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FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376700338
Report Date: 02/11/2020
Date Signed: 02/11/2020 01:28:39 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME:FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOODFACILITY NUMBER:
376700338
ADMINISTRATOR:MARTHA COVARRUBIASFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:407 S. MISSION ROADTELEPHONE:
(760) 731-4116
CITY:FALLBROOKSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92028
CAPACITY:96CENSUS: 49DATE:
02/11/2020
TYPE OF VISIT:Required - 1 YearUNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
12:15 PM
MET WITH:Martha CovarrubiasTIME COMPLETED:
01:40 PM
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(1) A random annual inspection is being conducted as part of a compliance review. Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) James Wilkerson toured the center, inside and out. The following was observed:
· A review of the staff records and review of a sampling of children's records were conducted as part of this evaluation. See Confidential Names List (LIC811)
· The licensee is asked to update the following documents, if applicable, and submit to licensing within 30 days:
1. LIC 500 Personnel Report
2. LIC 610 Emergency & Disaster Plan
3. Parent Handbook/ Program Curriculum/Admission policies and procedures/ fee schedule (only if changes have been made)
4. LIC 309 Administrative Organization (only if changes have been made)
5. LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility (only if changes have been made)
· The following items have been posted and are updated where necessary:
- License
- Emergency Disaster Plan (LIC610) and Earthquake Preparedness Checklist (LIC9148)
- Parent’s Rights Poster (PUB393)
- Personal Rights (LIC613A)
- Child Car Seat Law
- Menu
· The facility is operating within the terms of the license
· Ratios were met during this inspection
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
FACILITY NUMBER: 376700338
VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020
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· Appropriate supervision was provided during this inspection
· Classrooms are equipped with age appropriate furniture and equipment in good condition
· Classrooms are clean and free of hazards
· No weapons stored at the facility
· There are no accessible bodies of water present. All wading pools or similar product must be emptied immediately after use and stored in an upright position.
· Medications are stored where inaccessible to children
· Hazards are stored where inaccessible to children which include: Disinfectants, cleaning solutions and other items that are dangerous
· Poisons and toxins are locked
· All floors shall be clean and safe
· Bathrooms were observed to be safe, sanitary and in operating condition
· Playgrounds are enclosed by appropriate fences and free of hazards
· Outdoor activity areas are supplied with age and size appropriate equipment in good condition
· All storage containers for solid waste, including moveable bins shall have tight-fitting covers that are kept on, and in good repair
· Uncontaminated drinking water shall be readily available both indoors and out and provided by public water supply
· The areas around or under high climbing equipment, swings, slides, and similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs a fall
· Sign in/Sign out record was reviewed and meets regulation requirements
· A Staff member is present with current Pediatric CPR/First Aid which expires on 09/29/20
· Opening and closing staff member’s CPR/First Aid expires on 09/29/20
· Director completed Health and Safety Training
· Required records for children shall ensure that each child’s record contain a medical assessment and contain the Identification and Emergency Information
· Required records for staff shall ensure that each personnel record contain a health screening
· Documentation of fire & earthquake drills to be conducted every six months
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
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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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
FACILITY NUMBER: 376700338
VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020
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· Facility is providing IMS This facility provides Incidental Medical Services – IMS. LPA reviewed storage of medication and equipment/supplies, and reviewed children’s, personnel, and administrative records. For IMS information see Evaluator Manual – Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Child Care Centers Sections 101173 and 101226. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) / (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm.
· For more information on SIDS and Safe Sleep Environments, please visit:
California Department of Public Health – California SIDS Program: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/SIDS/pages/default.aspx
AAP – Safe Sleep Campaign: http://www.healthychildcare.org/sids/html
AAP-Free Training: Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Early Education and Child Care: http://shop.aap.org/Reducing-the-Risk-of-SIDS-in-Early-Education-and-Child-Care
And Caring for our Children, Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction: http://cfoc/nrckids/org/standardview/spccol/safe_sleep
v- SB 277 – Immunizations, Personal Beliefs Exemption, effective January 1, 2016 - it eliminates the exemption from existing specified immunization requirements based upon personal beliefs, and only allows an exemption from future immunization requirements deemed appropriate by the State Department of Public Health or a medical professional for medical reasons.
v- AB 290 – Child Nutrition, effective January 1, 2016 - In accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 - each child care center shall have at least one person employed who was completed one hour of childhood nutrition training as part of the preventive health practices course or courses.
v- SB 792 – Immunization requirements for staff, volunteers, effective September 1, 2016 – In accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.7995(a)(1) - Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. If employees/volunteers are receiving the influenza vaccination, they must do so between August 1 and December 1 of each year.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
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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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
FACILITY NUMBER: 376700338
VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020
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v- AB 2231 (2016) – Increased Civil Penalties, effective July 1, 2017 – For failing to correct a violation the civil penalty is increased to $100 per day for EACH violation until corrected; For failing to correct a repeated violation the civil penalty is increased to $250 immediately assessed , and $100 per day afterwards for EACH repeated violation until corrected; For an Immediate Risk violation the civil penalty is increased to $500 immediately assess, and $100 per day for EACH violation after that until corrected; For any repeated Immediate Risk violations the civil penalty is increased to $1,000 immediately assess, and $100 per day afterwards for EACH repeated violation until corrected.
NOTE: Repeat violations are defined as a violation of a previously cited statutory or regulatory Section and/or subsection within 12 months prior.
vAB 1207 – Mandated Child Abuse Reporting: Child Day Care Personnel Training, beginning January 1, 2018In accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.8662 – requires all licensed providers, applicants, directors and employees to complete training as specified on their mandated reporter duties and to renew their training every two years. Applicants must meet requirements as a precondition to licensure. Existing licensees must meet requirements by March 30, 2018. New employees shall have 90 days to complete training as required. This training requirement may be directly met by using the Department’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) online training modules. The OCAP modules are free of cost and available at: http://www.mandatedreporterca.com/ and are provided in English and Spanish. If no training is made available in a required person’s primary language then those persons shall be exempt from this requirement
vEffective January 1, 2017 – Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. For additional information regarding car seat laws see www.chp.ca.gov
vAB 2370 – Lead Exposure, day care facilities, effective January 1, 2019 - An act amending Sections 1596.866 and 1596.8661 and adding Sections 1596.7996 and 1597.16 to the Health and Safety Code for the education of risks and effects of lead exposure in child care facilities and for the testing of drinking water in licensed child care centers. Licensed providers have access to a document regarding lead toxicity prevention created in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide to parents/guardians of newly enrolled or reenrolled children with information on the following:
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
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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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
FACILITY NUMBER: 376700338
VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020
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· Risks and effects of lead exposure
· Blood lead testing recommendations and requirements
· Options for obtaining blood lead testing, including any programs that offer free or discounted tests
This printable document (Lead Poisoning Facts) is located here as well as on the Child Care Licensing website. The bill also requires that that the Department add instruction on the prevention of lead exposure to the Preventative Health and Safety Training curriculum for providers licensed on or after July 1, 2020. Finally, it requires that all Child Care Centers, operating in a building constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have their drinking water tested for excessive lead levels, on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023. Child Care Centers must thereafter test their drinking water every five years after the date of the initial test. The Department must adopt regulations in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board for the implementation of the requirements for the testing of drinking water for lead in Child Care Centers by January 1, 2021. The regulations shall include requirements to ensure the collection and submission of valid water samples.
vAB 605 – Child day care facilities, birth to school-age license; Effective January 1, 2021 - An act amending Sections 1596.76, 1596.955 and 1596.956 and adding Section 1596.951 to the Health and Safety Code to address requirements for a single license and extend the period for possible participation in the toddler programs. It requires the California Department of Social Services, in consultation with stakeholders, to adopt regulations on or before January 1, 2021, to create a Child Care Center license to serve infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age children. It also requires, before January 1, 2024, that all Child Care Centers transition to one-center licenses. Access to forms & Regulations for Child Care Centers online at www.ccld.ca.gov.

vAB 2960 – Child care and development services, online portal – Effective June 20, 2022 - This bill requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), within the California Department of Education (CDE), to develop and post on CDE's website a comprehensive child care and development services online portal for families and providers by June 30, 2022. Further, the bill would require the SSPI to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, proposing plans for enhancements to the online portal and inclusive of a comprehensive implementation plan, based on recommendations from the work group.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
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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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: FUESD-THE MIKE CHOATE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
FACILITY NUMBER: 376700338
VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020
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A NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WAS ISSUED AND LPA VERIFIED THAT IT WAS POSTED IN A PROMINENT LOCATION AT THE FACILITY BEFORE LEAVING. THE LICENSEE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MUST REMAIN POSTED FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was provided to Ms. Covarrubias on this date.

A copy of this report must be made available to the public for three years.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn ParkerTELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: James WilkersonTELEPHONE: (951) 218-7031
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020
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