Routine inspection·June 20, 2024

w1On 06/20/24, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Andrew Alemoh met with Licensee, Chandrika Weerasinghe, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. This is a two story, 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, laundry room and garage. Upon arrival LPA observed 10 children in care along with license and 2 helpers. Family members residing in the home include 2 adults (licensee, and licensee's daughter) and no minor children. Facility operation are Monday - Friday 7:30AM-5:30PM. Overnight care is not provided at the facility. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. There are no bodies of water on the premise. Physical Plant : Main care is provided in the living room and bedroom #1(playroom). Children use the bathroom that is located in the playroom. Children have access to the living room and the playroom. Off limit areas include, bedrooms #2-4, bathrooms #2.5(upstairs), entire upstairs(barricaded by safety gate) , laundry room(safety door knob), and garage(entry located in laundry room). 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 (under kitchen sink with safety latch), medicines (upper kitchen cabinet ) and hazardous items (sharp knives in kitchen drawer with safety latch) that can pose a danger to children. Fireplace in the family room screened and safety latched. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. A changing table was observed in the playroom to be clean and orderly. Extra diapers and cleaning wipes were located by the changing table. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector , Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are in operable condition. Per Licensee no one smokes in the home. Electrical outlets are inaccessible, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any 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 family room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell). Last Fire/Disaster Drill was completed on 07/20/2023. A fire/disaster drill will be conducted on 06/21/2024 and proof of documentation will be sent to LPA no later than June 21st. LPA reminded licensee a fire drill must be completed and documented every 6 months, including the time and date of each drill. Roster complete and maintained current. Bathroom: Shower/tub are free of hazards (child care bathroom). LPA did not observe any hazardous items in the children's bathroom. Toilet and faucet are clean and operable. Kitchen: Sharp utensils, open bottles or alcohol are inaccessible. If food is brought from the children\342\200\231s home, the container shall be labeled with the child\342\200\231s name and properly stored or refrigerated. The home has a clean and fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. Breakfast, lunch, snacks,are provided. Naps are provided on mats in the playroom as well as cribs. Outdoor: The backyard is safe for children. The backyard is completely fenced (with block cement). There is no body of water. There is a side gate on the left side of the home that parents utilized to drop off and pick up the day care children.There is an outdoor air conditioner inaccessible to children with barricaded gate. LPA observed age appropriate toys. Per licensee, there are two pets(cats) on the premises. There are cameras all around the property. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 07/22/2025. Mandated Reporter expires 03/06/2025. There are no window cords accessible to children. Documents Provided and or Discussed: Fire Drill Log, Roster, Postings, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP and Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227). Licensee stated currently has child care insurance. Licensee Weerasinghe 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. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee Weerasinghe 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 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. Safe sleep logs for children were observed. A technical violation will be issued today. A notice of site visit was given to licensee and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Chandrika Weerasinghe, along with her appeal rights and Notice of Site Visit.