Routine inspection (3-year)·December 12, 2023

On 12/12/2023 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Loyce Phillips conducted an unannounced Required Inspection and was met by Licensee, Lisa Worthen. LPA observed 5 children in care. Days and hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm and Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm. LPA toured the home inside and outside. This is 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living room, dining area, kitchen, laundry room and carport area. The home has a garage area with a bathroom inside that has been converted into a play room. LPA reminded Licensee that eating, sleeping and toileting are not allowed in the garage area. The areas that are accessible to children: Living room, bathroom, dining area, kitchen, bedroom #3 (Changing and Napping room).Children have access to the back yard area, extended backyard and garage for active play. The areas that is off limits to children: Bedrooms #1, #2, bathroom located in garage and storage unit and carport area. Bedrooms are made inaccessible. No poisons were observed during the inspection. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medication and other hazardous items are made inaccessible to children. There is no swimming pool or other bodies of water on the premises . There are no firearms or ammunition stored on the premises . There is a full charged fire extinguisher located in the kitchen. The facility has a working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector, inside the home. The facility has adequate heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. There are no stairs in the home. LPA observed age appropriate safe toys, materials and play equipment. The home has working telephone service and LPA confirmed the phone number is (310) 447-8830. Licensee ensures that children in care are supervised at all times and is aware children shall not be left in parked vehicles. Capacity as specified on the license is being maintained. 809-C Licensee\342\200\231s pediatric CPR/First Aid was completed on 7/10/2023. Mandated Reporter Training expired. This facility does not provide Incidental Medical Services \342\200\223 IMS. For IMS information see PIN 22-02-CCP. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514- 0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA are available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-carecenters/ . Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, 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 for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. Safe Sleep - LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/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. LPA discussed with Licensee, LIC 9227 Individual Infant Sleep Plan. Infant's sleep environment and how to complete an infant sleeping log. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process . 809-C MyChildCarePlan.org \342\200\223 Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3, of the California Code of Regulations, deficiencies are cited. Advisories discussed with Licensee. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was read and provided to the Licensee. This report shall me made available to the public upon request. LIC 9213 Notice of Site Visit was provided and required to be posted for 30 days.