complaint·May 7, 2024

Page 2 of 2 qualified. LPA interviewed 7 preschool staff. The staff confirmed the child has hurt several children. Staff stated they have been supervising child #1 closely so the children not to get hurt but sometimes they could not prevent it because the child was doing it unpredictably. Staff #3 stated they have been working with outside resources to get help how to manage child #1's behavior. They are still in process. LPA contacted ten parents of whom 2 responded. One had concerns regarding observing children hitting each other with objects without any redirection in one classroom. LPA also interviewed 9 children of whom 7 were qualified to be interviewed regarding this allegation. Children stated child #1 has hurt them at the facility for no reason. Child #2 stated child was hit by child #1. Child #3 stated child's hair was pulled by child #1. Child #4 stated child was kicked, hit, and pulled hair by child #1. Child #5 stated child was scratched on face by child #1. Child #6 stated child was slapped on the cheek by child #1. Child #7 stated child was scratched on the neck by child #1. Child #8 stated child was scratched on the cheek by child #1. LPA reviewed the written incident reports on child #1's file. There were 12 incident reports for a period of two months that child #1 has either hurt children or destroyed the classroom. Based on LPA’s interviews with seven staff, 10 parents of whom 2 responded, nine children of whom 7 responded, and reviewing documents, it was determined the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, the allegation of “The facility could not keep a child safe of being injured by another child" is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. Type A under California Title 22 Regulations Section 101223(a)(2) Personal Rights is cited on 9099D next page. Kathern De La Torre was informed that the “Notice of Site Visit” must be posted for 30 consecutive days. The “Notice of Site Visit” must be posted on or adjacent to the door. Failure to post will result in Civil Penalties of $100.00. LPA Malek informed the director, Kathern De La Torre that this report dated 5/2/2024 documents type A citation shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is immediate risks to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Malek informed the director, Kathern De La Torre to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 5/2/2024 that documents any 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. The director, Kathern De La Torre, was provided with a copy of their appeal rights (LIC 9058) 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. LPA provided some resources to the director. The exit interview was conducted with director, Kathern De La Torre.