complaint·July 17, 2025

Licensee self-reported that she held a \342\200\234circus\342\200\235 on 07/14/2025, during which she invited another provider to bring their children and staff to join the event, which included children\342\200\231s activities, food, and a clown. Licensee initially considered taking the children to the park but decided against it, determining it was not the safest location due to the number of unhoused individuals and stray dogs roaming the area. Licensee felt her home was a safer and more appropriate location for her circus project. There were 19 children present with 6 staff. The children and staff from the other licensed family child care home arrived between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Provider from the other facility left shortly after the children finished their lunch at approximately 11:00 a.m. Both providers began cleaning up and preparing to leave once it was brought to licensee\342\200\231s attention by a representative from the migrant program that she was over capacity. Licensee took immediate measures to come back into capacity. Licensee stated, because all assistants were present, she believed there would be no issues with Community Care Licensing. However, she later realized that she should have contacted the department beforehand to verify whether such activities were permitted. Licensee expressed remorse and apologized. Based on statements and documents provided by Licensee, the preponderance of evidence has been met, that Licensee had 19-children at her facility during operating hours. Therefore, the above allegations are found to be SUBSTANTIATED. Per California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3, no deficiency was cited. LPA discussed Staffing Ratio and Capacity regulations with licensee. An exit interview was conducted with Licensee Maria J. Guzman. Licensee was provided with a copy of appeal rights.