The facility is a single-story home operating as a large family child care home, with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, family room (day care area), kitchen, dining room, attached 2-car garage, backyard, and side yards. The licensee rents the property and liability insurance has been placed on hold and will resume when children are enrolled into the licensee’s new day care facility location.

ON LIMIT AREA: Family room (day care room); main bathroom; backyard; and side yard (left side, side entrance for day care).

OFF LIMIT AREA: Living room; kitchen; laundry room; bedrooms 1 and 2 (across from main bathroom); master bedroom, master bathroom; side yard (right side of home); and attached garage. All off limit areas are inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The living room will be utilized as a walk through only to gain access to the bathroom.

The ISOLATION AREA will be in the day care area. When a child shows signs of illness, he/she will be separated from other children in care.

There were ample age-appropriate toys that were observed to be safe and in good condition. The home and the day care area and rooms are neat and clean, with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. LPA did not observe any bodies of water, hazardous materials, or toxins accessible to children on the premises during the inspection. Per licensee, there are no firearms in the home. Licensee and all adults living in the home are in compliance with immunization law which pertains to day care providers

The licensee’s Pediatric CPR/First Aid certificate is current and expires 07/01/2026. Mandated Reporter Training was completed and expires 05/27/2026.

LPA reminded the licensee of the following: Mandated Reporter training is to be renewed every two years, CPR/First Aid is also renewed every two years. Baby bouncers & drop-down cribs are not allowed at the day-care facility.

Incidental Medical Services (IMS) policy was discussed. For IMS information see Evaluator Manual – Regulation Interpretations and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes Section 102417. 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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm

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.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee Rachel Reddypogu.