Incident investigation·May 9, 2025

On 05/09/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) David Rocha and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Kari McWilliams conducted an unannounced case management incident inspection and met with Director Guadalupe Nunez. LPA explained the purpose of the inspection. LPA and LPM toured the facility and a census was taken. The purpose of today's inspection was to follow up on an unusual incident that was reported to the Fresno Regional Office on 05/06/2025. The incident reportedly occurred at the facility on 05/01/2025 where child #1 (C1) was overfed and S1 was being held during circle time on a staff’s lap. During todays inspection LPA and LPM conducted staff interviews and child file review. During the interviews it was confirmed by 4 staff interviews Staff #1(S1) and Staff #2 (S2) reported that C1 threw up and was sent home for the rest of the day and the following day. Through LPA’s interviews it was not confirmed if C1 actually threw up, as no other staff witnessed or saw proof of, but S1 and S2 did not want C1 present the following day for a CLASS observation occurring the following day, 5/2/2025. Through staff interviews it was also confirmed that C1 was observed being restrained by S1 on their lap and would hold their arms around C1 so that they would not move, through staff interviews LPA was able to confirm that this occurred during multiple times during the day; circle time as well as station time. Based on staff interviews LPA was able to confirm that these incidents occurred. Per Title 22 Division 12 Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations, the facility violated the following Regulation; 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (Continued on 809-C) (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 including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.. A Type A was cited on today’s inspection. Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, of the California Code of Regulations, the following deficiencies are being cited: (see next page). Upon receipt of a Type A violation, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. A copy of the Fact Sheet - Child Care Parent Notification Requirements and a copy of LIC 9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports was given to Director Guadalupe Nunez. This report shall be made available to the public upon request. LIC 9213 Notice of Site Visit is provided and required to be posted for 30 days.