Routine inspection·February 24, 2026

An annual required inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analysts (LPA), Jessica Gaumann and Sebastian Phouthavong. LPAs met with Licensee (L1), Denise Hardin-Wright. L1 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. During the inspection the home was toured inside and outside. The licensee had no children in care. L1 provided a current roster of children in care as required. The facility\342\200\231s operating hours are Monday \342\200\223 Friday, 7:30AM - 5:30PM. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. The on limits areas are the living room, dining room, kitchen, half bathroom on the first floor and the back yard. The off-limits areas are the home's entire second floor and all its bedrooms and the garage. These areas were made inaccessible by way of door locks and 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. L1\342\200\231s pediatric CPR and First Aid certifications were reviewed and expire in August 2026. Items which could pose a danger to children (such as detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were observed to be stored out of the reach of children. Continued on LIC 809-C Licensee stated that any poisons on the premises are in the garage which is locked. 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 a fire extinguisher that appeared to be charged, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. LPA reviewed the requirement to conduct an emergency drill every six months with the licensee. There were no firearms and ammunition in the home at the time of this inspection. There were no swimming pools or other bodies of water observed on the property. Five children's records were reviewed. Facility and personnel files were reviewed and contained required records. Licensee furnished evidence of completion of current AB 1207 Mandated Reporter Training which expires in July 2026 and all required immunizations were provided. 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 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 was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to childcare providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the Licensee, Denise Hardin-Wright, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. Continued on LIC 809-C 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 . Additionally, LPAs conducted an increase of capacity inspection. Licensee is requesting a capacity of 14 daycare children. Licensee notified the department of the change on 09/11/2025. Licensee reviewed that an assistant must be present when the capacity is over 8 daycare children. Also, that the children shall be supervised by a staff member with a current Pediatric CPR & First Aid Certificate issued by the American Red Cross or American Association, or approved Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) vendor. An approved STD 850 Fire Clearance Inspection was received on 02/10/2026. The STD 850 notates that no children can be be on the 2nd floor of the facility. Licensee has met the requirements to increase the facility\342\200\231s capacity and the change has been approved. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with licensee, Denise Hardin-Wright. The following violations of California Code of Regulations, Title 22, were cited on the attached LIC 809-D page.