Complaint·June 21, 2023

Continuation. Based on LPAs Staff Interview, on 06/13/2023 at around 9:30 am to 10:30 am, during an outdoor play, C1 exited the outdoor play exit door B, unsupervised. The outdoor play exit door B did not alarm when C1 pushed the door and exited to the sidewalk. Staff 2 (S2) stated that S2 and Staff 3 (S3), who were present during the incident, did not see C1 pushed the door and exited the outdoor play exit door B to the sidewalk. S2 stated that when she saw the outdoor play exit door b open, S2 counted the children and C1 was missing, she ran to the outdoor play exit door B, S2 stated that the door was not completey closed, approximately 5 inches gap, S2 pushed the door and look for C1 and S2 saw a woman holding C1 right next to the door. The S2 reach to the woman and the woman handed C1 to S2. S2 and C1 went back inside the facility's outdoor play area. The Director and facility Staff failed to report the incident to the Licensing Office and to the children's authorized representative which poses a potential risk to the children's health and safety. The Licensee was in violation of 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, and Reporting Requirements 101212 (d)(1)(f) the items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. The preponderance of evidence standard has been met; therefore, the above allegations are to be SUBSTANTIATED. LPAs Estoesta and Jackson informed the Director that this report dated 06/21/2023, includes Type B citations as there are potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 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 Director. Continuation. Based on LPAs Staff Interview, on 06/13/2023 at around 9:30 am to 10:30 am, during an outdoor play, C1 exited the outdoor play exit door B, unsupervised. The outdoor play exit door B did not alarm when C1 pushed the door and exited to the sidewalk. Staff 2 (S2) stated that S2 and Staff 3 (S3), who were present during the incident, did not see C1 pushed the door and exited the outdoor play exit door B to the sidewalk. S2 stated that when she saw the outdoor play exit door b open, S2 counted the children and C1 was missing, she ran to the outdoor play exit door B, S2 stated that the door was not completey closed, approximately 5 inches gap, S2 pushed the door and look for C1 and S2 saw a woman holding C1 right next to the door. The S2 reach to the woman and the woman handed C1 to S2. S2 and C1 went back inside the facility's outdoor play area. Based on LPA's conducted interviews and records reviewed that S2 and S3 failed to supervise C1 that resulted of C1 exited the outdoor play exit door B to the facility's sidewalk on 06/13/2023 at around 9:30 am to 10:30 am which posed an immediate risk to C1's health and safety. The Licensee was in violation of Section 101229 (a)(1) that no child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual supervision, of a teacher at any time. The preponderance of evidence standard has been met; therefore, the above allegation is to be SUBSTANTIATED. LPAs Estoesta and Jackson informed the Director that this report dated 06/21/2023, 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. Also, LPAs Estoesta and Jackson informed the Director to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 06/21/2023 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 Director.