Routine inspection·August 8, 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's assistant, Seyedeh Sedigheh Hakemi. The licensee, Saeedeh Rad arrived after ten minutes of LPA's arrival. LPA observed the assistant was taking care of 2 children of whom one was under 24 months old. Licensee was operating within the licensed capacity as specified on license for Large Family Childcare Home. 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 one minor living in the house. Day care hours of operation is Monday through Thursday from 8:45 am-5:00 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. The childcare area consists of dinning room. 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 to make it inaccessible for children to the front entrance and upstairs. There are two closets in the entrance way behind the baby gate. Part of back yard is for children's use. There is a very small plastic slide located on the concrete floor. The licensee stated she would pull it on the grass area when children are in the backyard using the slide. Continued on page 2 Page 2 of 4 There are age appropriate toys and equipment for children to play outside. There is one crib available for infants. Older children nap on cots. The garage is not for children's use and is inaccessible to children by the garage door being locked. 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. There is no pet living in the home. 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 5/22/2024. Children\342\200\231s records for children present during LPA\342\200\231s inspection were reviewed. Two 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 CPR/First Aid certification is current. (Expires 7/30/2026). The assistant's CPR and 1st aid was not current. It was expired 3/2020. The assistant was taking care of children when LPA arrived. The licensee arrived after ten minutes of LPA's arrival. 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. Staff # 2 was missing the documentation of the required immunization. Staff # 2 was interacting with children. 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 expires 8/5/2026. Staff # 2 is exempt from obtaining the certificate because the course is not offered in staff # 2's native language. 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 Saeedeh Rad 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, Saeedeh Rad 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 Continue on page 4 Page 4 of 4 recommended they register all infant devices with the CPSC to be notified of any recalls on their purchased equipment. Licensee, Saeedeh Rad 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 deficiencies were observed of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 on this inspection. Please see LIC 809D for details of deficiencies. A notice of site visit was given to licensee, Saeedeh Rad and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Failure to post will result in Civil Penalties of $100.00. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee, Saeedeh Rad. End of report