Pre-licensing visit·August 6, 2025

On 8/6/2025 approximately at 9:15 AM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Pa Dao Vang met with Director Jennifer Ortiz and Applicant Erin Hinton for a pre-licensing inspection. LPA conducted a health and safety inspection of the classrooms and restrooms. LPA reviewed the required postings and provided a list to Applicant. This list included: License, Emergency Disaster Plan, Personal Rights, Parents' Rights Poster, car seat law, Effects of Lead Exposure brochure, menus, and daily schedule. LPA discussed the forms that must be in each child's file and each staff member's file. The facility will provide AM and PM snacks for children. The children will also bring lunch from home. Parents will provide formula and infant food with proper labels for the infant classroom. The cleaning disinfectants and hazardous items are appropriately stored and inaccessible to children. The facility will be a full day program offering naps and rest time to children daily. The facility does not offer transportation services. LPA observed trash bins with tight fitted lids. Toileting facilities are in safe, sanitary condition. The floors appeared to be clean throughout the facility. The facility will provided electronic sign in and out system with parents\342\200\231 signatures. Facility has record of conducting fire drills at least every six months. Continue on LIC812-C... Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test. For childcare center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1-CCP). Applicant will gather more information about leading testing and will email LPA Vang. Applicant was encouraged to the visit the Department's website at WWW.CDSS.CA.GOV for information regarding child care updates, forms, regulations and legislation pertaining to child care centers. During today\342\200\231s inspection, LPA cleared the pending corrections for a Provisional License listed below: 1. Submitted a director\342\200\231s packet for Jennifer Ortiz 2. STD.850 Fire Safety Inspection Approval 3. Received financial statements 4. Submitted a waiver request for an outdoor shared space with rotating classroom schedules for the infant and toddler children to use the shared yard. Must include the daily outdoor schedule for the infant and toddler rooms. 5. LPA inspected the facility when all the accessible areas for the children were set up with proper equipment. LPA will inspect postings, review required forms for staff and children\342\200\231s files, toys, cots, trash cans with lids, a functional carbon monoxide detector, working 2A-10-fire extinguisher, daily sign in and sign, etc. CONDITIONS REQUIRING CORRECTION PRIOR TO ISSUING A LICENSE: 1. A final review of the file by Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Seychelle De Luca. 2. List of remaining documents for a facility license. As of today 8/6/2025, a Provisional License for the requested capacity of 54 children is granted. The total capacity included 34 preschool children ages 2 to 5 years, 10 infant children ages 0-24 months, and 10 Toddlers ages 18-36 months under the Toddler Option Program. The above requirements must be met within 90 days for license approval.