The facility is a single story home consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dining area, kitchen, family room, laundry room, attached garage, and backyard which are neat and clean with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. The off-limits areas will be made inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. On-Limit Areas: The living room, dining area, first bathroom, first bedroom, and the backyard. Off-Limit Areas: The kitchen, 3 back bedrooms, 2 back bathrooms, laundry room, and attached garage. The kitchen will be used as a walk through area for access to the on-limit backyard, bedroom, and bathroom and children will be escorted through the kitchen to access the on-limit areas.

The outdoor play area is located in the applicant’s backyard and is fully fenced and in good condition with no hazardous materials accessible to children in care. There is one waterfall in the backyard. Applicant states that the waterfall is not in use and when it does get turned on, the basin does not fill up with water as it is filled with rocks and there is a drain at the bottom of the waterfall where the water immediately drains as it is running. There are no other pools, hot tubs, or any other bodies of water present in the on-limit areas during today’s inspection.

There are ample age-appropriate toys that appear to be safe and in good condition. The home is equipped with a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher, functional carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, & telephone. LPA did not observe any hazardous materials or toxins accessible to children during today’s inspection. There is a fireplace located in the on-limit living room that is barricaded to prevent accessibility to children in care.

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Records to be Maintained: LPA reviewed the Packet of Records to be Maintained with applicant and thoroughly discussed each page and section for clarification and consultation. Applicant understands their responsibility for maintaining personnel and children's records, keeping complete and separate records for each child, and making them available for review upon request to the Licensing Department. LPA reviewed Personal Rights, Parents' Rights, Reporting Requirements, & Inspection Authority with the applicant. LPA reviewed with applicant the Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Home (LIC 311D) form, children’s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted.

Baby bouncers & drop-down cribs are not allowed at the daycare facility. Roster of children & their records must be properly maintained & available for review at all times. A fire/disaster drill must be performed and recorded every 6 months. The licensee is reminded any structural changes to the home or additions to the child care facility must be reported to the Community Care Licensing. The licensee was provided information regarding the effects of Lead Exposure and testing requirements (Assembly Bill 2370).

Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders, by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important communication platform. To receive important licensed-related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email notifications.

Applicant was reminded that all adults 18 and over living in the home, persons who provide care and supervision to children, and staff who have contact with children, 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/per 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.

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LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant 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.

On this date, 08/30/2023, the California Attorney General – Megan’s Law website was searched for information on sex offenders required to register with local law enforcement under California’s Megan’s Law. No registered sex offenders were found at the facility addresses. Under state law, some registered sex offenders are not subject to public disclosure; therefore, they may not have been included in this search. However, the Department conducts monthly cross reference of each address on record for all registered sex offenders against all CCLD facility addresses pursuant to information shared by California DOJ.

Applicant was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org site, 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.

Effective August 1, 2003 California Law requires Child Care Licensees to report unusual incidents or injuries to children in care to child’s parents and to the Department of Social Services using the Unusual Incident/Injury Form (LIC 624). Incidents must be reported within 24 hours to the regional office by phone and the written report, LIC 624, within 7 business days.

This home is recommended for licensure on 10/27/2023. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the applicant, Chun-Kai Liao.

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