This is a one-story house with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining area, and attached garage. Family members residing in the home include two adult (Applicant,) and 4 minor children.

The facility will operate Monday through Friday from 5AM – 5PM for less than 24 hours and with a license capacity of 14 children. LPA went over the childcare ratios for a large family home with applicant and provided applicant with a copy.

Main Care Area: Main care will be provided in the living room. Children will nap and eat in the main care room. Per applicant has a for a food program. The day care children will utilize the bathroom on the hallway on the right-hand side. Children will use the backyard for outdoor play time. LPA observed day care area to be clean and orderly, central air and heating, age-appropriate toys and play equipment. There is a designated area for ill/sick children in a corner of the living room. Children will nap in cots in the living room (daycare area). LPA observed cots to be properly stored.

Off-Limit Areas: The front yard, bedrooms 1-4, bathroom #2, and garage area are off limits to the day care children. LPA observed door safety knobs in the bedrooms, making the inaccessible to children. LPA observed a child safety gate installed at the stairs.

Kitchen: LPA observed the kitchen area to be free of hazards. LPA observed a child safety gate located in the entrance of the kitchen. The following are inaccessible: Sharp items are stored in in upper kitchen cabinet inaccessible to children in care. LPA observed the refrigerator and freezer to be clean. LPA discuss with applicant food shall be properly stored or refrigerated in container that are labeled with child’s name when supplied by parent. Applicant do not have a food program at this time but will be joining a food program in the future.

Backyard/Outdoor areas: LPA toured the backyard and observed it to be all fenced in with cement block and a wooden fence. Access to the backyard is through the dining area. There are three pets in the home. There are no pools or bodies of water on the premises.

Fireplace: The fireplace is located in the living room and was observed to be properly barricaded and secured with a safety latch.

Applicant was informed their cell phone shall be available and charged at all times during daycare hours. Per licensee, the are no firearms in the home and no one smokes in the home.

Medications/ Hazardous Materials: Medications are located in the off-limits bedroom, inaccessible by safety knob. Cleaning compounds were observed to be located in the garage, made inaccessible by a door safety knob.

LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant, including Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP 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 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.

Provider Information Notices (PINs) & Child Care Advocates: You can now sign up for Quarterly Updates on Rules, Regulations, Policies and PINs for one or more programs through our DSS website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe Applicant was informed all forms pertaining to Child Care Licensing can be found at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/forms-brochures/forms-alphabetic-list/i-l

Child Care Advocates Program: Provides information and resources about licensed childcare. www.childcareadvocatesprogram@cdss.ca.gov

Incidental Medical Services (IMS): IMS policy was discussed, informing applicant when any IMS is provided, a plan for providing IMS must be submitted to the Department prior to providing care to a child that need IMS. The plan shall state the type of IMS the facility will be offering, stating the person providing care has been trained to provide the named IMS. The plan will also provide the steps that will be taken when IMS is provided to a child.

Applicant was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, 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.

Applicant was advised of the requirement to report unusual incidents and/or injuries to the parent/guardian and Licensing within 24 hours of incident by telephone and in writing within 7 days of incident to the department. Applicant was informed all suspected Child Abuse should be reported to the Child Abuse Hot-line at 1-800-540-4000. The above incident should be reported on the form LIC624B per the regulation. The form should be email to unusualincidentreport@dss.ca.gov

Based on LPA's observations, the facility is now in compliance with Tittle 22 Regulations and is ready for licensure effective 02/28/23

Exit interview conducted copy of this report was provided to applicants along with notice of site visit.