Follow-up on corrections·February 6, 2026

On 2/6/2026 at approximately 1:30PM , Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) S. Jung conducted an unannounced case management inspection to follow up on an incident that was self-reported to the Department. Upon arrival, LPA met with Director, Siti Villarreal . LPA disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was led on a tour of the facility. There were zero ( 0) children and five (5) staff members present upon LPA\342\200\231s arrival. Director stated that the first group of children were scheduled to arrive at approximately 1:40PM. 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. An unusual incident report (UIR) was submitted to the Department on 1/27/2026 reporting that Child 1 (C1) was outside of the classroom without supervision for about one minute. According to staff interviewed, S1 opened the classroom door to release six (6) children to retrieve their snacks. The snacks were in their backpacks which were hanging on the hooks located outside of the classroom door. S1 completed the face-to-name and marked six (6) children exiting the classroom, then marked the same six (6) children returning to the classroom. According to S1, about a minute after the children came in and the classroom door had closed, S2 heard a knock at the door. When S2 opened the door, C1 was standing outside of the door. S3 stated that staff did not notice when C1 had stepped out of the classroom. (Go to Page 2) (Page 2) LPA interviewed C1, and C1 stated that they had stepped outside to get their snack from their backpack. When they tried to return, the classroom door was "locked," so they knocked on the door. C1 stated that no other children were outside when they went to get their snack. Based on interviews conducted, it is unclear as to when C1 stepped outside to get their snack, so LPA could not determine for how long C1 was without supervision. However, interviews do confirm that C1 was outside of the classroom alone, without staff supervision. According to S3, staff have been retrained on supervision, and the children have been reminded to speak with a teacher if they need to leave the classroom. During today's inspection, LPA interviewed two (2) staff and one (1) child, reviewed files, and obtained documents pertinent to the UIR. The licensee was cited for lack of supervision; see LIC809D for deficiency cited. LPA Jung informed director, Siti Villarreal, that this report dated 2/6/2026 documents one (1) Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Jung informed the director, Siti Villarreal, to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 2/6/2026 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. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director, Siti Villarreal. End of report.