Routine inspection (3-year)·January 9, 2024

On 1/9/2024 at 8:51am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Andrea Pittman conducted an unannounced annual random inspection. The LPA disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was permitted entry by the Licensee Un Salazar. The Licensee guided the LPA on a tour of the home. Upon entry to the facility, the LPA observed 12 children in care and two staff providing care and supervision (fingerprint cleared and associated to the center.) The operational childcare hours are Monday through Friday from 5:00am to 7:00pm. This is a one-story family home. There is a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, back and side yards, and attached garage but not accessible from inside the home via the gated, off-limits kitchen. Licensee does provide napping and there are 14 mats available and one play yard. The off-limits areas are the three bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen, side yards, and garage. Licensee provides breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, children can bring food from home and is placed in a refrigerator for the child care, properly labeled. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, and hazardous items that can pose a danger to children. Hanging window blind cords: The cords are inaccessible to children. Pets: there are three dogs on premises, all have received their vaccinations. Phone service: There is a working cell phone, charged and kept on Licensee at all times. Transportation: The Licensee does not provide transportation for children. Isolation occurs in the hallway near the bathroom for children in care showing signs of illness. Continue to next page Knives are kept in the off-limits kitchen in a drawer with a safety latch, inaccessible to children in care. Medication is kept in the off-limits kitchen in a high cabinet, inaccessible to children in care. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept inaccessible in the garage, off-limits kitchen under the sink cabinet, and in the bathroom under the sink with a safety latch kept away from children in care. There are age-appropriate toys and equipment on the premises. The outdoor area is free from sharp objects, broken toys/furniture & equipment, and other debris. Per the Licensee, there are no weapons, firearms, and ammunition in the facility. The LPA did not observe any weapons. Per the Licensee, there is no smoking on the premises. The First Aid kit included a temperature thermometer, tweezer, scissors, gauzes, adhesive tape, and cleansing pads/solution was observed to be complete and inaccessible to children kept high in the off-limits kitchen. The required fire extinguisher (3A10BC) is reading in green, last tested on 9/19/2023. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were found to be in operating condition, tested at 9:53am and 9:54am, respectively. Fire and Disaster drills are conducted at least every six-month, last drills were recorded on 9/15/2023 at 9:00am for the drills. The large family child care home is missing the fire pull and single action door handles which is a Type B violation, see the LIC 809D for the details. Licensee had all the required posted documents: Facility License (LIC 203, Notice of Parent's Rights Poster (PUB 394), Emergency Disaster Plan (LIC 610A), and Earthquake Preparedness Checklist (LIC 9148). Licensee does not have insurance on the family child care home and has the parents complete the LIC 282-Affidavit Regarding Liability Insurance for Family Child Care Homes. The Licensee provided proof of immunization against pertussis (TDAP), measles (MMR), TB, and Influenza vaccination statement declining the Influenza vaccine for self and staff. Licensee was able to provide a valid CPR/First Aid training for self and staff taken on 10/24/2023 and valid until 2025. Child Care Provider Mandated Reporter Training Certificate has been completed by Licensee and staff on 10/31/2023 for Licensee and 3/13/2023 for staff and valid until 2025. Staff Personnel files were complete with the: LIC 9052-Notice of Employee Rights, LIC 9108-Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse, Mandated Reporter Training, Immunizations: MMR, Tdap, TB, & Flu shots and statements declining the Flu shot, background clearances, and Pediatric First Aid & CPR. Children’s records: files were found to include the following required documents: LIC 700-Identification and Emergency Consent, LIC 627-Consent for Medical Treatment, LIC 995A-Notification of Parent’s Rights, LIC 995E-Caregiver Background Check Process, and LIC 9150- Parent Notification of Additional Children in Care, LIC 9212-Family Child Care Consumer Awareness Information, and PM 286-California School Immunization Record. The school age enrollment forms or attendance forms were missing for the school age children, this is a Type B violation, see the LIC 809D for the details. Licensee's facility child roster is current and maintained up to date. The following were discussed: No smoking, infant walkers, Johnny jumpers, exersaucers and any other item that falls into that category which are not permitted in the facility. The LPA also discussed earthquake safety and necessity of drills, required forms for children’s files, facility files, posting requirements, and penalties. Facility Representative 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. The Licensee was reminded to report Unusual Incidents. A report shall be made to the department by telephone or fax during the department's normal business hours before the close of the next working day following the occurrence during the operation of family day care home. In addition, a written report shall be submitted to the department within seven days following the occurrence of any events specified above. The Licensee was informed to utilize the Unusual Incident Report/Injury Report Form LIC624B when submitting the report to the department. Continue to next page LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with the Facility Representative and discussed 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 the Facility Representative 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. Provided Licensee with an Infant Sleep Plan form LIC 9227 and the sleep log. Beginning on January 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 1207 (2015) requires all licensed providers, applicants, directors and employees to complete training as specified on their mandated reporter duties and to renew their training every two years. Applicants must meet requirements as a precondition to licensure. New employees shall have 90 days from date of employment to complete training as required. The training may be conducted at the following website www.mandatedreporterca.com . 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/ . Facility Representative 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. During the exit interview, the Licensee confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. Continue to next page Child Care Advocates: To sign up for our Quarterly Updates please email the Child Care Advocates at chilcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov & (916) 654-1541. The licensee was informed of the responsibility to report suspected Child Abuse by calling the Child Abuse Hot-line at 1-800-540-4000. Per Title 22 Regulations, this facility is not in compliance, two Type B Deficiencies have been cited. Please, see the LIC 809D for the citations. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this Report, a Notice of Site visit, and Appeal rights were provided and discussed with the Facility Representative. All licensing reports are recommended to be kept for 3 years. The Notice of Site visit is to be posted and visible to parents for 30 days.