Routine inspection (3-year)·November 1, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Andrea Medlin met with facility representative, and at the end of visit, Licensee arrived for this required annual licensing visit. There are 4 infants in care during the visit. Days and hours of operation: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM. Licensee states she, husband, two minor children, and her mother reside in the home; criminal record clearance is on file for all adults in home. Licensee reminded once a person turns 18 years of age and if living or working in the daycare, criminal record clearance is required. Physical plant toured to inspect for health and safety hazards. There are smoke detectors, a fully charged fire extinguisher, and a carbon monoxide (CO) detector in the home. Outdoor space inspected for health and safety hazards; outdoor play area is completely fenced. First aid supplies are available. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, and other items which could pose a danger to children is stored inaccessible to children. The daycare areas are kept clean and orderly and has adequate heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. Per Licensee, there are no firearms or weapons in the home. No spas, swimming pools, hot tubs, fish ponds, or similar bodies of water are present. Variety of age appropriate toys and materials is observed in the daycare. A sick child would be separated from the group and wait for parent to pick up. Licensee has current Pediatric First Aid and CPR (exp 4/6/2025). All the required licensing forms are posted. Staff and children's files reviewed. In the files reviewed, all are complete. Licensee has the required staff immunizations: measels (MMR) and pertussis (Tdap). Licensee has have verification of the mandated child abuse training compliant with AB1207 (exp 3/29/2025). Helpers do not have the required staff immunizations (measels (MMR) and pertussis (TDap) available for review during the visit. Helpers do not have verification of the mandated child abuse reporter training as compliant with AB1207. (Continued on next pages 809-C and 809-D) 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. Safe Sleep - Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with facility representative 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 facility representative 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/ . (Continued on next page 809-C) 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. Megan\342\200\231s Law - The facility representative confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. 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 . The deficiencies cited on the following pages are in violation of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Gretel Avendano. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.