Incident investigation·July 7, 2021

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Thompson-Miller met with Interim Director, Julie Keller, for a Case Management - Incident inspection involving an Incident Report dated May 19, 2021. The incident occurred on May 17, 2021. Description of the incident: Child #1 left unattended at sign in/out station (check in process). LPA previously spoke to Director (Monica Marshall-Retired), toured the sign in/out station where Child #1 was left, observed the location where incident occurred and where the Director has relocated the sign in/out station. During the inspection today, LPA toured the area where the sign in/out station will be location (lobby entrance). Center policy is to take one child to classroom at a time. Staff was checking in another child, asking the COVID-19 questions as Child #1 was signed-in and dropped off by guardian who then left the sign in/out station. Child #1 has a routine upon drop-off and did not want to leave but instead complete routine process. Staff left Child #1 at the sign in/out station, parent\342\200\231s, and additional staff nearby. Child #1 guardian had left the station. Staff took the first child to the assigned classroom and returned to the sign in/out station. Once Child #1 was signed in by guardian this became a transfer of responsibility. This incident is the center\342\200\231s responsibility, to supervision child(ren). Based on information provided, LPA observation and interviews conducted the incident does appear to have been the result of the Title 22 regulation, therefore, facility cited Type A deficiency, according to California Code of Regulations Title 22. See 809D report for deficiency. Form Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC9224) was provided to Director. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was read and provided to Julie Keller, Director on this date. Upon receipt of the Type A Violation(s), licensee shall post the report for 30 days in addition to the Notice of Site Visit & provide copies of the licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility by the close of business the following day or the next day child returns to the facility. The same report must be provided to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months & licensee will obtain a signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from parent/guardian & place it in each child's file.