Routine inspection (3-year)·January 24, 2024

On January 24, 2024 AM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Laura Villanueva and Aaliyah Zendejas made an unannounced visit to conduct a Required - 3 Year Inspection. LPAs met with licensee, Naomi Alcazar and explained the purpose of the inspection. LPAs and licensee toured the interior and exterior of the home. Licensee was caring for 4 children at the time of the inspection. The home is a 4-bedroom, 2-bath, 1-story home. The licensee uses the living room, kitchen, 1-bedroom, 1- bathroom and the backyard for childcare. The 3- bedrooms, 1- bathroom, and garage are off limits and are inaccessible to children in care. Licensee has a secured fence in the backyard. All adults in the home are fingerprint cleared. LPAs observed car cleaning supplies in the front yard and a bucket with water. Licensee will remove. A regulation 2A10BC fire extinguisher was observed with a purchase date of 01/22/2024. Licensee is reminded to service or purchase the fire extinguisher yearly. Licensee states that there are no firearms and ammunition in the home. Kitchen knives and cleaning supplies are stored on top of the refrigerator keeping items out of reach of children. The bathroom to be used for children in care was observed to be free of hazardous items. LPAs observed a carbon monoxide and smoke alarm detector in the hallway. . Licensee's Pediatric First Aid/CPR certificate was not available. AB 1207 Mandated Reporter Training certificate was not available. Licensee stated that she has completed them, but can not find the certificate. Licensee last completed an emergency disaster drill on 01/01/2024. All children records were reviewed, LPAs observed Identification and Emergency Notification forms (LIC 700) in all files. C1 is missing immunization records. Infant sleeping plan LIC9227 was present in the file. Infant sleeping tracking is not completed. CONTINUED ON 809-C To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov . For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, 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 for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see PIN 22-02- CCP. When any IMS is provided, a Plan for Providing IMS must be submitted to the Department. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice)/ (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-care-centers/ . LPAs discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/ safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPAs also informed licensee [or 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. Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the LICENSEE ****, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPAs completed the RSO profile in FAS. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee, Naomi Alcazar.