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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153911269
Report Date: 10/22/2024
Date Signed: 10/22/2024 11:57:41 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 10/22/2024 11:57 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME:POPE, MARY FAMILY CHILD CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
153911269
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		POPE, MARYFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(661) 343-8097
CITY:BAKERSFIELDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93313
CAPACITY: 14TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 14CENSUS: 0DATE:
10/22/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:OfficeANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
10:55 AM
MET WITH:Mary PopeTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
12:00 PM
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On 10/22/2024, an Informal Office Meeting was conducted at the Fresno South Regional Child Care Office. In attendance at this meeting was Licensee, Mary Pope, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Christopher Burnias and Nohemi Sanchez, and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Luisa Gavoutian. The purpose of today’s meeting was to discuss the Program Mission of the Child Care Licensing Program, explain requirements licensees must abide by, explain the role LPA’s have in ensuring facilities are operating according to applicable laws and regulations, and to remind Licensee of the authority and responsibility the Department has to conduct unannounced inspections of the facility.

During the meeting, LPM discussed with Licensee recent events where LPA went to the facility five times to conduct an unannounced annual inspection and the Licensee was not present at the facility. LPA has attempted to conduct an annual inspection on 08/12/2024, 08/16/2024, 08/23/2024, 09/18/2024, and 09/27/2024. Each date the LPA went to the facility, Licensee was not present at the home.

LPA has made efforts to communicate with Licensee the authority and responsibility the Department has to conduct unannounced inspections of the facility and the importance of notifying the Department when the facility will be closed during its normal days and hours of operation.

On 09/18/2024, LPM had accompanied LPA to the facility. Licensee was not home and a person claiming to be the Licensee’s family member answered the door stating that the Licensee was not at home. There were children present in the home and the family member stated they were her children along with their foster child. The family member also stated that the Licensee had guests staying with them in the home. It was discovered that the guests staying at the home did not have a criminal background clearance associated to the facility. LPA had called the Licensee to inquire why they were not at the facility and Licensee stated that they were closed due to having house guests staying with them. LPA reminded Licensee of the requirement to report facility closures to the Department.

**Continued on LIC 809C**

SUPERVISORS NAME: Luisa Gavoutian
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Christopher Burnias
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/22/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/22/2024
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
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME: POPE, MARY FAMILY CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 153911269
VISIT DATE: 10/22/2024
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On 09/27/2024 LPA had gone to the facility during operating hours that the Licensee had previously declared, ensuring they will be at their home during the specified hours of 2:30 PM through 5:30 PM. LPA arrived at the facility during the operating hours and Licensee was not home. LPA called Licensee and Licensee stated that they would be back home in a few minutes. LPA waited an hour and Licensee did not arrive to the facility within that timeframe.

LPA and LPM discussed with Licensee different options to come into compliance. Licensee was offered the options to place the license on inactive status, surrender their license and provide exempt child care to one non related family’s children, or comply with an unannounced inspection at the facility while ensuring to be at the facility during operating hours. Licensee stated that they wish to keep their license active and will make arrangements to have an assistant in the home to allow the Department to conduct an inspection in the event where Licensee is away from the home transporting children.

Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations, no deficiencies are cited.

Licensee was provided appeal rights and a copy of this report.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Luisa Gavoutian
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Christopher Burnias
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/22/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/22/2024
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