Incident investigation·March 28, 2024

On 3/28/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Hanson Leong conducted an unannounced case management visit to the Child Care Center (CCC) listed above. The purpose of the visit was to follow up on two self-reported incidents that occurred on 3/15/2024 and 3/19/2024. During the visit, LPA met with the Director, XiaoLi Rodrigues, and explained the purpose of the visit. During the visit, twenty-six preschool-aged children and eight staff members were present. The director and the eight staff members present at the CCC have all received criminal record clearance from the department. The CCC operates within its capacity and in accordance with the required ratio of staff to children. According to the director, the incident involving a staff member, S1, and a child, C1, on 3/15/2024 was during closing time, and no one was present besides S1 and C1. LPA will wait for more information before closing out this incident. LPA reviewed the emergency contact information for child, C2, following an incident.that occurred on 3/19/2024 and found that the name of the individual who picked up C2 was not on the emergency contact list. According to the director, staff, S2 was familiar with this individual who picked up C2. According to the director, she observed that the name on the sign-out sheet was not on the emergency pick up list. Based on the interview with the director and the record review of C2, LPA concluded that the facility would receive a Type B deficiency for violating the regulations regarding the emergency pick-up list. Please refer to LIC 809D for today\342\200\231s citation. Appeal Rights were given to the Director, XiaoLi Rodrigues A Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director, XiaoLi Rodrigues.