102417(g)(4) · 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.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Bleach was found in the kitchen, on the left side of the kitchen sink. There was also open and closed alcohol in the kitchen, stored in cabinets with no locks on them. A cardboard box full of blenders and blades was kept on the counter beneath the cabinet with the alcohol. Knives are stored in a plastic box to the left side of the box with blenders and blades. There was also a cabinet in the kitchen with medications stored that had two latches, one which was broken. These pose an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/20/2023

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. The sheet on the mattress in the crib was not tightly fitted. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/20/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

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. The latch to the pool does not self-latch, and was not latched upon arrival. Licensee had to force the latch to shut. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/02/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102418(g) · 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.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 children. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/02/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

102417(g)(7) · Operation of A Family Child Care Home (7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 persons in care. There was missing information on the LIC700 form, which pertains to emergency contacts and physician information. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/02/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

102425(j)(2)(D)(c) · 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: Time of each 15-minute check

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review and licensees own admission, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There was no 15 minute checks for infants in care. Although licensee stated she does check on the infants physically, she did no have an documentation proving this, as required per Title 22 regulations. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/28/2023

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.