Routine inspection·March 10, 2026

On 03/10/26 at 9:01am, a required annual random inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Sydney Sims and Erica Laird. The facility operates 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday–Friday, year round. The facility was toured at 9:10am inside and outside and the floor and yard plan submitted by the licensee were verified. The program operates in one infant room. The facility representative and staff were supervising 12 children, and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. There are no pools or bodies of water on the premises . The outdoor activity space was cushioned with rubber mats. At 9:13am LPAs were inspecting the out door play area and observed the fence to be broken exposing sharp edges in areas accessible to children. At 9:18am LPAs inspected the food preparation and storage area and found the area to be unsanitary with dirty drying mat, unsanitary counter, and storage containers that contained food debris and dirt. Five children's records were reviewed at 9:30am. Three staff records were reviewed at 9:45am. The following records were missing, Staff S2 has expired mandated reporter training, Staff S2 does not have a TB test on file. Children C1, and C3 do not have a copy of their immunization on file. Children C1 and C5 do not have a copy of a completed physicians report on file. The following deficiencies were cited: While touring the outdoor play area at 9:13am LPAs observed the fence to be broken exposing sharp edges in areas accessible to children. While touring the facility 9:18am LPAs inspected the food preparation and storage area and found the area to be unsanitary with dirty drying mat, unsanitary counter, and storage containers that contained food debris and dirt. While touring the facility at 9:24am LPAs observed the changing table to be unsanitary as there was unidentified debris and dirt on the table. While touring the facility at 9:25am LPA's observed that there was a prescription medication that was not labeled with a child's name and did not have the paperwork required to be administered at the facility. While conducting children file review at 9:30am LPAs observed child C1 and C5 do not have a physicians report on file. While conducting children's' file review at 9:30am LPAs observed that children C1 and C3 do not have a copy of their immunizations on file. While Conducting staff file reviews at 9:45am LPA's observed that Staff S2 had expired mandated reporter training and that staff S2 did not have a TB test on file. While Reviewing Safe sleep checks LPAS observed that child C3 was being held by staff S2 while napping on 03/09/26 from 11:10am to 11:55pm (see LIC 809D): facility representative was reminded that all adults 18 and over, 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 Child Care Center. 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. Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1597.16. For child care center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1-CCP.). LPA verified that the lead testing was completed in accordance to the Written Directives (Interim Licensing Standards) outlined in PIN 21-21.1-CCP. LPA referred facility representative to the Department website for lead: Lead Toxicity Prevention and Water Testing Information ( https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/water-testing-information ) CCC COMPLETED TESTING AND NO LEAD EXCEEDANCES. 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-and-resources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed facility representative of the importance of checking for and removing any 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 facility representative 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, the Facility Representative Ashley Wood, 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 . A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative Ashley Wood .