Routine inspection·June 20, 2024

An annual required inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Glenn Ouye. LPA met with Licensee, Tricia Bentley. 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. There are currently three adults living in the home. During the inspection the home was toured inside and outside. The licensee and an assistant were supervising 11 children and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. The facility\342\200\231s operating hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. The children will have access to the main daycare room and the downstairs bathroom. The off-limits areas of the home are the garage and the entire upstairs level of the home which is made inaccessible with child safety gates. The home appears to be clean and orderly and was at a comfortable indoor temperature. There were safe toys and equipment available for children. There is a working telephone in the home. The licensee\342\200\231s pediatric CPR and First Aid certifications were reviewed and expire in Febrary 2025. Items which could pose a danger to children (such as detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were observed to be inaccessible to the children. Licensee stated there are no firearms on the premises and none were observed during the inspection. Licensee states that there are no poison stored in the home. The regulation that poisons are to be locked using a key or combination lock was reviewed. LPA observed a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. The roster of children in care was reviewed and was current. The licensee has conducted an emergency drill within the past six months; the last drill was documented on March 14, 2024. The home's backyard is fully fenced and used for outdoor childcare activities. There are no pools or other bodies of water observed. Five children's records were reviewed at 1 PM. Facility and personnel files were reviewed and contained required records. Continued on LIC 809-C. 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. Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; 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. During the exit interview, the Licensee, Tricia Bentley, 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 Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee,Tricia Bentley. There were no Title 22 deficiencies cited during today's inspection.