Incident investigation·January 23, 2023

On 1/23/2023 at 10:24am Licensing Program Analyst Morgan Pringle met with Director Carmen Ortiz for an Unannounced Case Management Visit for two (2) unusual incidents that happened at the facility on two (2) separate occasions. Present during the visit were five (5) staff and twenty-seven (27) children. LPA toured the facility and conducted an interview with the facility Director. The Title V facility operates on the Chabot College Campus in building 3500. The facility operates from 7:30am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday. On 1/5/2023 an incident occurred at the facility involving a child who suffered a medical emergency and needed immediate emergency attention. The facility followed all protocols that were set in place by Chabot College, and the child was taken to the hospital via ambulance. After the incident occurred, the facility failed to report the incident to Community Care Licensing on the next business day, which is required per California State Title 22 Regulations. Director stated that she was unaware of the timing for licensing reporting requirements. On 1/17/2023 four (4) preschool age children in preschool one (1) left the playground and entered the empty Preschool 3 classroom with no supervision. There were two (2) teachers supervising ten (10) children outside. One (1) teacher brought two (2) children into the bathroom. Director stated that the teacher who remained outside noticed the lowered amount of children outside but assumed the four (4) children were with the teacher that had entered the bathroom. The Facility Resource Coordinator found the four (4) children playing inside of the classroom unsupervised. Director stated that the four (4) children were all fine without any harm when found and were unsupervised for about five (5) minutes. Type A Deficiency Cited · Lack of Supervision Type B Deficiency Cited · Failure to report unusual incident during next business day. LPA Morgan Pringle informed Director Carmen Ortiz that this report dated 1/23/2023 document(s) one (1) Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Pringle informed the Director to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 1/23/2023 that documents any Type A citation(s) 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. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director Carmen Ortiz. This is an amended version of the original report from 1/23/2023. Document was amended on 2/28/2023 and signed by LPA Pringle and Director Carmen Ortiz on 3/01/2023.