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, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were four (4) infants in care with a total of fourteen (14) children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 19, 2024
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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)
Medium concern: Staff training
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Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as her adult son who was assisting with the children has not completed his mandated reporter training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 28, 2024
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
Official code
1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
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Immunizations (g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled. (1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three immunization records need updating and two immunization records are missing entirely out of fourteen reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 28, 2024
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102418(g)(1) - 102418(g)(1)
Official code
102418(g)(1)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility roster (LIC9040) has not been updated for enrolled children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
102370 Criminal Record Clearance (d) All individuals subject to a criminal record review... shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not follow-up on criminal record clearances for Assistant, Claudia, who never obtained criminal record clearances due to incorrect facility number, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Report comments
The Licensee did not follow-up on criminal record clearances for Assistant, Claudia, who never obtained criminal record clearances due to incorrect facility number, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 28, 2023
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102370(d)(1) - 102370(d)(1)
Official code
102370(d)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
102369 Application for Initial License (b) The applicant shall provide all of the following information... (9) Evidence of a current tuberculosis clearance... for any adult in the home during the time that children are under care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not obtain proof of a negative tuberculosis test for her Assistant, Claudia, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction / follow-up note
The Licensee did not obtain proof of a negative tuberculosis test for her Assistant, Claudia, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 11, 2023
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102369(b)(9) - 102369(b)(9)
Official code
102369(b)(9)
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
1596.8662 (D)(3) On and after January 1, 2018, a person who becomes an administrator or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training... within the first 90 days that he or she is employed at the facility and shall complete renewal... every two years... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not have her Assistant, Claudia, complete mandated reporter training, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Report comments
The Licensee did not have her Assistant, Claudia, complete mandated reporter training, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 11, 2023
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.8662(D)(3) - 1596.8662(D)(3)
Official code
1596.8662(D)(3)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
1597.622(a)(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home 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 was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not obtain proof of immunizations for her Assistant, Claudia, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction / follow-up note
The Licensee did not obtain proof of immunizations for her Assistant, Claudia, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
102423 Personal Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee... These rights include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To be treated with dignity in his/her personal relationship with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee engaged in an altercation in front of day care children, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Report comments
This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee engaged in an altercation in front of day care children, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
102423 Personal Rights (a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee...These rights include, but are not limited to..: (4) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not ensure that children's rights as her assistant grabbed the children's arms which is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Report comments
This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee did not ensure that children's rights as her assistant grabbed the children's arms which is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 14, 2023
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 102423(a) - 102423(a)
Official code
102423(a)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
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102416.5 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 was not met as evidenced by: The Licensee was caring for sixteen children (2 infants, 4 school age, 10 preschool-age), more than her licensed capacity, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Report comments
The Licensee was caring for sixteen children (2 infants, 4 school age, 10 preschool-age), more than her licensed capacity, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
102416.5 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 was not met as evidenced by: Upon arrival to the family child care home (FCCH), LPA's observed 14 children in care (3 infants and 11 preschool-age), which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Inspector notes
Upon arrival to the family child care home (FCCH), LPA's observed 14 children in care (3 infants and 11 preschool-age), which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
102416.5 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 was not met as evidenced by: Upon arrival to the family child care home (FCCH), LPA's observed 17 children in care (2 infants and 15 preschool-age), which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Inspector notes
Upon arrival to the family child care home (FCCH), LPA's observed 17 children in care (2 infants and 15 preschool-age), which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, and personal rights of children 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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 room of the day care home which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 3, 2022
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 102417(g)(4) - 102417(g)(4)
Official code
102417(g)(4)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person's personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview, and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 1 staff member, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.