Incident investigation·November 15, 2024

On November 15, 2024 at 10:30am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alemoh, met with facility Director Celine Diaz to conduct an unannounced case management inspection. The purpose of the case management was to follow up on a self-reported unusual incident report (UIR) submitted on to the Department on November 6th, 2024. The unusual incident report was regarding a supervision incident involving child 1. Upon arrival, there were 47 children and 12 staff present at the facility. During this inspection, interviews were conducted with Director, staff and one child. In addition, LPA reviewed staff and children files. Furthermore, LPA also completed a safety inspection of the classroom area. Based on interviews and record review, it was determined that C1 was separated from the group during transition period for an undetermined amount of time. Parent(P1) had walked into the facility to which he had noticed C1 was unsupervised in the classroom. P1 than brought C1 back to the classroom group. The incident occurred while all other children and S1 were located in a different classroom. A total of 7 children and 5 staff members were present when the incident occurred. After the incident, management had a meeting with each staff member and will provided retraining. Although the management took appropriate action, the care and supervision violation did occur. A deficiency is being cited based on interviews, in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 22, see LIC 809D. An exit interview was conducted, where the plan of correction was reviewed and developed with Celina Diaz. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with facility Director Celina Diaz.