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May 28, 2020 PIN 20-12-CCP
TO: ALL CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSEES
Original signed by Pamela Dickfoss
FROM: PAMELA DICKFOSS
Deputy Director
Community Care Licensing Division
SUBJECT: WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR LEAD TESTING IN CHILD CARE
CENTERS WILL BE DELAYED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 2019
(COVID-19).
Lead Testing Requirement for Child Care Centers only.
Health and Safety Code section 1597.16 requires that all licensed Child Care Centers
(CCCs) only, constructed before January 1, 2010, test their cold-water outlets used
for drinking or cooking for lead within a three-year window between January 1, 2020,
and January 1, 2023. Subsequent testing must occur every 5 years after the date of
the first test. Only CCCs are required to test drinking and cooking water for lead. This
requirement does not apply to Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs).
CCC Directives
The Child Care Program Office will publish and post written directives outlining the
process and requirements facilities must follow when testing their facility’s water for
lead, including detailed water sampling instructions. The directives have been delayed
due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, but, when complete, the Department will
publish and post the directives in a forthcoming Provider Information Notice (PIN) on the
California Department of Social Services (CDSS) website.
The written directives will provide specific steps for the collection and testing of water
samples, and the communication of test results to parents, guardians, and CDSS. The
directives will also outline the requirements for corrective action plans if an exceedance
of lead is discovered.
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary
PIN 20-12-CCP announces a delay in publishing written directives as mandated by
Health and Safety Code section 1597.16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic for Child
Care Centers only.
PIN 20-12-CCP
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For further information on lead and the lead requirements, please see Provider Information
Notice # 20-01-CCP
If you have any questions, please contact your Local Regional Office.