Office review·October 6, 2023

On 10/6/2023, a meeting was held at the Fresno Regional Office (FRO) at the request of the Licensee / Owner Tina Watson. Present at the meeting was Owner/Licensee Tina Watson, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ocegueda, LPA Claribel Soto and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Susie Fanning. On 7/7/2023, a case management inspection was conducted at the facility to help determine what spaces licensee uses when school age children and toddler children are present along with preschool children. Although the center is a combination center, the facility is required to have separate areas for care to accommodate the separate age groups it is licensed for so that children of different age groups do not co-mingle. LPA reviewed the facility sketches available and it was not clear what spaces were deemed for use of school age children, preschool children and toddler aged children. During the time of the inspection, there were no school age children or toddlers under age 2 years old enrolled and licensee indicated that she does not typically enroll school age or toddler children at this time. Licensee requested a meeting to discuss this topic further. During this meeting LPA Ocegueda and LPM Fanning offered consultation and technical assistance to licensee to ensure the facility is following regulations related to comingling should there be children of different ages present all together at the facility at any given time. Report continued to page 809-C. Licensee understands that since she is licensed to care for different age groups and has a preschool license with the toddler option and a school age license, her facility must be able to accommodate these children at any given time with separate spaces to avoid any risk of comingling. Today, the facility sketch was reviewed with a licensee. Licensee was encouraged to identify which areas will be used by each age group. LPM reminded licensee that toddler, preschool children and school aged children should not share any space or bathrooms. Licensee was provided blank facility sketch form LIC 999 so that she may update the sketch should there be any changes. Licensee agreed to notify the Department should she decide any changes in the populations licensee serves. LPA and LPM encouraged licensee to contact the Department with any questions as pertaining to the operation of her day care center. A copy of this report was reviewed with licensee and a copy was provided today.