Follow-up·August 2, 2023

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 11 am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Manel Estoesta and Jaleesa Jackson conducted an unannounced inspection related to the Complaint Investigation submitted on 07/28/2023. LPA met with Facilty Authorized Representative Sara and explained the nature of the site visit. The Director Marian "Mira" Youssef is currently on leave of absence. At 11 am, LPA's observed 4 staff supervising 57 preschool children at the outdoor play area. The Licensee was not in compliance with Teacher to Child Ratio and in violation of CCR 101216.3(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below..... At 12:30 pm, LPA's spoke with the Director Marian "Mira" via phone and LPA's conducted an interview. Mira stated that she received an email on 07/25/2023 from P2 about S1 "hit C1 on C1 face." Mira, P1 and P2 had a discussion on 07/26/2023 about Mira's plan to conduct an internal investigation of the mentioned incident. Facility Staff failed to report the incident which is in violation Section Reporting Requirements 101212 (d)(1)(C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child....... Please see LIC 809 D for the Type A and B deficiency, REPEAT VIOLATIONS and Assessed Civil Penalties. LPAs Estoesta and Jackson informed the Facilty Authorized Representative Sara that this report dated 08/02/2023, with Type A citation, which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there was immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. SEE LIC 809 C Also, LPAs Estoesta and Jackson informed the Facilty Authorized Representative Sara to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 08/02/2023 that document of any Type A citation, to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. For Licensing Facility Inspection Reports on our Child Care Transparency Website, please follow the links below. https://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/facility-search-welcome https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/ Completed reports will be uploaded every week (Sunday). A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Facilty Authorized Representative Sara.