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Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197403118
Report Date: 01/12/2023
Date Signed: 01/12/2023 11:42:17 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 01/12/2023 11:42 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551

FACILITY NAME:	QUINTON FAMILY DAY CARE		FACILITY NUMBER:	197403118
ADMINISTRATOR:	QUINTON, DONNA		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(818) 837-7365
CITY:	SYLMAR	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91342
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS: 2	DATE:	01/12/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:	Required - 1 Year	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	10:00 AM
MET WITH:	Donna Quinton		TIME COMPLETED:	11:57 AM

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	Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justin Dorsey met with Licensee, Donna Quinton, who guided analyst on a tour of the facility for the One Year Required Inspection. This is a one story 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with kitchen, dining room area, living room, and garage. There is a pool on the homes premises. Upon arrival LPA observed 2 children with the licensee. Physical Plant: Main care is provided in an on-limits bedroom across from the bathroom. Children use the bathroom in hallway across from the main care area. Children have access to the main care, dining area, children's bathroom and backyard. Off limit areas include two of the homes bedrooms, kitchen, living room, game room, and garage. The home was inspected inside and out for safety, comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation, inaccessibility to poisons, detergents/cleaning compounds (stored in garage), medicines (locked in top kitchen cabinet) and hazardous items (sharp knives locked in top kitchen cabinet) that can pose a danger to children. Fireplace is screened. The home has safe and age appropriate toys, play equipment and materials. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector, and Fire Extinguisher (2A10BC) are in operable condition. Per Licensee no one smokes in the home. Electrical outlets are inaccessible, no baby bouncers saucer chairs, or any recalled and or prohibited toys or sleep/play equipment were observed on the premises. There is a designated area for ill children as necessary in living room. Per Licensee there are no weapon/firearms in the home. The last fire/earthquake drill was completed 01/06/23. Roster complete and maintained current. Bathroom: Shower/tub are free of hazards (child care bathroom). Toilet and faucet is clean and operable.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Claretta Yates	TELEPHONE: (661) 202-3318
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Justin Dorsey	TELEPHONE: (661) 305-3012
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/12/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/12/2023

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, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551

FACILITY NAME: QUINTON FAMILY DAY CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 197403118
	VISIT DATE: 01/12/2023

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Kitchen: Sharp utensils are inaccessible. Per licensee food is provided to the children and food at times is brought from the children homes. Per licensee when food is provided the children receive breakfast, lunch and a snack. LPA reminded licensee If food is brought from the children’s home, the container shall be labeled with the child’s name and properly stored or refrigerated. Cleaning supplies are stored in the homes garage. No chemicals in the kitchen were observed to be accessible.

Outdoor: The backyard is safe for children and completely fenced. LPA Dorsey observed there was a pool in the homes backyard. LPA Dorsey observed the homes pool was locked, fully fenced, self latching and swings away from the pool. The backyard has turf areas for children to play. LPA observed the toys in the backyard to be in safe condition.

Advisory/Other: First Aid kit was readily available. CPR/First Aid expire 03/28/23. Mandated Reporter was completed 03/03/22. Children nap on mats in the main care area.

Documents discussed: Safe Sleep PIN 20-24-CCP, LIC 9227 and Infant Sleep Log.

Licensee 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.

LPA 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-and-resources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed licensee 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.

A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.

Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Donna Quinton.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Claretta Yates	TELEPHONE: (661) 202-3318
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Justin Dorsey	TELEPHONE: (661) 305-3012
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/12/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/12/2023

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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