Incident investigation·September 18, 2024

An unannounced follow up case management inspection was conducted in response to a case management inspection on 09/11//24 today at 2:17pm by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Tammy Dutra. LPA met with facility representative and interviewed S1-S4 regarding the incident in response to an Unusual Incident Report received by the Department on 9/5/24, where a child was left on the playground after outdoor play. The staff was interviewed on 9/11/24 and stated that on 9/5/24 C1 was left on the playground. Staff miscounted the children in care when returning from outdoor play and C1 was outside sitting at the picnic table. Staff indicated the child was located in 1-2 minutes and their parent was notified of the incident. C1\342\200\231s parent was interviewed on 9/18/24 and indicated they was informed of the incident immediately and did not have safety concerns for their child in care. Based on report received and interviews conducted the following deficiency is being cited on the LIC809-D: 101229 (a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. LPA informed facility Representative Wendi Callan that this report dated 9/18/24 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. LPA Tammy Dutra informed the facility representative to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 9/18/24 that documents any Type A citation(s) 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. During today\342\200\231s inspection, the facility was toured, and LPA observed 11 children in care. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative Wendi Callan. Appeal rights were provided. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.