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Section 1597.09 Of Article 3. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.5. >> Article 3.
1597.09
. (a) Each licensed child day care center shall be subject
to unannounced inspections by the department. The department shall
inspect these facilities as often as necessary to ensure the quality
of care provided.
(b) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of a licensed child day care center under any of the following circumstances:
(1) When a license is on probation.
(2) When the terms of agreement in a facility compliance plan require an annual inspection.
(3) When an accusation against a licensee is pending.
(4) In order to verify that a person who has been ordered out of a child day care center by the department is no longer at the facility.
(c) (1) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of no less than 20 percent of facilities not subject to an inspection under subdivision (b). These unannounced inspections shall be conducted based on a random sampling methodology developed by the department.
(2) If the total citations issued by the department exceed the previous year's total by 10 percent, the following year the department shall increase the random sample by 10 percent of facilities not subject to an inspection under subdivision (b). The department may request additional resources to increase the random sample by 10 percent.
(d) Under no circumstance shall the department inspect a licensed child day care center less often than once every five years.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date.
(b) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of a licensed child day care center under any of the following circumstances:
(1) When a license is on probation.
(2) When the terms of agreement in a facility compliance plan require an annual inspection.
(3) When an accusation against a licensee is pending.
(4) In order to verify that a person who has been ordered out of a child day care center by the department is no longer at the facility.
(c) (1) The department shall conduct an annual unannounced inspection of no less than 20 percent of facilities not subject to an inspection under subdivision (b). These unannounced inspections shall be conducted based on a random sampling methodology developed by the department.
(2) If the total citations issued by the department exceed the previous year's total by 10 percent, the following year the department shall increase the random sample by 10 percent of facilities not subject to an inspection under subdivision (b). The department may request additional resources to increase the random sample by 10 percent.
(d) Under no circumstance shall the department inspect a licensed child day care center less often than once every five years.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date.
