Incident investigation·September 17, 2025

On 9/17/2025 an unannounced case management inspection was conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) K. Trinh and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) T. Nguyen in response to a self-reported incident dated 9/5/2025. LPA and LPM met with Director Michelle Wohlfarth and was led on a tour. There were 41 preschool children and 8 staff present at the time of inspection. Hours of operation are 7:30AM-4:00PM, Monday through Friday. A review of adult records indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. The Department received an incident report on 9/5/2025 stating that on 9/5/25 at 1:00PM, Staff 1 (S1) noticed that Child 1 (C1) was not in their assigned classroom (Room 4). S1 checked the app to see if C1 had been signed out. S1 went to the playground and saw C1 on the playground sitting in the sandbox by themselves. C1 had been left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes. During the investigation LPA and LPM conducted interviews with 1 staff members. Staff interviewed revealed that C1 was left alone on the playground for approximately five minutes. S1 observed C1 standing quietly in the sand alone. (Continue to page 2) (Page 2) Based on the information gathered from the interviews with staff of the Unusual Incident Report dated 9/5/2025. The facility was not in compliance of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. It was determined that 1 Type A citation will be cited during today’s visit; see LIC 809D for deficiency. LPA K. Trinh and LPM T. Nguyen informed Director Michelle Wohlfarth that this report dated 9/17/2025 for Type A citation shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA K. Trinh and LPM T. Nguyen informed Director Michelle Wohlfarth to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 9/17/2025, Type A citation 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. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director, Michelle Wohlfarth. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to post will result in civil penalties of $100. Appeal Rights were explained. The Licensee was provided a copy of appeal rights (LIC 9058 01/16) and their signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights. All appeals must be in writing and received by the Regional Office within 15 business days. First level appeals should be sent to the regional manager to the address listed above. End of Report.