July 25, 2024
What Happened
Complaint investigation with mixed results. One substantiated allegation of staff yelling at child (Type A), one unsubstantiated allegation, and one substantiated allegation (Type A).
Observations
- Staff member yelled at child
- Third allegation substantiated involving photographs
Inspector Focus
Citations Issued
Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature This was evidenced by:During staff interviews, by verbal admission confirmed that the action and injuries had occurred, which pose an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Personal Rights(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other personsThis was evidenced by: During staff interviews conducted by LPA, by way of admission, there was a verbal admission by staff that a child was not accorded dignity with a teacher, teacher yelled harshly at a child, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Data sourced from California Department of Social Services (CDSS) public records. Updated weekly. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.