July 24, 2024
What Happened
3-year required inspection with multiple Type A citations for immediate risks to child safety. Hazardous materials including cleaning solutions and prescription medications stored accessibly without proper locks or labels. Staff missing required credentials.
Observations
- Cleaning solutions stored in cabinet with NO operable child safety lock
- Over-the-counter cough medicines in high cabinet with NO lock, NO labels, NO medical permissions
- Facility representative's prescription medicines stored in open cabinet in Teacher Desk
- Carbon monoxide detector batteries removed yesterday (batteries reinstalled and tested at 10:40 AM)
- Classroom contains excessive clutter with items stacked and leaning unbalanced
- Children's lunch boxes on counter with NO name labels
- Loose screw with exposed pointed part on outdoor equipment
- Spider webs throughout outdoor play area including on play equipment
- Wading pool filled with water (water disposed of during inspection)
- Facility Representative Pediatric First Aid/CPR expired 10/21/2021
- NO proof of education verification
- NO proof of immunizations for TdaP, MMR, Influenza
Inspector Focus
Citations Issued
Based on record review and interview, Licensee did not meet above regulation by 1 of 1 staff not having proof of current Pediatric First Aid/CPR with FR having one that expired on 10/07/2021. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation and interview, Licensee did not meet above regulation. LPA did not observe any snacks available for children, FR states that children bring lunches and snacks from home and that they only provide milk and limited snacks. LPA observed children eating their lunch and requesting additional food to which there was only a limited amount. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation and interview, Licensee did not meet above regulation. LPA observed a plastic wading pool right in front Preschool 4-5 entrance that was filled with water at time of inspection and covered with plastic. FR states that this was used in preparation for water play and for water to warm. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, Licensee did not meet above requirement. FR states this medication was for C1, LPA record review did not observe anything written approval for medicine in C1's file or attached to medicine at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on LPA observation and interview, Licensee did not comply with the above redgulation. LPA observed carbon monoxide detector in Preschool 4-5 that had no batteries at time of inspection, FR states battery was removed as it was beeping and requested maintenance to come yesterday to fix it. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation and interview, Licensee did not meet above regulation. LPA observed two cough syrups stored in high cabinet in Preschool 2-3 that did not have a child safety and not be labeled or dated at time of inspection. FR states this medicine was for C1 that she no longer takes. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on record review, Licensee did not meet above regulation by 2 of 4 children not having a physician's report. LPA observed a Health Examination Waiver in children's file that is not applicable to this program. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation, Licensee did not meet the above regulation. LPA observed Preschool 4-5, that is being used by children, to have clutter through out the room with items stacked and leaning unbalanced at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation, Licensee did not meet the above regulation. LPA observed a variety of hazards in outdoor play area including a loose screw, dried out plants, and spider webs through out play yard and on outdoor play equipment at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on record review and interview, Licensee did not meet above regulation from 1 of 1 staff files reviewed at time of inspection. FR states she does not have it in the file at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
What does this citation mean? →Based on LPA observation, record review, and interview, Licensee did not meet above requirement. LPA observed two cough medicines in high cabinet with no lock and FR's perscription medication in an open drawer in Teacher Desk that was fully visible and accessible to children at time of inspection. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Data sourced from California Department of Social Services (CDSS) public records. Updated weekly. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.