Administration of Child Day Care Licensing Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S6 did not obtain criminal record clearance to work in a licensed child care center, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 28, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) - 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Official code
1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Low concern: Administrative posting
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Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility has exceeded the every six month requirement of completing an emergency disaster drill, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 27, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
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CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
Official code
101174(d)
Medium concern: Health or food records
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General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Three staff members did have their measles records in their files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Personnel Requirements (f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. 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 the CPR and the First Aid training certificates of the Director and staff were expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded allowable ppb of lead (5.5 or greater) on tested water outlet, fixture P. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded allowable ppb of lead (5.5 or greater) on tested water outlet, fixture P. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
101174(d) Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that licensee does not have any drills logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that licensee does not have any drills logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in licensee has not conducted lead water testing for facility as of this day which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 6, 2023
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
Official code
1597.16(a)(1)
Low concern: Administrative posting
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Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that licensee does not have any drills logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 30, 2023
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
Official code
101174(d)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
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Teacher-Child Ratio (b) There shall be a staffing ratio of one teacher and one aide present to every 28 children in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed ratios of 44:2 and 30:1 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.