Complaint·August 15, 2023

The Director was asked why there was 7 children in the room and the Director stated she did not know why. The Director was advised that the licensed capacity of the room is only 6 infants and that there needed to be an aide or another teacher in the room with the Infant Room Teacher. The Director disclosed that they were giving lunches and that the staff would be returning. The Director spoke with the Assistant Director and later returned and admitted that there was one preschooler from the preschool room that had joined the infant room to sleep. The Preschooler was then led out of the infant room to rejoin the Preschooler classroom. As there was 7 children to the one infant teacher, the facility was out of ratio. This is a Type A citation, see the LIC 9099D for the details. Based on information obtained, observations, and interviews with relevant complaint parties, the Allegation is deemed substantiated for exceeding the teacher-child ratio and a Type A citation will be issued. A finding of substantiated means that allegations were valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met. As a Type A deficiency has been cited, a copy of the citation and licensing report must be posted for 30 days. The same report must be provided to Parents/Guardians and the Acknowledgment of Receipt of Licensing Reports LIC 9224 must be signed by Parents/Guardians of all enrolled children and any newly enrolled children in the next 12 months following the citation. If these requirements are not met, civil penalties per violation will be assessed. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report read and provided to the Director, and the Notice of Site Visit and Appeal Rights was explained and given to the Director.