Present during the inspection were the licensee, spouse, and 5 children, consisting of 1 infants and 4 preschool-age children. The facility is licensed as a large family child care home and was operating within its licensed capacity at the time of the inspection. The licensee resides at the facility with her spouse. All adults residing in and/or working at the facility have criminal background clearances on file. The facility’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The licensee owns the family child care home which is a single-level residence consisting of three bedrooms, Teacher's room, and three bathrooms.

Day Care Areas: Teacher's room with attached children’s bathroom, and backyard. Off-Limits Areas: Remainder areas of the home, including all bedrooms inside the main home and the garage. The off-limits area was observed to be inaccessible to children by closed and locked doors.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., LPA toured the day care areas of the home with the licensee. LPA observed the home to be equipped with a variety of toys and materials appropriate for the enrolled children. The toys and materials observed were in working condition. LPA observed an accessible first aid kit located in the children’s bathroom. LPA also observed that cleaning supplies, poisons, and other hazardous substances were inaccessible to children. All cleaning supplies and solutions were stored in a higher shelves of day care areas.

• Type A deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.

• Type B deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care, a recordkeeping violation that could impact the care of said persons and/or protection of their resources, or a violation that could impact those services required to meet the needs of persons in care.

The licensee provides meals for all enrolled children. At approximately 2:00 p.m., LPA inspected the bathroom designated for children’s use and observed it to be in proper working condition. The bathroom was equipped with appropriate toileting equipment and sanitation supplies. LPA did not observe any hazardous materials accessible to children in the bathroom.

LPA observed an enclosed backyard equipped with toys and materials appropriate for the enrolled children. No pools, spas, or other bodies of water were observed on the premises.

LPA reviewed the staff records for the licensee during today’s inspection. Staff records were complete and maintained as required. The licensee has a valid Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification that expires in July of 2028. The licensee also has a current Mandated Reporter Training certification. LPA also reviewed five children’s records, which were complete. LPA Gil observed that the children’s files contained the required immunization records and identification information.

The licensee has required licensing documentation properly posted and available for review. The licensee also maintains a child care roster, which was made available for review and included previously enrolled children. The licensee conducts emergency disaster drills at least once every six months. The last emergency disaster drill was conducted on July 13, 2026.

Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated.