complaint·September 2, 2022

The Director stated that the facility does have a incidental medical plan for Child#1's Epi-Pen, but it was not used based on the observations made by the facility. The Director stated that she has already met with the parents of Child#1 to make sure the medication used during the incident is physically at the facility for any future use. Since the facility was aware of Child#1's special dietary needs prior to the incident on 08/15/2022, the child being fed food she was allergic to by the facility and not the snack that was brought from home was an immediate risk to the child in care. Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the allegation that facility Staff provided inappropriate snack to a child with allergies is substantiated. California Code of Regulations,(Title 22, Division 12 & Chapter Number 6), is being cited on the attached LIC 9099D. Facility was advised that the form LIC 9224 will need to provided to all enrolled and future parents of children in care for 1 year from the date of this report. The notice of site inspection along with all pages of this report must remain posted for a period of 30 days during business hours. Failure to maintain posting during business hours will result in a civil penalty of $100.00 dollars. Exit interview conducted with Director Susie Maroulakis. Appeal rights discussed and explained.