Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 2
- Local median
- 0.42
BURNS, CHERYL FAMILY CHILD CARE
Encinitas, CA 92024
- Facility:
- 376100672
- 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 inspectionDecember 8, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 8, 2025
Summary
This summary covers three available inspections for BURNS, CHERYL FAMILY CHILD CARE from March 17, 2023 through December 8, 2025.
Two inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 23, 2025 and involved pool barrier, with a due date of November 24, 2025.
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
- 3
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
3 total inspections vs 3 local median in 92024
Compared to 12 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 67%
- Local median
- 29%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 67%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0
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.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- 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: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use. 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 did not notify the Department of a pool, that does not meet licensing regulations, being put on the property, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- 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: (5) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds and similar bodies of water through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. (A)Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching device located no more than six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall be placed on the pool and locked while the...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(5)(A) - 102417(g)(5)(A)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(5)(A)
Higher concern: Pool barrier
- Report finding
- Pool Safety (a) A licensed family daycare home operated at a private single-family dwelling with an in-ground swimming pool on the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interview, the Licensee did not notify the Department of a pool, that does not meet licensing regulations, being put on the property, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.814(a) - 1596.814(a)
- Official code
- 1596.814(a)
Medium concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- Alterations to Existing Building or Grounds (a) Prior to making alterations or additions to a family child care home or grounds, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed changed, including, but not limited to, the following: (6) Any change from an area of the family child care home previously identified as "off limits" to an area where care and supervision will be provided to children in care. 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 did not notify the Department of alterations and additions to the property, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102416.3(a)(6) - 102416.3(a)(6)
- Official code
- 102416.3(a)(6)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Staffing Ratio and Capacity (a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. 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 the LPA observed 20 children at the home, when the license capacity is 14, this poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102416.5(a) - 102416.5(a)
- Official code
- 102416.5(a)
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were no sleep logs in place for the three children under two years. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(j)(2) - 102425(j)(2)
- Official code
- 102425(j)(2)
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that she did not have the form on file for the 10 month old infant in care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 31, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(c) - 102425(c)
- Official code
- 102425(c)