153807015-7-2-2020-04-CC-TMAZ-BR5T5G-20200702142531

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153807015
Report Date: 07/02/2020
Date Signed: 07/02/2020 02:25:46 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME:	CASWELL-MEARS, MOLLY FAMILY CHILD CARE		FACILITY NUMBER:	153807015
ADMINISTRATOR:	CASWELL-MEARS, MOLLY		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(661) 319-5095
CITY:	BAKERSFIELD	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	93313
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS: 0	DATE:	07/02/2020
TYPE OF VISIT:	Office	ANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	01:30 PM
MET WITH:	Molly Caswell-Mears and Celeste Torres		TIME COMPLETED:	02:00 PM

NARRATIVE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	An informal office meeting was held today at the Fresno Regional Child Care Office. Present at the meeting was: Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Susie Fanning, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Theresa Marquez, Licensee Molly Caswell-Mears and Licensee's Attorney CelesteTorres. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss an incident that occurred in the licensed family child care home on May 28, 2020. On this date the Licensee and her assistant conducted swimming activities in the home’s built-in swimming pool with 11 children in care. While children were being removed from the pool, one child ended up in the deep end and was found floating face down and was unresponsive. Supervision near bodies of water was discussed with Licensee. Licensee was provided with references from Caring for Our Children – National Resource Center (CFOC) which provides a collection of national standards that represent the best practices, based on evidence, expertise, and experience for quality health and safety policies and practices for today’s early care and education settings. Their website is nrckids.org/CFOC. CFOC Chapter 1: Staffing 1.1.1.5: Ratios and Supervision for Swimming, Wading, and Water Play The following child:staff ratios should apply while children are swimming, wading, or engaged in water play: Developmental Levels Child:Staff Ratio Infants 1:1 Toddlers 1:1 Preschoolers 4:1 School-age Children 6:1

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7890
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Theresa Marquez	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-7123
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 07/02/2020

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/02/2020

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: CASWELL-MEARS, MOLLY FAMILY CHILD CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 153807015
	VISIT DATE: 07/02/2020

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CFOC Chapter 2: Program Activities for Healthy Development 2.2.0.4: Supervision Near Bodies of Water (1) During any swimming/wading/water play activities where either an infant or a toddler is present, the ratio should always be one adult to one infant/toddler. Children ages thirteen months to five years of age should not be permitted to play in areas where there is any body of water, including swimming pools…unless the supervising adult is within an arm’s length providing “touch supervision”.

LPM/LPA and licensee discussed need for social distancing and group size recommendations in child care settings during the current COVID-19 health crisis. Licensee was provided with COVID-19 UPDATED GUIDANCE: Child Care Programs and Providers dated June 5, 2020. Additional information and updates can obtained at: covid19.ca.gov.

It was discussed that continued violation of Title 22 Regulations and failure to maintain compliance will result in a Non-Compliance Conference, and may be referred to our Legal Division for possible Administrative Action.

A copy of this signed report was given to Licensee.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7890
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Theresa Marquez	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-7123
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 07/02/2020

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/02/2020

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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