Pre-licensing visit·June 2, 2023

On 06/02/23 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Beneroso conducted a Pre-licensing Inspection with Applicant Shawntia Blaylock who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. This is a two-story house with 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2s bathroms, living room, family room, kitchen, dining area, laundry room, garage and backyard. Family members residing in the home include 3s adults (Applicants, Applicant’s son) no minor children reside in the home.. The facility will operate Monday through Friday from 5AM-12AM for less than 24 hours and with a license capacity of 8 children. LPA went over the childcare ratios for a small family home with applicant and provided applicant with a copy. Main Care Area: Care will be provided in the family room area. Children will nap in the daycare area. Applicant will order mats online. Children will also eat in the day care area. Per applicant she will apply for a food program. There are no pools or bodies of water on the premises. Off-Limit Areas: The front yard, all bedrooms, bathroom #2 and #3 laundry room, and garage area are off limits to the day care children. LPA observed day care area to be clean and orderly, central air and heating, age-appropriate toys and play equipment. Stairs: LPA observed stairs to be not to be yet barricaded. Per Applicant, she will have a baby gate in the stairs to keep them off limits. Fireplace: LPA observed fireplace to be screened but not secured with a safety latch. Per applicant, she will obtain safety latch for fireplace. Bathroom: The day care children will utilize the hallway bathroom on the left-hand side of the day care room. LPA observed a clean, safe and operable toilet and faucet. LPA reminded applicant the children's bathroom must be free of shampoos, mouthwash, medication, perfumes, razor, air freshener, nail polish and polish remover. Backyard/Outdoor areas: LPA toured the backyard and observed it to be all fenced in with wooden fence. LPA did not observe patio door to have safety latch to make it the backyard inaccessible to children. Per applicant, she will obtain a safety latch for the patio door. There are no pets in the home. Per licensee, the are no firearms in the home and no one smokes in the home. Fire/Health/Safety: LPA observe a fully charge 3A40BC fire extinguisher during the inspection located in the day care area. LPA observed a working smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. The First Aid kit is located in a closet and was observed complete with supplies including thermometer, tweezers, scissors, gauze, bandages, cleansing pad/solution, and a first aid manual. Transportation will be offered for children. The facility currently does not have childcare insurance but will obtain it in the future. Electrical outlets are inaccessible to children. Per LPA’s observations, there were no hanging window blind cords. All windows are free of cracks, bugs, and debris. Applicant was informed smoking is prohibited, applicant stated no one smokes in the home, LPA discussed Health Section 1596.846(b) and (c)–102417 (g)(10) and provided applicant with a visual copy of prohibited items. LPA did not observe prohibited items during the inspection. Applicant was informed their cell phone shall be available and charged at all times during day care hours. Medications/ Hazardous Materials: Medications are located in the off-limits master bedroom. Cleaning compounds were observed to be located a lower kitchen cabinet with a safety latch. Per licensee, there are No Firearms at the facility at this time. Kitchen: LPA observed the kitchen area to be free of hazards. Applicant safety latched the kitchen drawers and kitchen cabinets. The following are inaccessible: Sharp items are kept the top of the refrigerator, inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed the refrigerator and freezer to be clean. LPA discuss with applicant food shall be properly stored or refrigerated in container that are labeled with child’s name when supplied by parent. Applicant do not have a food program at this time but will be joining a food program in the future. Advisory/Other: Applicant First Aid/CPR are current. Preventative Health & Safety training is completed. Applicant 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’s status. Applicant should refer to regulation 102425(J) for documentation requirement. If the infant’s 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. Documents Provided and or Discussed: The following were provided to comply with Title 22 requirements: Fire Drill Log, roster, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227), water lead poster, required postings and list of CCLD forms required for child file each child in care (LIC 311D). LPA 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. 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. 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. 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 days 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 Child Care Advocates: You can now sign up for Quarterly Updates and PINs for one or more programs through our DSS website at www.ccld.ca.gov Click on “Receive Important Updates” located in the right middle part of the page, immediately above the Quick links. Put your email address and choose which program(s) you would like to subscribe to and click “subscribe. Applicant was advised that all LIC forms can be found at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/forms-brochures/forms-alphabetic-list/i-l Incidental Medical Services (IMS): 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 Based on LPA's observations, the facility is not yet in compliance with Tittle 22 Regulations and The following must be corrected before issuing the license: Barricade the stairs that give access to the second story of the home Backyard area to be cleared of tools Safety latch in the patio door Safety latch for the fireplace Obtain mats for napping Per applicant, she can have these tasks completed by 06/09/2023 Exit interview conducted copy of this report was provided to applicants along with notice of site visit.