complaint·November 14, 2022

Allegation #1: Facility is in disrepair According to the allegation, in August of 2022, the air conditioning was not working in both Infant A and Infant B, and the room temperature was too hot for children in care. Interviews conducted and documents reviewed by LPAs revealed the following: A chart titled, “Room Temperature” provided by and initialed by the Director, and dated 8/2/22, shows the temperature in the room for Infant A to be 88 degrees at 5:00 PM, and the temperature in the room for Infant B to be 87 degrees. This exceeds Title 22 Regulations which states a comfortable temperature shall be maintained at all times, and the maximum temperature to be 85 degrees. Additionally, Staff #1, Staff #5 and Staff #6 stated the Infant rooms were uncomfortable. Staff #5 stated the infants were sweating and “it was very hot in there. I went home with a headache from it being so hot in there.” Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, and Staff #4 stated they tried to cool down infants by wiping their faces and dampening their hair. Staff #6 stated, the infant’s cheeks were red, flushed, and sticky. Staff #5 stated “There were a few days when they had red cheeks and were sweating”. Based on the information gathered, and interviews conducted, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. California Code of Regulations, Title 22 Chapter 1 is being cited on the attached 9099D. Deficiencies that are being cited need to be cleared to protect the children’s health and safety. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director, Margie Zarate. Page 2 of 2 Allegation #1: Facility did not meet reporting requirements According to the allegation, there was an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease and pink eye at the facility, and the parents were not informed. Various interviews have revealed that there was an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. This was supported by an unusual incident report dated 3/30/2022. Per Director Margie Zarate, the incident was reported to the parents and Director provided two mass emails dated 3/22/2022 and 3/30/2022 informing the parents of the incident. Staff and parent interviews provided no disclosures to establish the presence of a pink eye outbreak. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore at this time the above allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director, Margie Zarate. Page 2 of 2