Routine inspection·June 24, 2022

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justin Dorsey met with Licensee, Sindy Corona, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required Inspection. This is a 2 story 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with kitchen, dining room area, living room room, and garage. There is a pool on the premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 7 children with the licensee, assistant #1 and assistant #2. Physical Plant: This is a two story family home. The home consists of a kitchen, dining room, living room, four bedrooms (one which is converted to a play room), 3 bathrooms, attached garage, and swimming pool. The primary care for children is conducted in the converted main care area in the downstairs bedroom. The play room leads to the kitchen which is restricted by a sliding door and leads to the right side of the backyard play area (children's outdoor area). LPA Dorsey also observed a child safety gate near the homes stair case to prevent children from accessing the upstairs area. The off-limits areas include the homes entire upstairs, dining room, living room, kitchen and garage. The children have access to the play room, downstairs bathroom and play yard that is connected to the play room. Access to the rest of the home is barricaded by sliding glass doors and child gates. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (inaccessible under kitchen sink), medicines (inaccessible in top kitchen cabinet) and hazardous items (sharp knives inaccessible in lock box in top kitchen cabinet) that can pose a danger to children. Fireplace is screened. The home has safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector, and 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 the main care area. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. LPA Dorsey reminded licensee that the homes stairs must be barricaded at all times when children under 5 are present. The last fire/earthquake drill was completed 06/23/22. Roster complete and maintained current. Bathroom: Shower/tub are free of hazards (child care bathroom). Toilet and faucet is clean and operable. Kitchen: The kitchen is off-limits to children in care. Sharp utensils are inaccessible. Per licensee breakfast, AM snack, lunch, and PM snack are provided. LPA reminded licensee 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. Cleaning supplies are inaccessible under the sink. No chemicals in the kitchen were observed to be accessible. Outdoor: LPA Dorsey observed the homes backyard. There are two areas to the homes back yard, the first area which the children have access too is connected to the play room. The toys and the equipment are in good repair, LPA Dorsey did not observe any hazardous items in the children's outdoor play area. The off-limits area of the homes back yard is restricted by a locked gate in the children's play area, the backyard is also accessible through a sliding glass door in the kitchen. Per licensee children at no time enter the kitchen. LPA observed the home has a pool in the off-limits back yard area which was surrounded by a mesh fence for additional safety. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 09/20/22. Mandated Reporter was completed 06/21/20, LPA advised licensee that the training must be completed every two years. Children nap on mats and cribs in the main care area. Documents discussed: Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, LIC 9227 and Infant Sleep Log. Licensee 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 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 Carr 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. A notice of site visit was given 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 Sindy Corona.