Routine inspection·March 18, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gagandeep Singh and Office Technician, Chris Yager, met with both of the licensee, Karmina and Zarmina Karimi, for an annual inspection. The purpose of the inspection was explained. Licensee lives in a single story home. Present, there are six (including two day care children) children in care with licensee. All adults living or working in the home have criminal background check on file. Licensee is operating within the capacity of this date. Per licensee, licensee operates from Monday to Friday between 8 AM to 3:30 PM. Licensee\342\200\231s primary language is Dari. Licensee\342\200\231s minor child provided the translation and assisted during the inspection. LPA inspected the day care areas. Day Care Areas: Living room, Kitchen, Dining area, Family room, Hallway, All bedrooms in hallway, Bathroom in hallway and Backyard. Garage. All the cleaning supplies, poisons and other chemicals are stored inaccessible to the children. Cabinets in kitchen have child protective locks installed. Fireplace is barricaded. The house is in good repair and free of hazards with proper temperature and ventilation. There is carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, fully charged fire extinguisher and working telephone available in the house. There is a variety of age appropriate toys in the house. LPA did not observe any crib in the house and per licensee, there were two infants present during the inspection. LPA reviewed the facility records. LPA observed licensee has License and other required documents posted in the child care areas. Both of the licensee have record of training of preventive health and CPR card on file. LPA reminded the licensee that the fire or emergency drills must be conducted at least once every six months and drills must be logged. Licensee has a log in place and per log, last drill was conducted in March 2023. During the inspection, licensee did not have the required documents of each child in care. During inspection, LPA observe an incomplete children roster on file. Licensee agreed to update the form and maintain in the records. See next page for continuation .............. Continuation from previous page ............... Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, 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 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 with Licensee the safe sleep regulations and the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed L1 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. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS 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/ . Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; 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. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process . See next page for the citations given today. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed and provided to the licensee. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.