Routine inspection·January 12, 2023

On 01/12/2023 at 9:15am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Christina Uribe, met with licensee Virginia MacWilliams for an UNANNOUNCED ANNUAL INSPECTION . Present for the inspection were 7 daycare children and 1 fingerprint cleared assistant (Nicole Cadenas), and the licensee is within ratio today. Upon arrival LPA provided licensee a copy of the Entrance Checklist (LIC 126). The home was toured to conduct a Health and Safety Inspection. The facility currently operates Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm. The home is a single story home with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining area, and back yard. LPA observed the home to be neat and clean with central heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. All on/off-limit areas are consistent with the facility's pre-licensing reports. The OFF-LIMIT AREAS are the bedrooms, kitchen, dining area & family room and will be inaccessible to children by locked doors, safety gates and visual supervision. The ON-LIMIT AREAS are the living room and backyard that is used as the main daycare area. At this time the backyard is temporarily off-limits as there is currently efforts to remove trees from the yard. The designated isolation area is the corner of the living room. All hazardous materials and toxins are kept out of reach from children and are not accessible. The home has a fully charged 3A40BC fire extinguisher, working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, telephone and fully stocked first aid kit. There are no pools, hot tubes or any other bodies of water present at the time of the inspection. Per licensee, there are no firearms on the premises. Facility does have four dogs that are kept away from children in care. The licensee completed the Health and Safety training, CPR/First Aid certification expires on 09/30/24. The licensee is in compliance with the immunization laws and has completed the mandated reporter training on 04/15/22. Page 1 of 3 ***Continued on LIC 809C*** The licensee conducts and documents fire and disaster drills twice a year and the last conducted drill was on 12/06/22. All required forms are posted and visible for public review. LPA Uribe reviewed 5 children’s files and personnel records. Individual Infant Safe Sleep Plans are complete and in child's file. Sleep Charts for sleeping infants were reviewed and within compliance of the Safe Sleep Regulations. There is a current roster available for review. The facility does not have liability insurance and Affidavit Regarding Liability Insurance forms (LIC 282) were reviewed . Staff interview also conducted and documented. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed and the facility does not have any children with the need for medication to be kept at the facility at this time . For IMS information see Evaluator Manual - Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes Section 102417. When any IMS is provided, a Plan for Providing IMS must be submitted to the Department. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey will 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 tools, please send them by email 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/process . Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, 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 up to $500.00 maximum per day/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-and-resources/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. Page 2 of 3 ***Continued on LIC 809C*** Effective August 1, 2003 California Law requires Child Care Licensees to report unusual incidents or injuries to children in care to child’s parents and to the Department of Social Services using the Unusual Incident/Injury Form (LIC 624). Incidents must be reported within 24 hours to the regional office by phone and the written report, LIC 624, within 7 business days. No deficiencies found during today's inspection. One Advisory Note issued, please see below & attached advisory note page: Technical Violation: Licensee needs to have a complete Facility Roster (LIC 9040) form with all of the required information filled out for each child. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee, Virginia MacWilliams. Page 3 of 3 **End of Report***