Routine inspection (3-year)·May 8, 2024

Citations

7 citations recorded^*CCLD

• 101174(d)Type B

  DISASTER AND MASS CASUALTY PLAN

  Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d)Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (1) Completion of such drills shall not require travel away from the child care center grounds or contact with local disaster agencies. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement was not met as evidenced by disclosures made by Center Director who was not able to confirm when the last disaster drill was conducted and did not have any disaster drills documented or logged for reference which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

• 101226(a)(2)Type B

  Health-Related Service (a) The licensee shall immediately notify the child's authorized representative if the child becomes ill or sustains an injury more serious than a minor cut or scratch...(2) In the case of less serious injuries including, but not limited to, minor cuts, scratches and bites from other children requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff, the licensee shall document the injury in the child's record and notify the child's authorized representative of the nature of the injury when the child is picked up from the center. This requirement was not met as evidenced by disclosures made by the Center Director who stated written reports of child injuries are not documented or kept in the child’s file services which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

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• 101226(d)Type B

  HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

  Health-Related Services (d) The licensee shall maintain the following first-aid supplies in a location accessible to staff but inaccessible to children:(1) A current edition of a first-aid manual.(2) Sterile first-aid dressings. (3) Bandages or roller bandages.(4) Adhesive tape.(5) Scissors.(6)Tweezers.(7)Thermometer.(8) Antiseptic solution. This requirement was not met as evidenced by LPA observed the first aid kit to be incomplete and did not meet the requirements under health-related services which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

• 101229.1Type B

  Sign In and Sign Out (a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b)...(1)The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day...(d) The sign-in and sign-out sheets with the signatures required by this section and by Section 101226.1 shall be kept for one month and shall be available at the center for review by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by disclosures made by Center Director and parents that the Center Director and/or staff will sign in on their behalf when they forget to sign which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

• 101238(a)Type B

  BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

  Buildings and Grounds(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by LPA observed children playing with broken toy trucks in the sand, bicycles with handlebars that had rough metal protruding from the rubber bar grips, heavy items stored on high shelves next to the space where children play in the classroom identified as Penguins and rusted metal shelves in the outdoors where children store their belongings which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

• 1596.841Type B

  ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

  Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement was not met as evidenced by records reviewed Licensee provided a roster that was missing child’s date of birth, date of enrollment, and physician’s name and phone number which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

• 1596.954Type B

  ARTICLE 2. Licensure Requirements

  Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement was not met as evidenced by observations made by the LPA who only observed smoke detectors. The Center Director was not able to confirm if a carbon monoxide detector was installed in the facility which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

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