Pre-licensing visit·June 5, 2025

On 06/05/2025 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Judy Laureano conducted announced inspection with applicant Brandi Graves. The purpose of this inspection is to ensure the standards for a Family Child Care Home are being met in accordance to California Tittle 22 Regulations and California Health and Safety Codes. The applicant is applying for a Small Family Child Care Home license for a max capacity of 8. Applications is a change of location. Control of property was submitted to the El Segundo Child Care Regional Office for review. Per the application, at this time, the ages the applicant wishes to provide services for are children birth to 12 years old Monday-Friday with the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Applicant was informed that any changes to ages, hours and days of operation shall be submitted via LIC 279 to the department for approval prior to initiation of changes. The home sits in a multi unit apartment building, applicant's unit being in the first floor. The dwelling is a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom home with a living room, dining room and kitchen. The home as enclosed front patio that is accessible through the sliding doors located in the living room. Living in the home is applicant with one additional adult and two minor children. Parents will access the building through a front gate, applicant will share access code with parent. Parent will walk down to applicant's unit. Entering the home, you are led to the living room area. LPA observed an adult side couch and secured television set. Children size table and chairs were observed in the space. A variety of children\342\200\231s toys and children\342\200\231s books. LPA observed a parent board by the entrance of the home with all the necessary postings. A first aid kit was observed in the living room space. Page 2 Next to the living room bedroom 1 designated as the napping room was observed. Bedroom has been designated as the nap area. Bedroom was observed with a sliding door that leads to the outside. Napping cots and 2 pack and plays were observed in the space. LPA requested applicant to add a top safety latch to ensure children are not able to open the door. Bedroom was observed with a closet that was observed and inspected. LPA observed additional toys and materials for the day care. Across bedroom 1/napping room, the bathroom that children will use was observed and inspected. LPA observed the tub, toilet and sink area. Applicant was reminded that all toiletries need to be made inaccessible during the hours of operations and/or while children are present. LPA observed a safety latch on the cabinet of the bathroom. LPA is requesting a safety latch added to the medicine cabinet to ensure all items stored in medicine cabinet are made inaccessible to the children in care. The dining room area was observed and inspected. LPA observed an adult size dining room table and 4 chairs in the space. Three children\342\200\231s high chairs were observed in the space. Applicant confirmed that children will eat in the dining room and/or living room space. LPA observed an open face heater in the space that requires to be barricaded. Applicant will barricade open face heater and submit corrections to LPA. Next to the dining room, the kitchen was observed and inspected. LPA observed all kitchen cabinets to have safety latches making the content inaccessible to the children in care. Refrigerator, stove and counter space were observed and inspected. Knives and sharp objects were observed on the top of the refrigerator, inaccessible to the children in care. Applicant confirmed program will be providing meals and snacks. LPA discussed the importance of having policies in place to ensure that all who help with care and supervision are aware of any dietary restrictions and/or allergies. LPA also encouraged applicant to contact their local Resource and Referral agency, Connections for Children, to inquiry about any food programs and/or other professional development opportunities and resources. Cleaning supplies were observed on the top of the kitchen cabinets. Under the sink cabinet was observed with a safety latch, making the content inaccessible to the children in care. LPA observed a safety gate between the kitchen and dining room area, making the kitchen OFF LIMITS to the children in care . Page 3 The outdoor space that children will use is located outside the living room, enclosed small patio area that is only accessible through the living room space. LPA observed a variety of outdoor toys such as outdoor cars and children\342\200\231s bicycles. Applicant stated that she will also use the local park, Virginia Avenue Park, as outdoor space. LPA discussed with applicant the importance of informing parents and collecting authorization for said field trips. Per applicant, the following areas are designated as OFF LIMITS: Kitchen area. LPA reminded applicant that all areas designated as OFF LIMITS to the children in care need to remain close. There are no firearms or ammunition on the premises. All electrical outlets in the home were observed covered. LPA observed a working fire extinguisher in the kitchen. A working fire alarm and carbon monoxide detector were observed in the space. LPA discussed Safe Sleep Regulations and resources with applicant. There is one crib or play yard for each infant in care, cribs and play yards are kept free from all loose articles and objects while infants are sleeping, and there are no objects hanging above or attached to the crib or play yard. All cribs or play yards shall meet the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission safety standards. Infants are not swaddled while in care. Provider physically checks on sleeping infants every fifteen minutes and documents any signs of distress which includes but is not limited to flushed skin color, increase in body temperature, restlessness and labored breathing. Infants can be visually observed through an open door if sleeping in a separate room. Individual Infant Sleeping Plan will need to be completed and in file for each infant up to 12 months of age. Infants up to 12 months of age are placed on their backs for sleeping. LPAs discussed and provided applicant the LIC 311D and a sample packet to use as a reference. The following corrections will need to be complete by 6/12/2025. 1. Barricade the open face heater in the dining room area. 2. Safety latch added to medicine cabinet in the bathroom. 3. Safety latch added to the sliding door in bedroom 1. 4. Emergency Disaster Plan LIC 610A- resubmit with revised relocations sites. Exit interview was conducted with applicant Brandi Graves. The licensing determination of this application will be reviewed with Licensing Program Manager for final resolutio n. Page 4 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, 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. The applicant provided proof of control of property. Because the applicant rents/leases the home, proof of landlord notification is required. The LPA observed the Property Owner/Landlord Notification form (LIC9151) that the applicant confirms was provided to the property owner/landlord. The applicant obtained a signed Property Owner/Landlord Consent form (LIC 9149). 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) or (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 . 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. Entrance Checklist was provided to the applicant. PIN 22-05-CCP Page Eight 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 resource. 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. Page 5 On this date, 03/04/2025, the California Attorney General - Megan\342\200\231s Law website was searched for information on sex offenders required to register with local law enforcement under California's Megan's Law. No registered sex offenders were found at the facility addresses. Under state law, some registered sex offenders are not subject to public disclosure; therefore, they may not have been included in this search. However, the Department conducts a monthly cross reference of each address on record for all registered sex offenders against all CCLD facility addresses pursuant to information shared by California DOJ. Applicant was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org site, 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.