Incident investigation·July 3, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mary Silva conducted an unannounced case management inspection. Upon arrival LPA met with director Mildred Bautista Reyna, to whom the reason for the visit was explained. LPA was led on a tour of the facility. The purpose of the inspection was to obtain additional information from the facility regarding an incident reported to the regional office. Census was taken. LPA observed 30 children and 5 staff. The department received an incident report via email from this facility on 06/14/2024 for an incident that occurred at the facility on 06/13/2024 involving possible violation of a child personal rights while in care. During the inspection LPA conducted (2) staff interviews regarding the allegation. LPA obtained documentation in the form of facility roster and parent contract. Based on the information that was verified during the inspection and the information on the incident report, Licensing staff did not observe any type of deficiencies that warranted a citation at this time. The notice of site inspection must remain posted for a period of 30 days during hours of operation. Failure to maintain posting will result in a civil penalty of $100.00 dollars. Exit interview conducted with Director Mildred Bautista, report and appeal rights were given and explained.