Incident investigation·February 10, 2026

On February 10, 2026, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Nicole Tran and Jonathan Tse conducted an unannounced, case management visit to the facility in regards to an unusual incident that was self-reported to the department on February 5, 2026. LPAs met with Site Director, Nicole Porter (D1), and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during the visit was D1, 11 staff, and 21 preschool children. The self-reported incident occurred on February 4, 2026. During an emergency evacuation, a child was left behind in a classroom. The child was found unharmed upon return to the classroom. Once teachers were outside and did a headcount, they realized the child was missing. Per D1, the child was alone for about 3 minutes. The facility is being issued a Type A citation for the self-reported incident due to a child being left without supervision in an emergency. The facility is in compliance with reporting requirements. The facility has been proactive and has been conducting practice emergency drills and reinforcing safety guidelines. They have also developed new emergency evacuation procedures and will be conducting refresher trainings for staff. Two staff members were terminated and one staff member was written up. LPAs informed Site Director, Nicole Porter, that this report dated 2/10/2026 , documents a Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there was an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Continued on Page Two Page Two Also, LPAs informed Site Director, Nicole Porter, to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 2/10/2026 that documents any Type A citations to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. This report must be available in the facility for public review. Notice of site visit shall be posted for 30 days from today's visit. Appeal rights were provided and explained. An exit interview was conducted with Site Director, Nicole Porter.