Pre-licensing visit·March 9, 2022

On 03/09/2022 at 9:30 a.m., Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Claudia Amador and Luigi Gargaro conducted an announced Change of Location with licensee Celia Arce. The purpose of the visit is to ensure that the home is in compliance with standards established in CCR, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3. This two-story home with 3-bedroom, 3 bath home was toured and inspected to ensure an environment safe for the care and supervision of children. The applicant is renting and provided proof of control of property for review by the Department. The applicant will use the following areas for childcare: living room, toys storage room, bathroom (#1). Off limits areas include the kitchen, bedrooms #1 and #2, bathroom #2, family room, garage and the entire second floor. The kitchen is made off limits with safety gates installed in both entrances, the off limits bedrooms and bathroom are made inaccessible with a highly placed hook latch and a child safety gate at the respective entrance ways, the family room is made inaccessible with a safety gate that is installed at the entrance way to the room. The safety gate also makes the stair case to the second floor inaccessible. Applicant will utilize the back for outdoor activities. The facility has a secondary yard area which contains a storage structure that is attached to the garage. The laundry area is next to the storage structure. This entire area is made off limits with an installed safety gate.The yard also contains a disabled water feature. The former water feature is covered with rocks and is not a hazard to the children in care. Applicant states that there are no firearms in the home. The fire extinguisher, carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector meet requirements and are operational. All poisons, cleaners and hazardous items in the home are inaccessible to children through latches, locks, and/or placed up on high surfaces. Applicant has completed the 8 hours of preventative health. Required documents to be posted were discussed. Applicant was advised that any new/additional adults must be cleared prior to working or residing in home. Any minor upon his/her 18th birthday must be fingerprinted within 30 days. Applicant completed the Mandated Reporter AB1207 training on 1/10/2022. Applicant was reminded that all adults 18 and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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 applicant 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 applicant 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. LPA reviewed with applicant the LIC 311D, Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Homes, children\342\200\231s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted. Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platform. To receive important licensed-related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Applicant Celia Arce . Applicant states that she will comply with all regulations and laws governing family childcare homes and that she is financially secure to operate a family child care home for children. LPA reviewed this report with Applicant prior to obtaining signature. No corrections needed and a license for eight (8) children will be issued today.