Kiddie Academy of Mission Viejo

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event.This requirement was net met by: Based on the facility not reporting the incident regarding C1 injury and being unable to provide documentation showing the incident was reported to CCLD, this poses a potential safety risk to children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time.... Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement was not met by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child #1 (C1) was left alone on 11/25/2024 without any adult supervision inside the restroom for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

TEACHER-CHILD RATIO

101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below.This requirement was not met by: Based on video recordings from 11/15/2024 showing 14 children with one staff inside classroom #121 and LPA observing 13 children with one staff on 11/19/2024 inside classrrom #117 the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care..

LIMITATIONS ON CAPACITY

101161(a) Limitations on Capacity: A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, one (1) infant was comingling in the preschool, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below.This requirement was not met by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA reviewed video recordings and observed one teacher and one aide caring for more than 20 children inside classroom 121, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care..

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement was not met by: Based on staff interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA interviewed six staff. Three out of six staff stated they have they have left children alone inside the classroom when they are assisting another child inside the restroom or changing a child. One staff stated they have witnessed a child being left on the play yard alone which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

TEACHER-CHILD RATIO

101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below.This requirement was not met by: Based on staff and parent interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA interviewed six staff. Three out of six staff stated they have been out of ratio. Four out of six staff interviewed stated they have witnessed other staff being out of ratio. On 9/12/2024, LPA reviewed records where a teacher had informed the front office staff they were out of ratio. One out of the three parents interviewed stated they have observed one staff caring for 13 to 14 children alone in the morning during drop-off which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

PERSONAL RIGHTS

Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: (S1) stated hearing (S2) talking loud in a unnecessary voice and if S2 kept their regular voice, children wouldn't be scared.

CRIMINAL RECORD CLEARANCE

Criminal Record Clearance 101170(e)(1)(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record... shall prior to working...in a licensed facility:(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption...This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, staff Chloe Doyle was observed in classroom 121 with 13 preschol age children and did not have criminal record clearance.This poses an immediate safety risk to to children in care.

101218.1 Admission Procedures and Parental and Authorized Representative's Rights(a) In accordance with the child care center's individual program, policies and needs, the licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure that enables the person in charge of admissions to: (B) Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the child care center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies and procedures, activities, services, regulations, hours and days of operation, fees, procedures to be followed should the child become ill or injured while at the child care center, and procedures for conducting inspections for illness. Based on LPA interview with Director who stated Accident/Injury reports were not physically given to the parent of Child (C1) and copies of Accident/Injury reports with the director and parent signatures missing.

The licensing report provided by the department shall be posted immediately upon receipt, adjacent to the postings required pursuant to Section 1596.817 and on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door to the facility and shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. On 3/25/22, LPA upon entrance into the facility observed the Notice of site visit was not posted by the facility representative issued on 3/18/2022. Civil penalty is being assessed for failure to post the Notice of Site visit.This is a potential risk to Health and Safety to the children in care.