This is a one-story home with 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, kitchen, dining area, family room, formal dining room, laundry, and garage. There is a pool on the premises. Main care is provided in formal dining room (converted day care room), family room, and dining area. Children use the bathroom in hallway near the laundry room. Children have access to the dining room, formal dining room, family room, and the backyard. Off-limit areas include all bedrooms, laundry room and garage all made inaccessible with safety knobs. The swimming pool has the required fencing surrounding making it inaccessible to children. The fence meets all the regulations including a key padlock, self-closing and self-latching mechanism that opens away from the pool. The pool area is made completely inaccessible to children in care and per licensee, 100% supervision is provided while playing outside in the backyard.

The home was inspected inside for comfort, cleanliness, telephone service, heating and ventilation. Medications are stored in the master bedroom inaccessible to children. LPA observed licensee move medication and vitamins from upper kitchen cabinet to master bedroom. The kitchen knives are stored on top of the refrigerator inaccessible to children. Cleaning compounds are stored under the kitchen sink inaccessible to children.

The First Aid kit is located in an upper kitchen cabinet inaccessible to children. Per licensee, there are no weapons or firearms in the home. LPA did not observe any weapons or firearms. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are in operable condition.

The required posted documents were posted and located at the entrance: Notification of Parent's Rights Poster (PUB394), Emergency Disaster Plan (LIC610A), and LPA provided licensee with and observed the posting of the Earthquake Preparedness Checklist (LIC9148).

The following was discussed with the licensee:

Mandatory licensing forms for the children’s files, facility forms/records, and information to be posted in the family child care home; Requirements to conduct fire and disaster drills once every six months and record it; Role and responsibilities of being a mandated reporter were reviewed; The licensee was reminded that 100% supervision is required at all times to children in care; Licensee was made aware that it is her responsibility to know the regulations as well as anyone who assists in providing care; Licensing must have the facility’s phone number at all times; if the phone number is changed, licensing must be notified; Regulation prohibits the smoking of any kind during the operation of the day care.

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-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed 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.

Beginning on January 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 1207 (2015) requires all licensed providers, licensees, directors, and employees to complete training as specified on their mandated reporter duties and to renew their training every two years. Licensee must meet requirements as a precondition to licensure. New employees shall have 90 days from date of employment to complete training as required. The training may be conducted at the following website www.mandatedreporterca.com.

Prior to making alterations or additions to a family childcare home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: Conversion of a garage (either attached or detached) into a "childcare" room; Room additions to the family childcare home. Any change from an area of the family childcare home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. The licensee shall provide the Department with a copy of an inspection report when an inspection is required by the local building inspector as a result of the alteration, addition, or construction.

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/.

Lead Flyer Requirement Health and Safety Code 1596.7996, mandated that effective January 1, 2019, CCC's and FCCH's are required to provide parents and guardians of children enrolling or reenrolling in care with written information on the risks and effects of lead exposure, blood lead testing requirements and recommendations, and options for locations of affordable blood lead tests as specified. A Lead Poisoning Facts Flyer was created, in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to satisfy this requirement.

Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain childcare by connecting them to childcare providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California.

The licensee was advised it is her responsibility to visit the department's website to access licensing forms, Quarterly Updates and Provider Information Notices (PINs): www.ccld.ca.gov

During the exit interview, the licensee, Ana Villalobos confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS.

This inspection visit was conducted in person. The report was read, and a copy was provided to the licensee, Ana Villalobos. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview was conducted.