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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 32 out of the 2 infants do not have recorded sleep logs, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 24, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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CCR 102425(j)(2) - 102425(j)(2)
Official code
102425(j)(2)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
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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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that she had 13 preschool children during the time of inspection, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 24, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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CCR 102416.5(d)(1) - 102416.5(d)(1)
Official code
102416.5(d)(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
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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: (1) Fireplaces and open face heaters shall be screened to prevent access by children. The home shall contain a fire extinguisher and smoke detector device which meet standards established by the State Fire Marshall. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the fire extinguisher's needle is in the "recharge zone", which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 30, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
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CCR 102417(g)(1) - 102417(g)(1)
Official code
102417(g)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
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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 observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which she and her assistant took online classes to satisfy First and CPR, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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: (2) More than twelve and up to fourteen children only if the criteria in Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code are met. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which Licensee has 14 children (13 under 5 years old and one school age child) enrolled, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 27, 2023
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102416.5(d)(2) - 102416.5(d)(2)
Official code
102416.5(d)(2)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
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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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which Licensee did not have a current roster, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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. (C) Ammunition shall be stored and locked separately from firearms. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the ammunition to not be stored seperately from the firearm. LPA observed the firearm and ammunition to be locked in a safe in an off-limit area out of the reach of children.