Inspector’s narrative
What the inspector wrote
On 6/12/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ranita Richmond conducted an announced Case Management - Licensee Initiated visit with Licensee, Kobi Martin, This inspection is due to an application received for a capacity increase. STD 850 received on 6/02/25 by the Department. Licensee guided LPA on a tour of the home and intends to operate 23 hours of the day, Sunday through Saturday. The home will be closed daily at 4am for one hour. Licensee provides meals and appropriate beverages to the children. Assistant Maria Saenz was present during the inspection.
Licensee currently has homeowner\342\200\231s insurance with State Farm, policy number 75-GY-X986-1, Limit of liability is $529,200, effective 06/10/25. Licensee resides in the home alone. Per Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Maureen Neal, a declaration and current immunizations are on file for non resident, adult Isaiah Patterson due to frequent visits. Licensee will include tb test for non resident adult. The areas identified on the facility sketch were inspected. An updated sketch was provided to LPA for licensee file at the Department. This is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home with living room, kitchen, dining area, indoor attached patio, laundry area, gated backyard and detached garage.
Licensee has two golden doodles residing in the home. One is a 2 year old named D.O.G. and one 7 month old named Brave. Licensee states that both dogs are housed in the living room area during daycare hours. Living room is off limits and is made inaccessible to children in care by gates. Also dogs have dog houses in the living room that close and lock for additional separation from the daycare area. Licensee provided LPA with current immunization records for the dogs.
Areas that are accessible to children are as follows: Bedroom 1 (main daycare area/ eating/ napping room), bathroom, and gated backyard for outdoor activities.
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The off-limits areas are as follows: Bedroom #2, laundry area (walk through only), living room, dining room, kitchen, indoor attached patio, and detached garage.
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. LPA observed age appropriate safe toys inside and outside. Licensee advised; children will nap on cots. Licensee has a carbon monoxide and smoke detector that was tested and operating. Licensee has two fire extinguishers, 3A40BC, one located in the laundry area, purchased March 2025 and one located in the kitchen, purchased May 2025. Medications are stored in locked closet in bedroom #1 inaccessible to children. Knives were observed in a kitchen drawer inaccessible to children. Cleaning products are kept under the sink cabinet and upper laundry area inaccessible to children.
LPA reviewed with Licensee 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.
Licensee 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 Licensee and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep web page at
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-and-resources/safe-sleep
as an additional resources. 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 provided Recently Approved Safe Sleep Regulations PIN 20-24-CCP.
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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 capacity increase pending managers approval.
Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Licensee, Kobi Martin.
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