complaint·August 23, 2022

Citations

5 citations recorded^*CCLD

• 102417(a)Type A

  OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

  (a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. When circumstances require the licensee to be temporarily absent from the home, the licensee shall arrange for a substitute adult to care for and supervise the children during his/her absence. This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interviews. Licensee left child unsupervised not ensuring that an adult was present with child.

• 12423(a)(4)Type B

  (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following:(4) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, including, This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interviews. Licensee did yell at day care children.

• 102370(d)(1)Type A

  CRIMINAL RECORD CLEARANCE

  Criminal Record Clearance: All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The licensee failing to obtain a clearance on A1 prior to working at the facility.

• 102416.3(a)(3)Type B

  Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed change(s), including, but not limited to installation of in-ground or above- ground swimming pools, spas, fish ponds, decorative water feature, fountains or other bodies of water.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The licensee failing to notify the Department prior to installing an in-ground pool.

• 102417(5)(A)Type A

  Operation of a Family Child Care Home: All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:The licensee installed a solid block wall around the pool which obscures the pool from view. A window from the play area and a sliding glass door from the bedroom lead diectly into the pool area.