Routine inspection·July 22, 2025

On 7/22/2025, at approximately 8:50AM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alvarado conducted an unannounced annual visit at the facility. LPA Alvarado originally tried conducting an Annual Inspection on 7/15/2025, However Facility was Closed. LPA Alvarado met with Licensee Estela Chavez De Cerda(L1) and disclosed the purpose of the visit for today. LPA Alvarado observed Present in the Facility is (L1) and Two Assistants who are supervising 10 children(1 Infant, 6 Preschoolers, and 3 School-Age). Licensee rents the Home. At approximately 10:30AM a therapist arrived for one of the children in care. Daycare area: Dinning Area, Living Room, Family Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, and Back Yard. OFF limit area: Closet, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, and Laundry Room. At approximately 9:25AM LPA inspected the home for any health or safety hazards along with (L1). The home is in orderly condition. The home is equipped with a fully charged 2-A:10-B:C fire extinguisher located in the kitchen. Facility has a fireplace located in the living Room that is properly barricaded. Off-limit areas were observed to be barricaded and made inaccessible to children. LPA reminded the licensee that any off-limit areas must be approved by the department prior to use. The facility has a carbon monoxide and a Smoke Alarm detector that was observed to be operating during today\342\200\231s visit. Continued on Page 2... Page 2 Continued.. Facility hours of operation are Monday-Friday 6:00AM-5:00PM. LPA observed age-appropriate toys and learning materials to be present. Furniture is age-appropriate and free of rough, loose, or sharp edges. Per (L1) Facility provides Breakfast, Lunch and Snack. (L1) provides napping equipment for children in care. Per (L1) there are no firearms present in the facility. All chemicals and Poisons are locked and made inaccessible to children. Facility has a fully equipped First Aid Kit, Phone number listed on file for Licensee is current number.(L1) confirmed that Emergency Drills are condicyed at least once every siz Months. Last Drill was conducted on 6/30/2025. No pools, hot tubs, spas, fishponds or similar bodies of water observed on the property. The license also confirmed no bodies of water on property. License was reminded that Babywalkers, bouncers, jumpers and similar items will not be used for children in care and are not allowed. (L1) has current CPR/First Aid that will expire at the end of 7/2025. (L1) also has Mandated Reporter that Expires 7/2026. (L1) was reminded that CPR/First Aid and Mandated Reporter Training needs to be renewed every two years and also renewed for all additional staff. LPA at approximately 10:15AM reviewed 10 children\342\200\231s files and facility records. Required postings were observed to be posted. LPA Alvarado at approximately 11:00AM observed that sleep Logs are not being properly maintained. Safe Sleep was discussed. LPA Alvarado also observed that not all Immunizations have not been maintained for staff. LPA Alvarado also observed that most of the children\342\200\231s files were missing parent signatures. LPA Alvarado also observed that two assistants also residents did not have the completed fingerprints. Licensee was able to provide proof of fingerprints to LPA, and had the two staff get re-fingerprinted once again to ensure that they are associated to the facility. 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 . Continued on Page 3... Page 3 Continued... 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 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. 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. 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/ . Licensee 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, Licensee, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. Continued on Page 4... Page 4 Continued... Deficiencies were cited today under California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter. 1. Regarding Care & Supervision, and Records Please see LIC 9102 Technical Assistance in regard to Facility Administration. A notice of site visit was given 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, Estela Chavez De Cerda Appeal rights were provided to Licensee, Estela Chavez De Cerda.