace is located in the living room and was observed to be screened. Children roster is maintained current, safe sleep charts where observed and current to date. First aid kit was observed in the kitchen area and the garage area. Bathroom: LPA observed the toilet and faucet to be clean and operable. There is no shower/tub in the children's bathroom. LPA observed no prohibited items in the children's bathroom. Kitchen: A safety gate was observed barricading the kitchen. Sharp utensils, open bottles or alcohol are inaccessible. The home has a clean and fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. Cleaning supplies are underneath the kitchen sink with a safety lock which is locked during business hours. Medicines are stored in the top kitchen cabinet. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and dinner and an evening snack if there are day care children later in the evening. Licensee daughter/helper stated she currently does have a food program. Naps are provided on cots in the living room. Outdoor: The front yard is off limits. There is a pool on the premises. The backyard is completely fenced in with a brick wall. There is a gate separating a dog run. There are two dogs, 3 cats and a caged pet bird on the premises. LPA observed age appropriate toys, well secured and safe for children. A age appropriate play structure was observed to be cemented into the ground with turf grass surrounding the play structure for soft landings for children. LPA observed the AC unit to be barricaded by a safety gate, as well as fully covered. The BBQ pit has a wire lock on the lid cover making it unable to open and inaccessible to children. There is a swimming pool, and jacuzzi in the backyard. There is a slide, and a water fall attached to the pool The bodies of water are completely enclosed by a 5 ft iron fence. The fence runs all the way down to the concrete on which it sits, leaving no room between the bottom of the fence and the concrete. The pool gate was tested and observed to be self-closing and self-latching. The gate has an installed mechanism containing a key to lock the gate and it is located within 6 inches from the top of the gate. The lever to open the gate is located at the top of the gate. The pool gate opens away from the body of water. All items rendering the fence climbable are moved away from the fence. The iron fence is sturdy and capable of withstanding the impact of children's toys including bicycles. LPA took photos to document in the file. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 06/08/2023. Mandated Reporter expires on 10/13/23. LPA reminded licensee; mandated reporter training must be completed every 2 years. Licensee (daughterAssistant/Helper) Brianna 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. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was reviewed and provided to licensee along with the appeal rights.