Office review·January 14, 2025

On January 14 th , 2025 at 10:00am Licensing Program Manager Chandra Charles and Licensing Program Analyst April Wright, met with Licensee Anju Tripathi and her husband Shailendara Tripathi at the Oakland Regional Office , for a scheduled Informal Conference meeting. The purpose of today’s meeting is to discuss, Children’s Personal Rights and a recent allegation of a child sustained unexplained injuries at her family childcare home facility. Recap of Complaint Incident: On September 23 rd , 2024, a complaint was filed against the Licensee Family Child Care Home (FCCH) license. A minor child sustained unexplained injuries while in care. Due to lack of supporting evidence, the complaint was deemed Unsubstantiated. Upon LPA approach to the front door of the home, LPA observed the Licensee assistant Nusratbibi Khan in the kitchen window. LPA viewed through the front door window and observed Assistant Nusratbibi "running" to another room in the home but had not opened the door for the LPA. LPA further observed through the front door window, the assistant opening the closed door of the day-care room where children were left unsupervised. LPA asked the Licensee if the assistant was not present and children were left unsupervised in the day-care room. Licensee confirmed that they were alone and assistant was not present in the day-care room. Licensee stated they were in the napping room which is not in visual or physical supervision of the children in care. LPM and LPA discussed with the Licensee Title 22 Personal Rights regulation. During the general conversation, tips were provided to the licensee of how to conduct daily wellness checks of children enrolled in their facility. LPM and LPA also provided guidance for reporting incidents to parents (such as utilizing ouch reports) and to CCLD, as well as providing quality supervision to children in care. See LIC809C for continuance. Plan of Correction for the previous deficiency cited is for the licensee: · View the Personal Rights of Children in Care LIC 613A line item 6. · Write a page stating what the licensee understanding of Personal Rights pertaining to day-care providers. · Please resubmit your signed written document to your Licensing Program Analyst within one business day from the date of this meeting. The submission of your document is to be by U.S. mail to Community Care Licensing Division – Childcare Program 1515 Clay Street, 11 th floor, Ste 1102, Oakland, CA 94612 attention (LPA) April Wright. Also, submit this document via email at april.wright@dss.ca.gov . Upon receipt of your document your deficiency will be cleared. LPA provided copy of the Health and Safety code regulations for "Personal Rights" for the licensee review and for clarification. Report was read and reviewed with Licensee Anju Tripathi.