Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 2.5
- Local median
- 0.67
MERLO FAMILY CHILD CARE
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
- Facility:
- 334842185
- 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
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJuly 28, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 16, 2023
Summary
This summary covers four available inspections for MERLO FAMILY CHILD CARE from August 24, 2022 through July 28, 2025.
Three inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on July 28, 2025 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of August 4, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 4
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
4 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92530
Compared to 17 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 17%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 75%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.35
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Sleep safety
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
July 22, 2024July 28, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall check and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in missing sleep logs for C1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 4, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(j)(2) - 102425(j)(2)
- Official code
- 102425(j)(2)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in missing immunizations for S2 and S3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 11, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.622(c) - 1597.622(c)
- Official code
- 1597.622(c)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Personnel Records (d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care home and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in missing files for S2 and S3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 4, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102416.1(d) - 102416.1(d)
- Official code
- 102416.1(d)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in missing immunizations for S2 and S3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 11, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.622(a)(1) - 1597.622(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.622(a)(1)
Higher concern: 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 observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in missing sleep plan LIC 9227 for C1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 4, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(c) - 102425(c)
- Official code
- 102425(c)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep The provider shall supervise infants while they are sleeping and adhere to the following requirements: The provider shall physically check on the infant every 15 minutes. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of two infant files reviewed. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 2, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(j)(1) - 102425(j)(1)
- Official code
- 102425(j)(1)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department.... (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 be kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where there was no record of a fire drill in the last two years. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 2, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(9)(A)(1) - 102417(9)(A)(1)
- Official code
- 102417(9)(A)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the training has not been completed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 31, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in First Aid/CPR training expired 3/2020 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 31, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102416(c) - 102416(c)
- Official code
- 102416(c)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 10 out of 10 records were missing all LIC forms, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 31, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(7) - 102417(g)(7)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(7)