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: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The kitchen cabinet under the sink had broken child locks and contained cleaning chemicals.
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: (4) Poisons, detergents, cleaning compounds, medicines, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where they are inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because cleaners and hazardous materials were found underneath no lock cabinets under kitchen and bathroom sinks which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 1, 2023
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102417(g)(4) - 102417(g)(4)
Official code
102417(g)(4)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
Personnel Records (a) Personnel records shall be maintained on each employee and shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because they could not produce staff files which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 1, 2023
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102416.1(a) - 102416.1(a)
Official code
102416.1(a)
Higher concern: 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 because licensee and assistant were supervising 14 children, 5 of which were infants which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.