Follow-up·May 15, 2024

On 5/14/2024, at 8:30 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Dean Thompson conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection. LPA toured the facility and met with Administrative Assistant Brittany Paepke and advised Brittany the purpose of the inspection. LPA was provided a tour of the facility. There were 24 preschool age children in care with 6 staff at the time of the inspection. During the inspection it was determined the facility is operating within its licensed capacity and within compliance of staffing ratios. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. On 5/6/2024, Director Amy Rivas contacted Community Care Licensing (CCL) to self-report an incident of child-on-child inappropriate interaction. On 5/2/2024, during bath time, parent #1 (P1) observed child #1 (C1) with purple markings on the genitals and between the buttocks. On 5/6/2024, per the self reported incident submitted, staff #2 mentioned they were unsure if the incident happened at all but was going off of the information provided by C1. On 5/7/2024, LPA contacted P1 via phone call. P1 agreed to provide LPA with additional information pertaining to the incident. LPA did not receive the information requested from P1. LPA followed up with P1 via email as well as phone calls and did not get a response. On 5/15/2024, LPA interviewed staff #1 (S1). S1 stated they did not see the incident occur and was made aware of the incident from S2. Continue to page 2 Page 2 Based on the information provided on the self reported incident and interview with S1, there was not enough evidence to determine if the incident occurred at the facility. In the areas that were evaluated, no deficiencies were observed of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 at the time of the visit. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Brittany Paepke. 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.