Incident investigation·March 3, 2022

On March 3, 2022, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Monique Ayala and Isabel Ortega conducted a case management inspection to follow up on an Unusual Incident reported to the department by telephone on 09/22/2021; this incident was reported timely. LPAs were greeted by head of school who guided LPAs on a tour of the facility. Upon arrival, there were 30 children and 12 staff present today. Description of incident: On 09/22/2021 at approximately 11am, Child 1 was running to see the sanitation truck as he followed the truck along side the hill child tripped. C1 tripped and hit his head on the brick wall. S1 brought C1 to the office where first aid was applied. C1's mother was notified about the incident. C1 was taken to urgent care by mother and received 2 stiches on his head. C1 was allowed to return to school on Friday, 09/24/2021 per Doctor. The information obtained during the interviews revealed that the head injury to C1 was caused by the landscaping of the play yard. LPA's observed the play yard to be uneven and there are dips within the hill that leads to the brick wall where C1's injury occurred. An immediate civil penalty of $500 is being assessed and $100 will accrue until the deficiency is corrected. The facility is being cited a Type A deficiency according to the California Code Title 22 Regulations, 101238.2(d)(1) . This citation poses an immediate health and safety risk. See LIC 809D for deficiencies. Upon receipt of a Type A deficiency licensee shall post the report for 30 days in addition to the Notice of Site Visit & provide copies of the licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility. This report must be provided to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months & licensee will obtain a signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from parent/guardian & place it in each child's file. If these requirements are not met, civil penalties will be assessed. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report and appeal rights was provided to Head of School along with Notice of Site Visit.