Routine inspection·August 28, 2024

On 08/28/24 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alemoh met with Licensee, Ileana Franco, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. This is a one story, 3 bedroom, den room, 2 bathrooms home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, laundry room and garage. Upon arrival LPA observed 7 children in care, along with licensee, assistant #1, and licensee's husband. Family members residing in the home include 2 adults (licensee, licensee's husband) and no minor children. Facility operation are Monday - Friday 7:30AM-5:30 PM . Overnight care is not provided. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. There is no pool/spa or body of water on the premises. Physical Plant : Main care is provided in the den room referred to as the play room. The children use the bathroom located down the hallway to the right. The kitchen is barricaded to prevent children from accessing the rest of the home with a child safety gate. There is closet next to the bathroom that contains jackets and clothing. The off-limits areas are all three bedrooms, second restroom, laundry room, and detached garage. 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 (in laundry room with keylock door knob), medicines(upper kitchen cabinet) and hazardous items(sharp knives located in kitchen drawer with safety latch) that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed the fireplace to be barricaded. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials in the playroom. Cubbies for children to place their belongings. Water pitcher with disposables cups. Changing table was observed to be clean and orderly along with extra diapers and wet wipes. Parents drop off children on the right side of the home to enter the playroom area, as well as the door observed to be locked. 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 living room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell). Fire/Disaster drills are maintained current. Last fire/disaster drills were completed on 08/07/2024 at 10:30am. The smoke detector(blinking green) and carbon monoxide detector , Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC reading in the green zone, last inspected on Feb 2024) are in operable condition. 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. Cleaning supplies are in laundry room (off limit). Breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner are provided. Licensee stated currently has a food program. Naps are provided on cots in the den room. Outdoor: The backyard is safe for children. The backyard is completely fenced (with red wooden fence). There is no body of water. There is a sink in the backyard for children to wash hands. There is an outdoor air conditioner inaccessible to children with barricaded gate on the left side of the home. LPA observed age appropriate toys. Per licensee, there are no pets on the premises. There is a storage shed in the backyard that was observed the key locked. LPA observed a side gate on both sides of the house with master locks inaccessible to children in care. The backyard gate is also locked with a master lock and self latch. Cameras all around the property and inside the home. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 08/24/2025. Mandated Reporter expires on 03/14/2026. Documents Provided and or Discussed: Fire Drill Log, Postings, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP and Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227). Licensee stated currently has child care insurance. Licensee Franco 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 Franco 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. LPA Alemoh observed safe sleep charts for one infant currently enrolled. 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 Ileana Franco along with her appeal rights.