Incident investigation·February 10, 2026

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Roxana Lopez conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection due to two incident that were reported to the Department on 1/30/26 and 2/5/2026. LPA met with Principal Imelda Mendez who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. Census was taken- Per Principal 90 children are enrolled. On January 30, 2026, an incident was self-reported to the Department via Email by the facility who reported that a parent alleges that their child (child # 1) disclosed that their rights were violated by staff # 1 On February 5, 2026, an incident was self-reported to the Department via Email by the facility who reported that a parent alleges that their child (child # 2) disclosed that their rights were violated by staff # 2 Reports were reported within the required 24 hours. The purpose of the inspection was to obtain additional information regarding the incidents reported to the Department. During the inspection, LPA Lopez conducted interviews with Principal, staff and children. LPA obtained copies of declaration forms and other pertinent documents. Regarding incident that occurred on 1/30/2026- During interviews Child # 1 disclosed that they were going to put their jacket away in their cubbie when staff # 1 grabbed them from their shirt and shook them. -------------------------------------------------- pg. 1 of 1 ------------------------------------------------- Per child # 1 when children don't listen teachers are supposed to talked to their parents- but staff # 1 (named staff) "broke the rules and grabbed my shirt and shook me." Staff interviews disclosed that they have had shared concerns regarding Staff # 1 and have received complaints from parents regarding staff # 1. LPA Lopez observed that facility was previously cited on 11/10/25 for a personal rights violation involving staff # 1. Regarding incident that occurred on 2/5/2026 During interviews Child # 2 disclosed that Staff # 2 hit their arm when they were not listening, child # 2 demonstrated how they were hit, named staff # 2 and expressed feeling mad because staff # 2 had hit them.No disclosures were made by staff. Based on interviews it was determined that child's # 1 and child's # 2 personal rights were violated. Based on the LPA\342\200\231s observations and records reviews, the following deficiency listed on the attached LIC 809D (deficiency page) is being cited in accordance with California Code of Regulations Title 22. Deficiencies that are being cited need to be cleared to protect the children\342\200\231s health and safety. LPA Roxana Lopez informed facility representative Imelda Mendez that this report dated 2/10/2026 document(s) 1 Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Roxana Lopez informed the facility representative to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 2/10/2026 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. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with facility representative, Imelda Mendez.---pg. 2 of 2 ----