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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Elizabeth Larios, met with Licensee, Kyungsook (Rebecca) Kim, to conduct case management visit for capacity increase to a large family child care home (FCCH). Upon arrival, LPA was admitted into the home by Rebecca and toured both indoors and outdoors during today's inspection.
Fire clearance was approved for the home by Hollister Fire Department on 7/31/2023. The Licensee states that adults, over the age of 18, residing in the home is herself. Off-limits inside the home include: entire second floor, and garage. All other areas in the home will remain on-limits and unchanged from the small family child care home limitations. The home is equipped with a 2A10BC fire extinguisher (last serviced 07/2023) functioning smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. The last emergency disaster drill was conducted on 1/4/2024. There are sufficient toys and materials that are age-appropriate and safe for children.
LPA toured outside of the home and observed it is fenced in for children. Off-limits outside of the home include: the flower beds in backyard. Shade is provided for the children by home building overhang and outside the children have plastic play structures to play with. There were no bodies of water observed during today's inspection.
LPA reviewed large FCCH capacity with the Licensee, Rebecca, and she understands that whenever an assistant is not present, she shall follow capacity requirements for a small FCCH. LPA advised that a large FCCH may care for more than 12 children and up to and including 14 children if at least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten or elementary school and a second child is at least six years of age. LPA provided the Licensee with large FCCH capacity reference sheet as well as copy of Section 102416.5 Staffing Ratio and Capacity. LPA advised that an assistant must be older than 14 years old and shall have all required documentation on file such as proof of immunization's (MMR, Tdap, flu), negative tuberculosis (TB) test, Mandated Reporter training for child care providers, and all Licensing paperwork in file.
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