Routine inspection·March 20, 2025

On March 20, 2025, 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 and capacity increase. Residing in the home are the Licensee, spouse, and two minor children. The home is licensed for six to eight and increasing to twelve to fourteen children. LPA observed six (6) day- care children in active care with licensee during inspection ages 3 months to 3 years old, there were four infants and two toddlers, the home is out of capacity. Per Licensee, one day-care child will be picked up. The daycare hours are changing to twenty-three hours Monday thru Sunday and care for ages 6 months- l2 years old. All adults working and residing inside the home have a Criminal Record Clearance and are associated to the facility. The Licensee\342\200\231s 17-year-old sister was visiting during inspection and assisting with care. Physical Plant: This is a single story three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with kitchen, dining room, living room, laundry room, and garage. Childcare is provided: in the living room upon entry. The living room has carpet and a small child rug, both in good repair. Per Licensee, the carpet is vacuumed daily and shampooed once a month. Children\342\200\231s Bathroom: is in hallway on the left it was observed with a safety latch on the outside door. LPA inspected and it was to be clean, with soap, toilet paper, functioning sink and toilet and safety latches on the cabinets and there were no hazards. The unused outlets in the home were covered. The blinds were vertical. LPA observed age-appropriate toys, furniture, and books in good repair. There was napping equipment in the form of cots and one playpen. Licensee brought a 2 nd playpen from the garage and set it up. LPA arrived and observed a three-month old infant sleeping in car seat. Licensee stated, the infant just arrived, and they had not had a chance to remove the infant from the seat. Licensee removed the infant and was placing them inside a baby rocker. LPA observed the baby rocker, it was removed during the inspection, and a baby swing was brought in from the garage and the infant was placed in the swing. There was a changing table in the corner with diapers and wipes available. LPA observed six bins labeled with the children\342\200\231s names for their belongings. 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 kitchen underneath the sink with a safety latch. The medicines are kept in refrigerator and per Licensee, they are not for the day care children. The windows are screened, free of bugs, cracks, and debris. The fireplace is inside the living room observed screened with a glass covering. For dining, LPA observed four high chairs and a small table and four chairs and room for two more chairs. Fire and earthquake drills were current; Fire drill was last conducted on: 2/19/25 and the earthquake drill was last conducted on: 2/12/25. The Child and parent Roster was not current and complete with all required information. There were four children missing from the roster. The fire extinguisher (2A10BC) was full, and needle was inside the green area. The smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested as operable. The home has central air conditioning and heat. The required postings were present on the parent wall. There is no landline phone, but cell phone. The fire alarm pull switch was observed on the wall near the garage door and there were Exit signs over the sliding glass door in the dining room and the garage door. There was not a single action door handle on the front door or garage door. Kitchen: Inside the Kitchen, there were no items that can pose a danger to children and the sharp knives were up high in a cabinet near the microwave. Off limit areas : Garage, Bedrooms: #1, #2, #3, gated from the living room, Bathrooms: #2, laundry near garage, and back yard. Outside: Per Licensee, the back yard is off limits. The backyard is completely fenced, and the fencing material is wood and in not in good repair in some areas. LPA observed one large dog in the yard and one small dog in the home, the small dog was removed to the garage. Per Licensee, the small dog is vaccinated and interacts with the day care children, the large dog does not. There is a swing and slide set that is not anchored in the ground. There was a large dog crate and play equipment. Per Licensee, there is no body of water on premises. LPA did not observe an in-ground pool, spa, or body of water on the premises. The air conditioning (AC) unit is on the roof. Others: Per Licensee, there are no weapons or firearms on the premises. LPA did not observe any in the home. The mandated reporter training was viewed. CPR/First Aid (Exp: 2/2026), and immunizations were viewed. The First Aid kit was observed. LPA viewed staff and children\342\200\231s files and reviewed all infants in care have LIC 9227 form in their files and there was no infant napping log. Per Licensee, none of the infant equipment has been recalled. LPA conducted a staff interview with the licensee. Per Licensee, transportation is not provided. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy and Safe Sleep regulations were discussed. Per Licensee, the home does not have 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 an extended period, 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, bassinettes, 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. There are deficiencies cited during this inspection and Technical Violations. See 809D and TV pages attached to this report. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was read, and a Notice of Site Visit, Appeal Rights were provided to Brittany Faria, 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.