Routine inspection·September 5, 2024

Page 1 of 4 An Annual Random inspection was conducted at the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mahnaz (Nancy) Malek. LPA met with licensee, Melissa Linan who was taking care of 6 napping children. On arrival at 2:00 pm, LPA observed the 4 children were napping in the family room and two children were napping in the designated bedroom for napping children. Among 6 children, 4 of them were under 24 months old. Licensee was not operating within the licensed capacity as specified on license for Large Family Childcare Home. The licensee stated her assistant stepped out temporarily. The assistant, Natalia Martinez arrived during LPA's inspection at 2:35 pm. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility residents, staff, or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. According to licensee, currently there are two adults including the licensee, and three minors living in the house. Day care hours of operation is Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am-5:30 pm. During today\342\200\231s inspection, LPA and licensee toured the inside and outside areas identified in the facility sketch as accessible to childcare children. Off limits areas are made inaccessible by means of baby gates and locks. The childcare area consists of family room, one bedroom, children's bathroom and backyard. . There is one gate installed on the kitchen side and the children's area to make the kitchen inaccessible to children. There is a baby gate installed between the children's area and hallway entrance to make the hallway entrance inaccessible to children. Garage is attached and the entrance is from the bathroom in the master bedroom which is locked and the master bedroom has a child proof door knob on it. The back yard Continued on page 2 Page 2 of 4 was inspected and is all fenced. There is an old fashion built in Pizza oven in the corner of the back yard which is covered with bricks and cement and completely is closed and not in use. The flooring of the back yard are bricks. There are two small height slides located on the artificial grass. There are age appropriate toys and equipment for children to play outside. There are 3 cribs available for infants. Older children nap on cots. There are working carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguishers in the home that meet statutory and State Fire Marshall standards. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and other items which could pose a danger to children were not readily available to children they were stored inaccessible to children, none were observed during inspection. According to licensee, there is no firearm in the facility. T here is one dog (Multi Mix Breed) in the house which is kept in off limit areas . LPA verified there is a working telephone service (cellular service). The licensee does have a current roster of children in care. Fire Drill was available. The last fire drill was conducted 8/16/2024. Children\342\200\231s records for children present during LPA\342\200\231s inspection were reviewed. Six files were reviewed. They were all in compliance. The log for every 15 minutes check on napping children under 24 months old were available. LIC 9227 (Individual Infant Sleeping Plan) for infants under 12 months old were available on their files. The licensee's and her assistant's CPR/First Aid certification are current. Beginning September 1, 2016, Health and Safety (H&S) 1597.622 states, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family childcare home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Proof of immunization against pertussis, measles for the licensee was within compliance. Beginning March 31, 2018, H&S Code 1596.8662 requires all licensed providers and employees to complete mandated reporting training, and to renew the training every two years. Continued on page 3 Page 3 of 4 Mandated Reporter Training Certificate for the licensee and her assistant were current. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For 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)/ (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-care-centers/ . The licensee understands they must be present in the facility and must ensure children in care are always supervised. Children are not to be left alone in parked vehicles. When the licensee is temporarily absent from the facility, arrangements must be made for a qualified substitute adult to care and supervise children while absent. The substitute adult must have the required criminal record, child abuse index clearances, immunization, Pediatric CPR/First Aid, and mandated reporter training. Licensee 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 clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, must obtain a criminal record clearance before working 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. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with Licensee Melissa Linan and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesourc es/child-care-licensing/public-information-and-resources/safe-sleep , LPA also informed Licensee, Melissa Linan of the importance of checking for recalled as 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 Continue on page 4 Page 4 of 4 equipment. Licensee, Melissa Linan 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. Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platforms. To receive important licensed related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care- licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. (The licensee is already signed up for this purpose). In the areas that were evaluated, the following deficiency was observed of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 on this inspection. Please see LIC 809D for details of deficiency. Licensee, Melissa Linan was informed that the \342\200\234Notice of Site Visit\342\200\235 must be posted for 30 consecutive days. The \342\200\234Notice of Site Visit\342\200\235 must be posted on or adjacent to the door. Failure to post will result in Civil Penalties of $100.00. LPA Malek informed Licensee, Melissa Linan that this report dated 9/5/2024 documents type A citation shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is immediate risks to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Malek informed the Licensee, Melissa Linan to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 9/5/2024 that documents any Type A citation to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Licensee, Melissa Linan was provided with a copy of their appeal rights (LIC 9058) and their signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights. All appeals must be in writing and received by the Regional Office within 15 business days. The exit interview was conducted with Licensee, Melissa Linan End of report