Routine inspection·October 31, 2024

On October 31, 2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Calloway made an unannounced inspection to the above facility. LPA met with Licensee, who granted access. LPA and Licensee toured the home inside and outside for an Annual Random inspection. Residing in the home are the Licensee and spouse. The home is licensed for twelve to fourteen children. LPA observed no day care children in care. Licensee was caring for her two small grandchildren during inspection. All adults working and residing inside the home have a criminal record clearance and are associated to the facility. Physical Plant: This is a seven-bedroom, three-bathroom home with kitchen, dining room, family room, living room, and garage. Childcare is provided: in Bedroom #1 and garage addition. Children\342\200\231s Bathroom: is in hallway on the right it was observed to be clean, with soap and toilet paper, functioning sink and toilet and there were no hazards. The unused outlets in the home were covered. There are vertical blinds. LPA observed age-appropriate toys, furniture, and books in good repair. There was napping equipment in the form of mats, playpens and enough for all children in care. The home was inspected inside and outside for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, hazardous conditions. The detergents and cleaning compounds are kept inside the outside garage locked. The medicines are kept in off limits bedroom. The windows are screened, free of bugs, cracks, and debris. Inside the Kitchen, the items that can pose a danger to children were made inaccessible and the sharp knives were kept inside the garage that is locked. Fire and earthquake drills were not current due to no children in care. Licensee will provide drills once children are in care. There was not a Roster to review. The required fire extinguisher (2A10BC) was full and needle in the green area. The smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested as operable. The fireplace is screened, and the home has central AC and heat. The required postings were present on the Parent board. There is no landline phone, but cell phone. The stairs were gated. The fire alarm pull switch was not observed inside the home. Licensee was made aware another fire inspection is required. There was not a single action door handle. Off limit areas : Garage locked with key lock, Bedrooms: #2, Upstairs: Bedrooms #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, Bathrooms: #2, Bathrooms #3, laundry room. Outside: The backyard is completely fenced. LPA observed one large dog inside the backyard. Per Licensee, the dog is vaccinated and will not interact with the day care children. There is concrete for active play and a shaded area. There is play equipment in the yard. LPA observed an above the ground pool with a slide2 as a body of water on the premises. Pool Fence is Iron bars and at least five feet high and constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bars in between the fence are 4 \302\275 inches apart. The fence or gate swings away from the pool and has a self-close and a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. It is secure with a padlock. There were two AC units in the yard observed uncovered. Others: Per Licensee, there are no weapons or firearms on the premises. LPA did not observe any in the home. Required mandated reporter training was not current. Licensee was informed to complete once kids are in care and renew every two years. www.mandatedreporterca.com . CPR/First Aid (Exp. 1/19/205), and immunizations were viewed. First Aid kit was observed. Transportation will be provided once kids are in care. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy and Safe Sleep regulations were discussed. Per Licensee, the home has daycare liability insurance. The following was discussed with the Licensee: Maintain capacity and transparency per posted parent rights, Roster requirements (keep updated information always and maintain information for three years), Documentation for disaster drills (fire and earthquake). Mandatory forms, signed, for the children\342\200\231s/staff files, know updated Safe Sleep regulations. The role and responsibilities of being a mandated reporter. Supervision is always required for children in care. If food is brought in, it is properly labeled.Check food expiration dates periodically. Responsible for knowing the regulations as well as anyone who assists in providing care. Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day. If day care is closed for the day, no kids show, or Licensee absent, must notify Licensing. Inaccessibility of hazards must be constantly reassessed depending on the children in care. If the phone number is changed, licensing must be notified. Regulations prohibit the smoking of tobacco in a private residence that is licensed as a family childcare home and areas of the day care home where children are present (24/7 ban). State law prohibits baby walkers, bouncy seats, exer saucers, and any other items that fall into that category. 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 Childcare 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. Type A deficiency: Type A deficiency shall be posted for 30 consecutive days along with the Notice of Site Visit Letter (printed out after every visit) and posted during hours of operation, as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Licensee shall provide a copy any Type A deficiency 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 the Type A report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224) must be placed in the child's file for verification of the Type A deficiency. Failure to do so will result in a civil penalty being assessed. --Licensee is advised to visit: www.shotsforschool.org for Immunization information. --Licensee was informed of their responsibility to report suspected Child Abuse (LIC 9108), 1-800-827-8724/760-243-6640. Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website, a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. --Family Child Care Providers (Disaster Planning information): https://cccld.childcarevideos.org/family-child-care-providers/disaster-planning-and-fire-safety/ --Child Care Advocates information: www.childcareadvocatesprogram@cdss.ca.gov --Child Care Videos: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org --Licensee advised to visit the CCLD website ( www.ccld.ca.gov ) to obtain updates of courses and updates/changes to the regulations. --Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see Evaluator Manual - Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes Section 102417. When any IMS is provided, a Plan for Providing IMS must be submitted to the Department prior to providing the IMS. 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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm . --LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee 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 licensee 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. --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 . --Lead Poisoning: For more information, go to the California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch\342\200\231s website at www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/clppb,or call them at (510) 620-5600. Reminder: The On- Duty Worker is available for questions at: (661) 202-3318 (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm) and for reporting Unusual Incident Reports (within 24 hours). Written Unusual Incident Reports are sent (using (LIC 624 form) to the following email address: unusualincidentreport@dss.ca.gov within seven (7) days after reporting the incident via telephone. Per Title 22 Regulations, there were no deficiencies cited during this inspection. There are Technical Advisories issued. See TA pages attached to this report. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was read, and a Notice of Site Visit, were provided to Anthea English, Licensee during the inspection. A Notice of Site Visit must remain posted for thirty (30) consecutive days. Failure to maintain the posting will result in $100 civil penalty. 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.