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 which was reported to the department by telephone on 03/02/2022; 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 31 children and 7 staff present today. Description of incident: On 03/01/2022, during outdoor playtime, C1 opened the gate and walked towards the parking lot. C1 took serval steps outside of the facility and staff 1 saw that C1 exited the play yard and brought C1 back into the facility play yard through the gate C1 exited. During todays inspections LPAs interviewed, Assistant Head of School, staff, obtained images of outdoor play yard, parking lot and obtained a copy of the facility roster. The information obtained during the interviews revealed that, C1 was sitting on the table near the gate leading to the parking lot. S1 saw C1 playing with the door knob and told C1 not to open the gate. C1 continued to open the gate and ran out of the play yard. S1 was able to run to C1 and bring child back into the play yard before C1 made it into the parking lot. The facility is being cited a Type B deficiency according to Title 22 Regulations, 101223(a)(2). An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was provided along with appeal rights and a Notice of Site Visit.