Pre-licensing visit·May 25, 2022

A prelicensing inspection was conducted today at 11:27am by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Mendez. LPA met with license Luz Heredia. The applicant is requesting a license for a capacity of 8 or a change of location. The facility will operate Monday-Saturday, 5:00am-5pm The residence is a 3 bedroom/2 bath home. The home and yard were toured, and the facility sketch was verified. The following areas will be off limits to children: 2 bedrooms and garage has been made inaccessible by locked door. Poisons are locked in a shed in the yard. The home is equipped with a working smoke detector and fire extinguisher rated at least 2A10BC. The children will use the backyard as the outdoor play area and it is fully fenced. Children will not be using the front yard for play. There is a no body of water on the property and the licensee understands none shall be added prior to approval from Community Care Licensing. LPA reviewed with applicant/licensee/facility representative the LIC 311D, Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Home, children\342\200\231s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted. Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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 applicant/licensee/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 applicant/licensee/facility representative 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. Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platform. To receive important licensed-related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication. T Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the applicant Luz Heredia