Studio City Child Care, Infant Center

IMMUNIZATIONS

CHILD'S MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions

INFANT NEEDS AND SERVICES PLAN

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION FOR INFANTS

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

INFANT CARE CENTER FIXTURES, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Buildings and Grounds. 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: Statements obtained from the Director and Staff corroborated that napping equipment and baby gates were in disrepair. During the visit conducted on 9/26/24, LPA toured the inside/outside of the facility and observed three cribs in disrepair. The cribs were missing wheels and were tilted/leaning on one side. Also, multiple baby gates located in the outside play area were broken and had been taped together with duct tape (pictures taken of the cribs & baby gates).

INFANT CARE TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES

Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties. To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During interview with staff, it was confirmed that unqualified staff are working at the facility as teachers. Staff members 2, 3 and 4 were named as staff working as teachers at the facility. During the visit conducted on 11/13/24, LPA reviewed staff files and confirmed that staff members 2 – 4 are not qualified teachers and did not have the 12 core semester units in early childhood or child development education and 3 semester units related to infant care. Staff 5 was missing transcripts. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Assistant Infant Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties. In addition to the director, an assistant director shall be present and on duty if the center has 25 or more infants in attendance.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During cite visits conducted at the facility on 9/26/24, 11/13/24 and 2/6/25, LPA discovered that the facility does not have an assistant present on duty.

1596.857 (a) Rights of parent or guardian to inspect facility without advance notice; informing parents and guardians;……(a) Upon presentation of identification, the responsible parent or guardian of a child receiving services in a child day care facility has the right to enter and inspect the facility without advance notice during the normal operating hours of the facility or.....Parents or guardians when inspecting shall be respectful of the children's routines and programmed activities. The facility shall inform parents and guardians of children receiving services in the facility of the right of the parents and guardians to inspect the facility pursuant to this section. The requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA Clayton parent interviews, speaking with staff who confirmed that parents were told to wait outside the school door when dropping off and picking up children, which is a violation of the Parents Rights.

101430(A)Staff shall place infants up to 12 month of age on their backs for sleeping. This requirements was not met as evidenced by LPA Clayton observation of 2 infants ages 8 months and 7 months, sleeping on their stomachs, which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.