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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 434407685
Report Date: 01/29/2025
Date Signed: 01/29/2025 10:45:20 AM

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
FACILITY NAME:RICHIE, SONYAFACILITY NUMBER:
434407685
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		RICHIE, SONYAFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
4082248453
CITY:SAN JOSESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95136
CAPACITY: 14TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 14CENSUS: 2DATE:
01/29/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - OtherUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
08:41 AM
MET WITH:Sonya RichieTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
11:00 AM
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Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Syeda Bahar and Mandeep Kaur met with Licensee, Sonya Richie to conduct an unannounced case management inspection of the home today. The purpose of the today’s inspection was discussed with licensee. Present for this inspection was Licensee, an adult daughter and one adult assistant (S2), four children. Days and hours of operation are from Monday to Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

On 01/16/2025 during the required 3-year visit, LPAs observed that Licensee has a swimming pool in the backyard that is securely fenced with the self-latching gate. The licensee is not compliance with the Assembly Bill 2866, chapter 745, statute of 2024 (Swimming Pool Safety) which became effective on 01/01/2025. The backyard is currently off-limit pending compliance with the in-ground pools regulation.
Also, Inspection Authority of the Department were discussed with licensee.

During today’s inspection, two “Type B” deficiencies were issued on attached 809-D. Appeal rights provided.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee, Sonya Richie.


A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Belinda Devall
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Syeda Bahar
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 01/29/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 01/29/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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Created By: Syeda Bahar On 01/29/2025 at 09:28 AM
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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
, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME: RICHIE, SONYA
FACILITY NUMBER: 434407685

DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 01/29/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B
02/28/2025
Section Cited
HSC
1596.814(a)

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Family daycare home in-ground swimming pool requirements: (a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements,,,.

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Licensee agreed to make the entire backyard "off limits" effective immediately and agreed to get into compliance with the new drowning prevention safety requirements by Friday, February 28, 2025. A copy of the PIN 25-01-CCP was provided to the Licensee during today's inspection. A follow up inspection will be required once the Licensee has completed her Plan of Correction.
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Licensee has a swimming pool in the backyard of her home that is not in compliance with the new drowning prevention safety requirements per AB 2866 that became effective Jan 1, 2025, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Type B
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Section Cited
CCR102391(C)

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Inspection Authority of the Department: (c) The licensee shall permit the Department to inspect any part of the family child care home in which family child care services are provided or to which children have access.

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By the Plan of correction due date 02/05/2025, Licensee will submit the written statement of understanding of Title 22 regulations; inspection authority of the department and the staff is aware of the inspection authority of the department, to the department.
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Based on observations and interview, licensee did not comply with the section cited mention above while not granting LPAs entrance into the home to conduct a case managemnet inspection, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME:Belinda Devall
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME:Syeda Bahar
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:
DATE: 01/29/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE: 01/29/2025


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