JONES, CLARISSA FAMILY CHILD CARE

Merced, CA 95340

Facility:: 243911630
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

Questions worth asking

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Latest inspectionAugust 12, 2025

Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJanuary 24, 2024

Summary

This summary covers seven available inspections for JONES, CLARISSA FAMILY CHILD CARE from September 27, 2021 through August 12, 2025.

Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on August 12, 2025 and involved equipment or readiness, with a due date of August 22, 2025.

Sleep safety was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections: 7
Recorded violations: 5
Higher-concern violations: 3
Repeated topics: 0

Local comparison

7 total inspections vs 4 local median in 95340

Compared to 18 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

Inspections with higher-concern violations

Inspections with recorded violations

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

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

August 12, 2025View official report

Equipment or readiness

Report finding: Operation of a Family Child Care Home. Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall be kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA records review and Licensee interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee's last conducted and documented fire drill was 01/21/2024 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by August 22, 2025

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102417(g)(9)(1) - 102417(g)(9)(1)
Official code: 102417(g)(9)(1)

January 24, 2024View official report

No recorded violations in this report

September 14, 2023View official report

Sleep safety

Report finding: Infant Safe Sleep An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 infants under 12 months did not have a completed LIC 9227 on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by September 18, 2023

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102425(c) - 102425(c)
Official code: 102425(c)

Staff-to-child ratio

Report finding: Staffing Ratio and Capacity (d) For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age 10, shall be either: (1) Twelve children, no more than four of whom may be infants; or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were 5 infants in care, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by September 15, 2023

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102416.5(d)(1) - 102416.5(d)(1)
Official code: 102416.5(d)(1)

November 29, 2022View official report

Recordkeeping

Report finding: Operation of A Family Child Care Home (8) Each family child care home shall have a current roster of children as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.841. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation. During review of facility records, LPA did not observe a children's roster as required. Licensee was unable to produce a children's roster during the inspection. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by December 6, 2022

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 102417(g)(8) - 102417(g)(8)
Official code: 102417(g)(8)

May 12, 2022View official report

Background screening

Report finding: (d) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on Licensee stating that Adult #1 who resides in the home has not been fingerprint cleared as required by regulations. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by May 13, 2022