Amarasekera, Widana

102417(g)(3) · 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: (3) Where children are less than five years old are in care, stairs shall be fenced or barricaded.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having stairs in home barricaded when there are children under 5 years old in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/10/2025

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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having laundry detergent stored accessible to children in laundry closet which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/10/2025

102425(b) · Infant Safe Sleep (b) Cribs or play yards shall be free from all loose articles and objects.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having an infant asleep behind a closed door with a blanket in their crib which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/10/2025

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 observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a current roster of children with all required information which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/09/2025

102417(g)(9)(A) · 1 (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. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not conducting and documenting a fire drill in the last 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 06/09/2025