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Inspection visit

Incident investigation

PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERLicense 1538081791 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On July 21, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Isabel Ortega met with Supervisor, Francis Vega, Program Manager and Administrator to conduct an unannounced case management inspection. The purpose of this case management is to follow up on a self reported unusual incident report (UIR) reported to the Palmdale Office on 6/16/2025. The unusual incident report is regarding Staff #1 violating Child #1's personal rights. Upon arrival, there were 46 children in care and 16 staff proving care and supervision. During this inspection LPA completed a walk through, observation, conducted interviews and received relevant documentation from the facility pertaining to the incident. According to interviews conducted, and observation conducted it has been determined Staff #1 violated child's personal right by holding child#1 down on the cot. Interviews disclosed staff #1 was observed mishandling Child #1 on one occasion. According to facility action was taken immediately by Human Resource and Staff #1 was placed on administrative leave. According to facility as of 7/8/2025 staff #1 is no longer employed by Primeros Pasos Child Development Center. Facility has implemented training regrading personal rights and care and supervision training. Facility violated child's personal rights, therefore, a Type B citation has been issued today. A notice of site visit was provided and requested to be posted for 30 days. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report, notice of site visit and appeal rights were provided to facility.

Citations

1 citation recorded*CCLD

What does Type A vs Type B mean?

Type A. Serious citation. Imminent or substantial risk to children. The regulator requires corrective action immediately and may impose a civil penalty.

Type B. Lower-severity citation. Corrective action required, no imminent risk. The regulator monitors compliance on the next visit.

  • 101223(a)(3)Type B

    PERSONAL RIGHTS

    101223 Personal Rights(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: 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.This requirement was not met by... Evidence by interviews and record review. Staff #1 was observed mishandled child #1 by holding child #1 down on the cot. This poses a potential Health and safety risk to children in care.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the July 21, 2025 inspection of PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER?

This was a other inspection of PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER on July 21, 2025. 1 citation were issued: 1 Type B.

Were any citations issued to PRIMEROS PASOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER on July 21, 2025?

Yes, 1 citation was issued (0 Type A, 1 Type B). The first citation was for: "101223 Personal Rights(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be fre..."

What type of inspection was this?

This was a other inspection. other inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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