Incident investigation·April 3, 2025

On 4/3/25, at 11:30AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joe Katrdzhyan conducted an unannounced Case Management Visit to this facility. Upon arrival, LPA met with Director / Christina Lechner, who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. There were 54 children with 6 staff observed present in the preschool program. LPA explained that the purpose of today's visit is to follow up on an incident report submitted by the facility regarding an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness . The facility reported that 8 children and 8 staff members in the preschool program contracted a gastrointestinal illness between 1/28/25 and 2/8/25. The incidents were reported to Community Care Licensing on 2/4/25. The LA County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) was notified of the outbreak on 2/3/25. LACDPH provided a sample letter to provide to parents and facility was advised to have children and staff stay home for 48 hours. Facility staff cleaned, disinfected, removed rugs and soft porous items. All children and staff affected by the gastrointestinal illness have returned to the program as of 2/12/25. LACDPH has closed the case and cleared the facility of the gastrointestinal illness outbreak. The facility was asked to resume normal activities beginning 2/18/25. Information reported to the Department indicated that personal rights of children may or may not have been violated. During today's visit, LPA inspected the facility and observed the facility to be clean and orderly. LPA also obtained rosters and other pertinent information regarding this incident. During the outbreak, facility staff followed procedures recommended by LACDPH. Based upon information received, it was determined that personal rights of children were not violated. There were no deficiencies cited during today’s inspection. LPA Katrdzhyan issued a Technical Assistance / Advisory Note asking the Director to conduct an in-service training with all staff on the importance of Reporting Requirements and ensuring compliance within this section and provide copies of the training along with signatures of all attendees to CCL within 3 weeks. The Notice of Site Visit (LIC 9213) – must remain posted for 30 days during the hours of operation after each site visit by a licensing representative. An exit interview was conducted with Director / Christina Lechner and Appeals Rights provided.