Lead safety check·December 15, 2025

On December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Elizabeth George and Bill Billones conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection to follow-up on an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) reported to the Regional Office by Division of Drinking Water (DDW). LPAs met with Director, Erika Magana and discussed the purpose of the inspection. Director provided LPAs a tour of the facility inside and out. There were 17 children in care 7 staff at the time of the inspection. Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010 to test their drinking water for lead contamination between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, and then every five (5) years after the date of the first test. If the water testing results indicate that the facility has an ALE, an immediate response shall be required pursuant to section 101704, which may include remediation. This CCC was constructed in 2025 and licensed on August 20, 2025, which places it outside the requirements of AB2370. Despite this exemption, the licensee voluntarily conducted testing of both indoor and outdoor outlets at the facility. During inspection, LPAs verified that the outlets identified with an ALE were those not used for consumption by children in care. They further confirmed that eight of the nine outlets with an ALE had been retested and passed. The single remaining outlet with an ALE is located in the preschool outdoor yard, but it has been capped off and is inaccessible to children. This demonstrates that the CCC has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety of children in care, even beyond regulatory requirements. LPA's shared the following resources quick references: \302\267 PIN 22-06-CCP - Lead Testing in Child Care Centers \342\200\223 Frequently Asked Questions \302\267 PIN 21-21.1-CCP - WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR LEAD TESTING OF WATER IN LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS PURSUANT TO AB 2370 CHAPTER 676, STATUTES OF 2018 Exit interview conducted, report was reviewed and notice of site visit was given to the Director, Erika Magana.