Routine inspection·August 28, 2024

On August 28, 2024, at approximately 9:20am Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Alvarado and Medrano conducted an unannounced Annual inspection and met with license Marisol Chavez. LPA Alvarado disclose the purpose of the of the inspection which was an annual inspection and entered the facility to begin the inspection. Present in the facility are Licensee and Licensees assistant supervising four Infants. During the inspection, the licensee is within capacity limits. All adults living and working in the facility are fingerprint cleared and associated. Licensee rents home, which is a two-bedroom one bathroom house with front and backyard, and garage. Licensee lives in home with two other adults and two minor children. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. LPAs inspected for health and safety hazards. Daycare areas are: Living Room, Dining Room, kitchen, Bathroom #1, and portion of the backyard. OFF limit areas are: Bedroom #2, front yard, driveway, and garage. All off limit areas are properly barricaded. LPAs observed the Day-care is clean, orderly with a variety of age-appropriate toys for the children. All furniture inspected is in good repair. During tour of home cleaning supplies were found in areas that were on limits to children, but children were not present when found. Per licensee the home has no pools or bodies of water in the home, during inspection LPAs did not observe any bodies of water. The home has a fireplace in the living room that is properly barricaded. The home has age-appropriate equipment available for children in care. Licensee was reminded that baby walkers, bouncers, jumpers and any other similar items are to not be used for children in care. LPAs observed pack and play to be free of loose of objects and/or articles. Continued on Page 2... There was a fully charged fire extinguisher, A smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm, and a working telephone which is the Licensees cell phone. Phone number listed for Licensee is current. Per Licensee, there are no weapons or firearms in the home. LPAs reviewed four children\342\200\231s records which were missing documentation of the LIC 9227, no infants currently that are under 12 months as well as sleeping logs for infants. Licensee stated that she is always in the room with the children when they are sleeping and had conducted but could not find logs during inspection. Licensees\342\200\231 Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification Expires 1/2026. Based on review of files it was found that the mandated reporter training for the licensee and assistant were expired, licensee\342\200\231s training expired on 7/2024. All the required posting documentation, such as the facility license, Notification of Parental Rights and have been placed in a prominent area for parents or representatives to review. Licensee is missing a few and was reminded of the missing forms. According to licensee emergency drills are conducted at least once every six months, Licensee was not able to provide documentation of the last emergency drill. 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 . 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. Continued on Page 3... 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, Marisol, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. California code of Regulations, Title 22 deficiencies are being cited in the following page(s):