Follow-up·January 7, 2025

LPA Ortega completed a Case management inspection on 1/07/2025. One child was present and two staff providing care and supervision. Licensee did not report unusual incident occurred on 1/02/2025 within 24 hours to the Palmdale Regional Office. Child #1 sustained a open cut on the lip. Licensee disclosed this incident was not the only time child #1 sustained an injury. According to licensee child#1 was hit on the eye causing a bruise on the eye. According to licensee another child slammed the playhouse door pinching the child #1's eyelid. Title 22 regulation: Section: 10216.2 (b)The licensee shall report to the Department any of the events as specified in Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.467(b)(1)(A) through (b)(1)(C) that occur during the operation of the family childcare home. (C)Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child." These incidents shall be reported to the Palmdale office within 24 hours of occurrence and followed by a written report (Unusual Incident Report) within 7 days of incident. One Type B citation was issued today. Plan of correction was completed. Copy of this report, the Notice of site visit and appeal rights were provided today.