Pre-licensing visit·May 20, 2024

On May 20th, 2024 at approximately 8:30am, Licensing Program Analyst's (LPAs), Leslit Tapia-Mandujano and Diana Alvarado conducted a scheduled Pre-Licensing inspection this day and met with Applicant, Mei Yun "Meg" Ma. Applicant has applied for a Large Family Child Care License. Present in the home today was applicant and applicant's husband. Fire Clearance was received by Menlo Park Fire Department on March 11th, 2024. LPAs and applicant inspected entire home for Health and Safety Hazards. Applicant owns a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, single story house. Applicant lives with husband. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm. The ages that applicant plans to care for are ages 2-6 years old. Applicant acknowledges all adults living in the home must have fingerprint clearance. Daycare areas are : Living Room (Play Room), Bedroom #1, bathroom #1, Kitchen, backyard, and side yard (right). OFF limit areas are: Bedroom #2, Bedroom #3 (Master Bedroom), Bedroom #4 (Office), Bathroom #2, Bathroom #3 (inside of Bedroom #3), Main Living Room, Garage, Front yard, and side yard (left). All off limit areas will be properly barricaded, including all closets. LPAs observed the following: Daycare Area is clean with sufficient light and ventilation. All furniture inspected is in good repair. The applicant has a fully stocked First Aid kit and thermometer. The home has no pools or bodies of water. Per applicant, there is a pet in the home. Home does not have any fireplaces or open face heaters. Per applicant, there are no guns or weapons in the home. The home has age appropriate equipment available for children in care. Applicant was reminded baby walkers, bouncers, jumpers and any other similar items are to not be used for children in care. Discipline policy was discussed. Isolation area for sick child will be in the kitchen. Fire Alarm has been installed in the living room (play room) wall. Applicants acknowledges they will conduct an emergency drill at least once every six months and log drills. Applicant's CPR & First Aid will expire on 04/2025 and for Mandated Reporter Training Certificate will expire on 03/2026. Page 2 continued.... Page 2 continued... 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, 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. APPLICANT WILL WAIT UNTIL FACILITY OPENS TO DETERMINE IMS NEEDS: 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) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm . LPAs 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. Entrance Checklist was provided to the applicant. During today's inspection, LPA received a copy of the Preventative Health and Safety training. LPAs 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. Page 3 continued... Page 3 continued... On this date, 02/27/2024, the California Attorney General - Megan\342\200\231s Law website was searched for information on sex offenders required to register with local law enforcement under California's Megan's Law. No registered sex offenders were found at the facility addresses. Under state law, some registered sex offenders are not subject to public disclosure; therefore, they may not have been included in this search. However, the Department conducts a monthly cross reference of each address on record for all registered sex offenders against all CCLD facility addresses pursuant to information shared by California DOJ. Applicant was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org site, a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. Prior for approval of a Large Family Child Care home, applicant must submit proof of the following items: *Licensing postings posted in a prominent area *All adults must obtain fingerprint clearance and/or transfer fingerprint clearance Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the applicant Mei Yun Ma. 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