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Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 013423651
Report Date: 01/31/2024
Date Signed: 01/31/2024 12:36:20 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 01/31/2024 12:36 PM - 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, 1515 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1102
OAKLAND, CA 94612

FACILITY NAME:	GASKIN, SARAH		FACILITY NUMBER:	013423651
ADMINISTRATOR:			FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:
CITY:		STATE:	ZIP CODE:
CAPACITY: 8	TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 3	CENSUS: 3	DATE:	01/31/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:	Required - 3 Year	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:00 AM
MET WITH:	Jazmin Martinez		TIME COMPLETED:	12:45 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	Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cherie Acosta and Brindha Govindasamy conducted an unannounced Required 3 year inspection. Present during today’s inspection was licensee's fingerprint cleared assistant, 1 preschool aged child and 1 infant in care. Licensee's infant child was also present during the inspection. Licensee was not present when LPAs arrived at the home. Licensee arrived at the at approximately 11:15am. The home was toured for Health and Safety Inspection. On limits area consist of the detached unit located behind the main house. The detached unit consists of two rooms and a bathroom. The main house is off limits to children in care. There are no firearms on the premises as stated by the licensee. Detergents, cleaning compounds, medications and other items which could pose a danger to children are stored and inaccessible to children. LPA verified that the fire extinguisher 3A40BC is fully charged. The home is equipped with a smoke detector. There is a working telephone in the home. The home provides appropriate toys, learning materials and play equipment. Outdoor play area is fenced. The home has a hot tub. The hot tub cover was not properly latched and locked during the inspection. The licensee is operating within the licensed capacity. LPA did not observe any child left without supervision during the inspection. Children’s files were reviewed. The licensee has current CPR and First Aid which expires 06/25. Assistant present today also has current CPR and First Aid training. Fire and disaster drills are conducted at least once every six months.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Sherelle Johnson
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cherie Acosta
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/31/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/31/2024

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, 1515 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1102
OAKLAND, CA 94612

FACILITY NAME: GASKIN, SARAH	FACILITY NUMBER: 013423651
	VISIT DATE: 01/31/2024

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LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee [or facility representative] and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed licensee [or facility representative] 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.

Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, 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/day 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

To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process

Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see PIN 22-02- CCP. When any IMS is provided, a Plan for Providing IMS must be submitted to the Department. 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: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-care-centers/

SUPERVISORS NAME: Sherelle Johnson
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cherie Acosta
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/31/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/31/2024

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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, 1515 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1102
OAKLAND, CA 94612

FACILITY NAME: GASKIN, SARAH	FACILITY NUMBER: 013423651
	VISIT DATE: 01/31/2024

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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 information communication platform.
To receive important licensed-related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication.

Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; 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.

See 809-D for deficiency cited during today’s inspection.

A notice of site visit was provided and must be 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 Sarah Gaskin

SUPERVISORS NAME: Sherelle Johnson
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cherie Acosta
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/31/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/31/2024

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Document Has Been Signed on 01/31/2024 12:36 PM - It Cannot Be Edited

Created By: Cherie Acosta On 01/31/2024 at 11:48 AM

Link to Parent Document Below:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
, 1515 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1102
OAKLAND, CA 94612

FACILITY NAME: GASKIN, SARAH	FACILITY NUMBER: 013423651
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 01/31/2024

DEFICIENCIES & PLANS OF CORRECTION (POCs)

Type B

Section Cited

CCR

102417(g)(5)

Operation of A Family Child Care Home

(g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
	Deficient Practice Statement
1 2 3 4	LPAs observed the hot tub cover was not locked which poses a potential health, safety risk to children in care.
	POC Due Date: 02/05/2024
	Plan of Correction
1 2 3 4	Licensee shall submit pictures of the locked hot tub cover to CCL by 2/5/24

Section Cited


	Deficient Practice Statement
1 2 3 4
	POC Due Date:
	Plan of Correction
1 2 3 4

Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME:

Sherelle Johnson

LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME:

Cherie Acosta

LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/31/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/31/2024

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