102417(g)(5)(A) · 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.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the pool gate is not working properly, specifically the self-latching mechanism on the gate is broken therefore the gate is not self-latching which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/04/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(9)(A) · 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: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Licensee did not have documentation of conducting emergency drills with children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102425(a)(3) · Infant Safe Sleep (a) There shall be one crib or play yard for each infant who is unable to climb out of the crib or play yard. (3) Mattresses shall be firm and covered with a fitted sheet that is appropriate to the mattress size, fits tightly on the mattress, and overlaps the underside of the mattress so it cannot be dislodged.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the play yard that C2 was using to sleep in had a loose sheet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

102421(b) · Child's Records (b) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, a copy of the emergency information card as required in Section 102417(g)(7).

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 children files reviewed were missing the LIC700 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(8) · 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.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Licensee did not have a current roster on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(m)(3) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (3) A file of affidavits signed by each parent with a child enrolled in the home. The affidavit shall state that the parent has been informed that the family child care home does not carry liability insurance or a bond according to standards established by the state.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 children files reviewed were missing signed LIC282-Affidavit regarding Liability Insurance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102425(j)(2)(D) · Infant Safe Sleep Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 infants files reviewed were missing up to date 15 minute sleep checks which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/10/2025

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.