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On 12/9/2020 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Samuel Lopez and Corey Hall contacted Licensee Betty Cooley, via FaceTime, to address and conclude an issue previously discussed with Betty, on 7/30/2020. This Case Management Tele-inspection is being conducted to address other issues that were gathered and discovered while addressing the previous and non-related issue.
LPA Lopez learned that a staff (Elizabeth Garbutt) had been working at the facility for almost a calendar year and was present during a tele-inspection on 7/30/2020, without being associated to the facility. The staff member did have a criminal record clearance and was associated to another facility, but the required documentation was never filed in order to transfer the staff’s criminal record clearance. Additional information obtained was that/regarding a two-year-old child being placed and/or allowed to sleep in an off-limits (Master) bedroom. Licensee Betty Cooley did not report the change to make the room available for use by the children in care. Also, there is an agreement by the Licensee and the Department, via a waiver, that states, “The door of the Master Bedroom must remain locked during the hours of operation”. The waiver was granted due to the presence of a pool, in the backyard, which is not fully surrounded/gated, as required by Title 22. Also, there is direct access to the pool from the Master Bedroom. On 12/9/2020, the licensee acknowledged that the child did sleep in the room.
The facility was found to be a violation of the following Title 22 regulations:
102416.3 Alterations to Existing Buildings or Grounds: (a)(6) Any change from an area of the family childcare home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care.
102416 Personnel Requirements: (d)(2) Prior to employment or initial presence in the childcare home, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 102370(j)
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