Incident investigation·September 16, 2025

On 9/16/2025 @ 1:00pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Devon Carus conducted a Case Management Unusual Incident inspection to follow up on the self- reported incident that occurred on 09/11/2025 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Pre School located at 5975 Armaga Springs Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. The El Segundo Regional Office received the incident report on 9/12/2025. Upon arrival, LPA observed 32 children being supervised by 9 staff members. All center staff that was present during today\342\200\231s inspection had fingerprint clearance and are associated to the designated license number. LPA interviewed the following: Staff member #1 (S1) and Staff Member #3 as the witnesses, Child #1 (C1), and the director (S2). The incident happened towards the end of the day during afternoon outdoor play time at 4:15pm. S1 initially noticed the incident, and treated the child\342\200\231s wound with a paper towel that had water on it. S1 called to S3 to assist and additionally treated the child's wound with gauze. Based on the information gathered through interviews, and visual inspection of the playground (site of the incident), it revealed that were four adults supervising 13-15 children on the playground. According to the narrative provided by S1, S2, and S3, C1 was climbing on the cave play structure, and lost his footing and bumped his head. S1 was called to by C1 who identified that he had hit his head. S1 dressed the wound with a paper towel with water, and called to S3 who wrapped the child\342\200\231s wound in gauze. S3 alerted the parents of C1 who came to take him to the doctor. Child returned the next day with glue to the laceration, a band aid on the wound, and a doctor\342\200\231s note indicating no restrictions for the child. LPA Carus inspected the climbing structure involved in the incident, and observed it to be safe, stable, secure, appropriate for the ages of children enrolled at the pre school, and free of tripping or slipping hazards. During today\342\200\231s visit, the director confirmed that since this incident occurred, the pre school has purchased additional grip strips to surround the footing areas of the play equipment as an additional precautionary measure. Furthermore, LPA Carus advised director to inform staff to keep a close eye on children playing on climbing equipment. At this time, based on the available information, no violations will be cited today. The content of this report was read and discussed in detail with David Welch, preschool director. An exit interview was conducted. The notice of site visit must be posted for 30 days upon receipt.