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25 | An annual required inspection was made to the facility by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Cindy Castro. LPA met with Licensee (L1), Bettye Jones. L1 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.
During the inspection the home was toured inside and outside. The licensee was supervising nine children. The facility’s operating hours are 6:00AM-6:00PM, Monday–Friday. The floor plan submitted by the licensee was reviewed and verified. Children in care will have access to the playroom, hallway bathroom, and left side of backyard which is completely fenced. The "off limits" areas include the living room, dinning room, kitchen, the office, the laundry room, second bathroom and four bedrooms, these areas were observed to be made inaccessible by door key locks and child safety gates. The office and the hallway are used to access the bathroom and backyard, L1 understands that children are to be supervised at all times while passing through since these areas are off-limits. The children use left side of backyard as the outdoor play area. The backyard is completely fenced and the area that the children utilize has synthetic grass. There were no pools or other bodies of water observed on the premises. The home appears to be clean and orderly and was at a comfortable indoor temperature. There were safe toys and equipment available for children. There is a working telephone in the home. Items which could pose a danger to children (such as detergents, cleaning compounds, medications, etc.) were observed to be stored out of the reach of children. Poisons were locked in the hallway closet which has a door key lock. LPA observed a working smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, rated at least 2A10BC, in the home. The roster of children in care was reviewed and was current. The licensee has conducted an emergency drill within the past six months; last drill was documented on 10/23/23. Continued on LIC 809-C
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