Bermudez, Maria Family Child Care

PERSONAL RIGHTS

Personal Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights... (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, but not limited to: interference with eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, licensee did not ensure the personal rights of infant and child in care. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights of children in care.

Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Today, licensee stated that adult #2 moved into the home recently but was not fingerprint cleared. The facility roster LIS 531 and Guardian printed Roster also did not show adult #2 was not fingerprint cleared. Per licensee adult #2 moved in around 9/23/2022. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A 500.00 civil penalty was assessed today.

OPERATION OF A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. In the accessible kitchen there was a pizza cutter and two pairs of scissors in accessible drawers. On the counter there was Ajax cleaner, prescription medication and a spray can of sun screen. In the day care room there was accessible baby power and rash ointment that had directives stating "keep out of reach of children" on the safety label. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Today, LPA's Ocegueda and Alvarez observed that there was no pool gate outside the living room exit (two sets of French doors). There were also 5 opening windows. Licensee had a broken baby gate today which made the living room area exits accessible. In addition, during interview, licensee stated that before our arrival, she had the french door open for air circulation. There is a mesh screen door that was unlocked. During inspection of the pool area, the French door was unlocked. While inspecting the rod iron gate that partially encloses the pool, there was a section that was approximately 6 inches in width between the rod iron and the wood fence. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A 500.00 immediate civil penalty was assessed today.

Family Day Care Homes

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Today, LPA's Alvarez and Ocegueda observed that there was no carbon monoxide detector. Licensee stated she would have one installed. This is a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

INFANT SAFE SLEEP

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for infants # 1 & 2 in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

INFANT SAFE SLEEP

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for infants # 1 & 2 in care. Licensee admitted to not documenting sleeping checks for infants every 15 minutes, which pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.