Pre-licensing visit·September 22, 2022

On 09/22/2022 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Barbara Beneroso and Andrew Alemoh conducted a Pre-licensing Inspection with Applicant Angela Zohrabyan, who guided LPAs on a tour of the facility. This is a one-story house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry area and garage. There is also a backyard. Family members residing in the home include 2 adults (Applicant, applicants two minor daughters, and applicant's husband). All adults have been fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility. The facility will operate Monday through Friday from 730 AM-5:30PM for less than 24 hours and with a license capacity of 14 children. LPAs went over the child care ratios for a large family home with applicant, and provided applicant a copy. Main care will be provided in the living room area/ dining room. Children will eat in the living room area. The day care children will utilize the hallway bathroom on the right hand side. Children will use rear yard for outdoor play. The front yard, all bedrooms, laundry area, and garage area are off limits to the day care children. LPAs observed day care area to be clean and orderly, central air and heating, age appropriate toys and play equipment, working smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. LPAs observed child care bathroom in the hallway to the right. LPAs observed a clean, safe and operable toilet and faucet. LPAs observe a fully charge 3A10BC fire extinguisher during the inspection located in laundry area. Per applicant no alcohol is present in the home. First aid kit will be stored in the living area. Medications are stored in the master bedroom inaccessible to children in care., Applicant made poisons and cleaning items inaccessible to children stored kitchen area (off limits with safety latch). Day care children cannot access the laundry room by the locked door. Kitchen: The following are inaccessible: Sharp items are stored in the upper cabinet in the kitchen unreachable to children in care. LPAs observed the refrigerator and freezer to be clean. LPAs discuss with applicant food shall be properly stored or refrigerated in container that are labeled with child\342\200\231s name when supplied by parent. Applicant was advised of the requirement to report unusual incidents and/or injuries to the parent/guardian and Licensing within 24 hours of incident by telephone and in writing within 7 day of incident to the department. Applicant was informed all suspected Child Abuse should be reported to the Child Abuse Hot-line at 1-800-540-4000. The above incident should be reported on the form LIC624B per the regulation. The form should be email to unusualincidentreport@dss.ca.gov Advisory/Other: LPAs observed a first Aid kit with emergency supplies and a thermometer in the child care bathroom. Applicants First Aid/CPR are current. Preventative Health & Safety training is completed. Electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. Children will nap on mats in the main care area. Applicants aware no infant shall be swaddled, and car seat shall not be used for sleeping. Applicant is aware to supervise infants while they are sleeping by physically checking every 15 minutes and documenting the infant\342\200\231s status. Applicant should refer to regulation 102425(J) for documentation requirement. If the infant\342\200\231s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, the provider shall return the infant to their back for sleeping. LPAs discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant, including Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP 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. LPAs 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. LPAs toured the backyard and observe it to be free of garden tools, poisonous plants, thorn trees cactus, or lawn mower inaccessible to children. The backyard is fully barricaded (with block cement). LPAs observed the garage to be inaccessible in the backyard with key locked door. There are no bodies of water or pools of any kinds in the facility. Applicant 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. Documents Provided and or Discussed: The following were provided to comply with Title 22 requirements: Roster, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC 9227) required postings and list of CCLD forms required for child file each child in care (LIC 311D). Applicant stated currently does not have childcare insurance. Child Care Advocates information: www.childcareadvocatesprogram@cdss.ca.gov Applicant inform smoking is prohibited, applicant stated no one smokes in the home, LPAs discussed Health Section 1596.846(b) and (c)\342\200\223102417 (g)(10) and provided applicant with a visual copy of prohibited items. LPAs did not observe prohibited items during the inspection. Per applicant no firearms are present in the home. Applicant was informed her cell phone shall be available and charged at all times during day care hours. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed, informing applicant when any IMS is provided, a plan for providing IMS must be submitted to the Department prior to providing care to a child that need IMS. The plan shall state the type of IMS the facility will be offering, stating the person providing care has been trained to provide the named IMS. The plan will also provide the steps that will be taken when IMS is provided to a child. The following information regarding ADA was discuss and the following information 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 Applicant is ready for licensure. Exit interview conducted copy of this report was provided to applicant along with notice of site visit.