Registered Family Child Care Home
✓ Licensed
Dela Cuesta, Natasha
California, MD
· Saint Marys County
Sandra Lane,
California, MD 20619
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Registered Family Child Care Home
Active License
License Number
141023
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Dela Cuesta, Natasha is a Registered Family Child Care Home in California MD, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 12 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Tuesday 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Thursday 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Friday 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The tall cabinet by the closet door in the daycare room needs to be secured to the wall so that it doesn't fall over if pulled or climbed on. | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.06.02B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider did not complete her 12/23-12/24 training by 12/31/24 as required. It was completed in February 2025. Provider is reminded that her yearly continued training is due by 12/31 each year. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: One child needs Parts I and II of the health inventory. One child needs an immunization record. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: One child needs evidence of a lead blood test done at 2 yrs of age or later. One child needs evidence of a lead blood test at one year of age. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: Two children need a parent agreement and three children need the fees and days of service on the parent agreement. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: All the children need evidence that the parents have received the Parents Guide to Regulated Child Care. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: One child needs an emergency card. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.03.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Two children need permission to transport. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.05.05A | Corrected |
| Findings: The mini trampoline needs to be removed from the play space as it is not permitted to be used for child care. There is a nail sticking up on the steps leading to the fenced backyard. This nail needs to be hammered down. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.06.02B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist has not seen evidence that the provider has completed the 2023 Basic Health and Safety training. She needs to complete this training immediately and send a copy of the last page to specialist. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.06.02B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist has not seen evidence that the provider has completed her required 12 hours of continued training for the 12/22-12/23 year. She needs to complete this training immediately and submit certificates to specialist. | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Full | 13A.15.10.01H(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The first aid kit is missing: tape and disposable washcloths. | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.01A | Corrected |
| Findings: The provider has a new dog, Lucy, that is old enough to have the rabies shot but has not had the vaccine. Provider needs to have the dog vaccinated for rabies immediately and send a copy of the certificate to specialist. Provider has another dog, Molly, whose rabies certificate has expired. She needs to get this dog revaccinated immediately and send a copy of the certificate to specialist. | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04A(7) | Corrected |
| Findings: The floor temperature was 61 degrees with the specialist's thermometer. Provider needs to maintain a floor temperature of 65 degrees or warmer. | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.06C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider only has 4 mats for the preschool children. This is adequate for the number of children enrolled that require napping but she needs to purchase more mats to be in alignment with her approved capacity. The provider has a capacity of 8 children. | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider had a heater on the counter in the child care room. This heater gets hot to the touch so needs to be inaccessible to the children. Provider needs to be sure the heater is placed out of reach of the children. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: For children to retain care there shall be evidence of medical evaluation, lead screening and immunizations. Child PS is missing a part 2 of the medical evaluation. Children GM, PS, LA need an immunization record. JC, NC, and JC need up to date immunizations. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: The following children need a lead blood test: JC(2) needs a lead blood test done at 2 years of age. NC needs a lead blood test done at 2 years of age or later. JC(1) needs a lead blood test done at one year of age. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the unannounced inspection it was noted that there was not a copy of the written agreement with each child's parents that specifies fees, child discipline policy, pets in the home, and screen time. Please retain copies of all parent agreements. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the unannounced inspection it was noted that the day's attendance is being recorded. However, the child's parent is not verifying the attendance. Parents should verify the children's attendance at least weekly. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: During the unannounced inspection it was noted that children JC, NC, LA, and JC were missing documentation of receiving the consumer pamphlet. At the time of enrollment child's parents shall receive the consumer pamphlet. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03F | Corrected |
| Findings: During the unannounced inspection it was noted that the emergency drill was not recorded with date and time. Emergency drills are to be practiced 2 times a year. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Child PS is missing child's address on the Emergency Form. Please have the parent update the Emergency form. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Child emergency forms need to be updated annually. Child ZN does not have an annual update. Please have parent update the emergency form. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.05.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the unannounced inspection it was noted that the floor needs to be swept and the window sills, walls and tables need to be cleaned. Rooms used in the child care should be cleaned to maintain children's health. | |||
| 2022-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.06.02B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist has not received the provider's 10.5 hours of continued training that was due by 12/31/21. She needs to complete this training immediately and send to specialist. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: JC needs the parent part of the health inventory and an updated shot record. LA needs a shot record. PS needs the doctor part of the health inventory and a shot record. SM needs a shot record. GM needs a shot record. ZN needs the parent part of the health inventory completed. JC needs an updated shot record. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: JC and ZN need evidence of having had a lead blood test. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider didn't have parent agreements for all the children. She needs to get signed parent agreements for all the children. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider didn't have evidence of the parents having received the consumer pamphlet for 6 of the 8 children. She needs to give the consumer pamphlet to the parents and maintain a signed copy in the children's files. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider can't find the emergency cards for all the children except one. Provider needs to have the parents fill out new emergency cards immediately. JC needs doctor telephone number on his emergency card. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider states she occasionally transports children. There was no permission to transport found in the children's records. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was one outlet uncapped in the daycare room. Provider capped the outlet during the visit. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.05.04B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: One of the drawers at the daycare sink has coins in it and no safety latch. These coins should be moved to another location inaccessible to the children. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a bottle of bleach on the sink. This needs to be placed in a cabinet with a safety latch or placed up high. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: SM and GM need doctor information and a signature on their emergency cards. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: ZN and NC need their emergency cards updated. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.06.02B(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Specialist has not seen the provider's 12 hours of continued training for the 12/2018-12/2019 year. Provider needs to complete that training immediately and submit copies of certificates to specialist. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider could not locate her disaster plan. She needs to locate it or she will have to recreate it. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider could not locate her fire drill and disaster drill log. She is reminded to do fire drills each month and disaster drills twice a year and log the drills. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Provider could not locate her disaster plan so it could not be determined if it was updated. Provider is reminded to update the disaster plan each year. | |||
| 2020-11-09 | Full | 13A.15.10.01H(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The first aid kit needs 1 more rolled gauze and an ice pack. | |||
| 2020-05-14 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2019-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: NF needs doctor information on his emergency card. | |||
| 2019-11-01 | Mandatory Review | 13A.15.10.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: There is a knob missing on the bathroom sink cabinet. This is leaving a screw exposed that the children could get scraped on. Provider needs to replace the knob or remove the screw. | |||
| 2018-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: A 2 year old needs to have the lead blood test completed. | |||
| 2018-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.03E | Corrected |
| Findings: 3 and 7 year old siblings need evidence that the parents were informed of the information on the consumer pamphlet. | |||
| 2018-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.03.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: 9 year old and 7 year old siblings need doctor information on their emergency cards. | |||
| 2018-11-01 | Full | 13A.15.05.06A | Corrected |
| Findings: The pack n plays need to be cleaned. | |||
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