Routine inspection (3-year)·February 14, 2024

On 02/14/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo met with Licensee Hugo Hernandez, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required inspection. Licensee Ana Bravo came to facility shortly after from running errands. This is a two story, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with kitchen/dining, family room, living room, laundry room and garage. There is no pool/spa or body of water on the premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 3 preschool children in care. Licensee currently does not have any infants in care but does understand the requirements. Family members residing in the home include 4 adults (licensee's, licensee's adult daughter, and licensee's son in law) and 2 minor children. Facility operation are Monday-Sunday 6AM-5AM for 23 hours a day. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. Physical Plant : Main care is provided in the living room. Children use the bathroom in hallway near the living room on the left hand side. Children have access to the living room and bed room #1. LPA observed the main care area to be fully barricaded by a safety gate. Off limit areas include bedrooms #2-4(safety door knob) bathrooms #2 and #3 (upstairs with barricaded gate), laundry room(upstairs), and garage(key lock). Stairs barricaded by safety gate. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, clean and orderly, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (garage with key lock), medicines (master bedroom upstairs) and hazardous items (sharp knives in kitchen drawer with magnet lock) that can pose a danger to children. LPA observed a fireplace in the the living room to be fully screened. Safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials were observed. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector , Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are in operable condition. Per Licensee no one smokes in the home . Electrical outlets are inaccessible. LPA reminded licensee, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/ play equipment are allowed. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in family room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The facility sketch is complete and current, there is working telephone (cell). Fire/Disaster Drill is complete and maintained current. Last Fire/Disaster Drill was completed on 02/14/2024. Roster complete and maintained current. Bathroom: Shower/tub are free of hazards (child care bathroom). LPA did not observe any hazardous items in the children's bathroom. Toilet and faucet are clean and operable. Kitchen: Sharp utensils, open bottles or alcohol are inaccessible. If food is brought from the children\342\200\231s home, the container shall be labeled with the child\342\200\231s name and properly stored or refrigerated. The home has a clean and fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. Licensee currently has a food program. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner are provided. Naps are provided on cots in bedroom #1. Outdoor: The backyard is safe for children. The backyard is completely fenced (with block cement). There is no body of water. There are two outdoor air conditioners covered inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed age appropriate toys. Per licensee, there are two dogs on the premises. Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was observed with supplies readily available. CPR/First Aid expires 09/06/2025. Mandated Reporter expires 09/29/2025. There are no window cords accessible to children. Documents Provided and or Discussed: Fire Drill Log, Roster, Postings, Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, Individual Sleeping Plan (LIC9227), and Safe Sleep Log. Licensee's stated currently does not have child care insurance. Licensee's Hernandez and Bravo were reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, 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 up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee's Hernandez and Bravo and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-and-resources/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. No deficiencies have been cited at this time. A notice of site visit was given to licensee and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee's Hugo Hernandez and Ana Bravo, along with their appeal rights, and Notice of Site Visit.