Follow-up on corrections·June 25, 2021

On 6/25/21 at 9:44am, LPA Plumboy conducted an unannounced Case Management Inspection with Licensee Forrestine Pierce. Present for the inspection was licensee's fingerprint clear and associated daughter Myah Underwood, licensee's fingerprint clear and associated husband Paul Pierce Jr., 4 infants, 2 preschool age children, and 1 school age child. On 6/18/21, licensee self reported C1 left the facility unobserved by staff due to a gate being left open by a parent. The child was observed by neighbors who contacted licensee. Licensee then found the child unharmed with her neighbor on the neighbor's porch. Licensee stated child was gone for a total of approximately 5 to 10 minutes. L icensee stated and it was observed by LPA Plumboy that a double child safety gate has been added to the childcare gate in which the child walked out from. See 809D for deficiency. The attached Type A deficiency is cited today. Upon receipt, licensee shall post for 30 days and provide copies of this licensing report to parent/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parent/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. LIC 9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports should be signed by guardians and placed in each child\342\200\231s file. Appeal rights were given & discussed. This report must be available for 3 years. An exit interview was conducted & a site visit notice posted adjacent to the main entry doorway for 30 days. Failure to do so will result in a $100 civil penalty fine.