Incident investigation·October 17, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Patricia Duron conducted a case management investigation for the incident that the facility self-reported to licensing office on 10/3/2024 According to the incident report, the incident occurred on 10/02/24 at approximately 4:00 PM. The director reported, Child 1 (C1) was standing by a glass door that looks out to the patio. C1 was watching S1 from inside the classroom. S2 looked away because they had asked S3 for a thermometer and when S2 looked over to C1, S2 noticed C1 had blood on their forehead. S2 picked up C1 and observed C1 had a gash on their forehead. LPA met with Director and census was taken. LPA observed 10 staff including the director with 31 infants. A review of staff criminal clearance records on this date indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. During today's inspection LPA Duron reviewed files and interviewed 2 staff members. LPA was unable to interview the children due to the child’s age and being non-verbal. Director stated 2 staff members were in the classroom with 7 infants at the time of incident. C1 was standing at the glass sliding door looking out to the patio towards S1. The director stated the child walked away at one point and then walked back to the sliding door. C1 began to cry, S2 walked over to C1 and observed C1 had a gash with blood on their forehead. During today's staff interviews, 2 out of 2 staff stated the incident regarding C1 was an accident. Page 1 of 2. The director stated she encourages staff to use outdoor area rather than patio area when conducting activities with infants for example bubbles, due to the infant’s curiosity and wanting to stand at the sliding door to observe. S2 stated staff have provided more toys and materials in the classroom to keep the children engaged and interested. 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. An exit interview was completed. Appeal Rights and deficiencies were discussed. A copy of the Appeal Rights was given to the facility representative. All appeals must be in writing and received by the Licensing office within 15 days. The facility representative was informed that the notice of site visit must be posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to post will result in civil penalties of $100.00. The notice of site visit was posted on the door. Page 2 of 2. End of Report.