The facility is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home, owned by the applicant and her husband, and contains a living room, dining room, family room, kitchen, three bedrooms (1 master with an attached bathroom), hallway bathroom, laundry room, garage, and backyard. The home is neat and clean with heating and ventilation for safety and comfort. Per the applicant, the ISOLATION AREA will be in the on-limits living room on the couch away from the other children in care, until the parents pick up.

On-limit-areas include: Living room, dining room, main bathroom in the hallway, 2nd and 3rd bedrooms, kitchen and backyard. Applicant was reminded that other than wipes or things used for the children in the on limits children’s bathroom, they need to be empty of most all items (or locked up) such as cleaning products. There are no accessible hazardous cleaning chemicals or other liquids in the on-limits area.

Off-limit-areas include: master bedroom and bathroom, laundry room, and garage.

The off-limit areas will be inaccessible by closed and/or locked doors, child gates and/or by adult supervision.

Applicant does not have liability insurance and will have parents sign the notice of no liability insurance and keep the document in the children’s files. Ratios were discussed and a copy left for applicant as a reminder. Per applicant, there are no firearms in the home.

A copy of the monthly statement was reviewed and shows control of property. The applicant completed and received a certificate in mandated reporter training on 05/30/2024. Licensee's CPR and First Aid certificate is current and expires 05/2026. Outdoor play will be in the fully fenced backyard. LPA did not observe any bodies of water around the home.

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: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm

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LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with applicant, 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 applicant, 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

LPA informed the applicant that all forms can be downloaded at www.ccld.ca.gov and encouraged the licensee to email childcareadvocatesprogram@dss.ca.gov to be included in the Child Care Quarterly Updates distribution list. The applicant was also reminded that Mandated Reporter Training is required for all staff and is to be renewed every 2 years by visiting www.mandatedreporterca.com.

CPR/First Aid is also renewed every two years. Baby bouncers & drop-down cribs are not allowed at the day-care facility.

Roster of the children must be properly maintained and fire/disaster drill every six months must be documented. The applicant is reminded any structural changes to the home or additions to the child care facility must be reported to Community Care Licensing.

LPA reviewed with applicant the LIC 311D, Forms/Records To Keep In Your Family Child Care Homes, children’s forms/records, facility forms/records, and information to be posted. Applicant reminded to have the parent board with required documents at the entry of the home and/or where the parent enter.

Entrance Checklist was provided to the applicant.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the applicant, Mozhdeh Borhani. Appeal rights provided.

The following needs to be completed before a license can be issued:

1. The plants with thorns in the backyard need to be made inaccessible to children in care or removed.

2. The miscellaneous drawers in the kitchen need to latched or the items need to be removed from the drawer.