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Home › CA › Lawndale › Montenegro & Castro Family Child Care
Lawndale CA 90260 · License #197493205 · Home-based · Family Day Care Home
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102417(a) · Operation of a Family Child Care Home 102414(a)The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure...Temporary absences shall not exceed 20 percent of the hours that the facility is providing care per day.
Co-Licensee Montenegro agrees to let LPA know if she will be changing the hours of operation or quitting her day job. Declaration form LIC855 will be submitted with final resolution via email to LPA by POC due date. Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, co-licensee Montenegro works for the Lawndale School District, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
102416.5(e) · Staffing Ratio and Capacity 102416.5(e) If no assistant provider is present at a Large Family Child Care Home, then the licensee shall comply with the capacity requirements for a Small Family Child Care Home as specified in subsections (b) and (c).
Co-licensees agree to develop and implement a plan to make sure that they are compling with the capacity requirements throughout the day for a Large Family Child Care Home. Co-licensee will submit the developed plan in writing to LPA via email by the POC due date. Based on observation, the co-licensee did not comply with the section cited above, between 11:21am and 11:26am the facility operated out of ratio, as co-licensee Castro was present with 9 children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The Capacity Regulations For Family Child Care Home License was provided to Licensees. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Claudia Escobedo
Disposition: Unsubstantiated
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Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. 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 1 out of 4 crib mattress was dislodged while infant was asleep, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/20/2023
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
102416(c) · Personnel Requirements (c) The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, assistant did not have valid certification while providing care and supervison for all 6 children in care by herself, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/20/2023
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
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, cleaning compounds underneath the kitchen sink cabinet were not secured with safety latch, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Gated kitchen is used as a walkway to access the backyard. POC Due Date: 11/06/2023
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
102416.2(a)(2) · Reporting Requirements (a) The licensee shall report the following information the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next business day and during normal working hours (8am to 5pm). (2) Any change in household composition including adults moving in or out of the home and anyone living in the home who reaches his or her 18th birthday.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, co-licensee moved out of the home two months ago, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/13/2023
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.