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Latest inspectionMay 2, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 2, 2025
Summary
This summary covers eight available inspections for MENDOZA, ESMERALDA from August 30, 2021 through May 2, 2025.
Three inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on April 10, 2025 and involved hazardous access, with a due date of April 24, 2025.
Staff-to-child ratio was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
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
8
0 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
3
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
1
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
0
Last 36 months
Local comparison
8 total inspections vs 5.5 local median in 95826
Compared to 16 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.38
Local median
0
0.38This provider
0Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
13%
Local median
0%
13%This provider
0%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
38%
Local median
0%
38%This provider
0%Local median
Repeated topics
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0
Local average
0
0This provider
0Local average
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.
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 interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Licensee confirmed there are firearms within the home that were secured, Licensee did not have access to demonstrate to LPAs that ammunition is stored and locked separately from firearms, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
102423 Personl Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights...These rights include, but are not limited to,...: (2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed infants awake in the cribs for extended period of time, for a total of approximately one hour and twenty minutes, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Inspector notes
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed infants awake in the cribs for extended period of time, for a total of approximately one hour and twenty minutes, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
102416.5 Staffing Ratio and Capcity (e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c). This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed four infants and four preschool-age children being supervised the licensee, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Inspector notes
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed four infants and four preschool-age children being supervised the licensee, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.