Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.2
- Local median
- 0.67
DOMINGUEZ FAMILY CHILD CARE
Downey, CA 90242
- Facility:
- 198019040
- Type:
- FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 14
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionOctober 28, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 28, 2025
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for DOMINGUEZ FAMILY CHILD CARE from October 6, 2022 through October 28, 2025.
Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 30, 2025 and involved pool barrier, with a due date of July 30, 2025.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 4 local median in 90242
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 80%
- Local median
- 50%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.33
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Pool barrier
- Report finding
- Pool Safety (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: (2) The licensee shall have the following safety equipment visible from the swimming pool and readily available for immediate use: (A) A life ring with a minimum exterior diameter of 17 inches and labeled as approved by the United States Coast Guard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in licensee did not have life ring which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.814(a)(2)(A) - 1596.814(a)(2)(A)
- Official code
- 1596.814(a)(2)(A)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- 1596.8595 Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of ... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, child #2, #3, #4, #7,#8 and #9 did not have a copy of LIC 9224 form on file. LPA observed LIC 9224 form on file for child #7. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on records review, child #2, #3, #4, #7,#8 and #9 did not have a copy of LIC 9224 form on file. LPA observed LIC 9224 form on file for child #7. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595 - 1596.8595
- Official code
- 1596.8595
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 102423(a)(2) Operation of a Family Child Care Home Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights.. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA observed child #7, child #8 and child #9 in the detached garage were laying in cots. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Inspector notes
- LPA observed child #7, child #8 and child #9 in the detached garage were laying in cots. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 21, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
- Official code
- 102423(a)(2)
Higher concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (B) Where an above-ground pool structure is used as the fence or where the fence is mounted on top of the pool structure, the pool shall be made inaccessible when not in use by removing or making the ladder inaccessible or erecting a barricade to prevent access to decking. If a barricade is used, the barricade shall meet the requirements of Section 102417(g)(5)(A). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation LPA observed an above ground pool in the backyard 13 steps away from the entrance used by children and parents, the pool wall is 3 feet 11 inches in height. LPA did not observe a fence, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Inspector notes
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (B) Where an above-ground pool structure is used as the fence or where the fence is mounted on top of the pool structure, the pool shall be made inaccessible when not in use by removing or making the ladder inaccessible or erecting a barricade to prevent access to decking. If a barricade is used, the barricade shall meet the requirements of Section 102417(g)(5)(A). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation LPA observed an above ground pool in the backyard 13 steps away from the entrance used by children and parents, the pool wall is 3 feet 11 inches in hei...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 23, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(5)(B) - 102417(g)(5)(B)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(5)(B)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the last drill was conducted on 7/13/233, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Inspector notes
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the last drill was conducted on 7/13/233, the licensee did not comp...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 26, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1 - 102417(g)(9)(A)1
- Official code
- 102417(g)(9)(A)1
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Licensure Requirements Every family day care home for children shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 7, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.543 - 1597.543
- Official code
- 1597.543