Facility-requested visit·October 9, 2025

On 10/9/2025 at approximately 9:00AM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) S. Jung and A. Castro along with Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Nguyen Tran conducted an unannounced Case Management – Licensee Initiated inspection for the purpose of addressing a request received by the Orange County Regional Office for room changes as well as capacity changes. Upon arrival, LPAs and LPM met with Director, Stephanie Strand, and were led on a tour of the facility. There were 3 preschool staff, 20 preschool children, 10 infant staff, and 41 infant children. Facility requesting to update their facility sketch including room name changes as follows: Toddler 1 will be Infant 4, Toddler 2 will be Infant 5, Toddler 3 will be Infant 6. Discovery Preschool 2 was previously used for preschool children and facility is not requesting to use this room for infants, renaming the room to Infant 7. Pre-K will be Preschool 2. Toddler Play Yard will be Infant Yard North and Infant Play Yard will be Infant Yard South. While the overall facility capacity is not changing, facility is decreasing their preschool capacity by 8 and increasing their infant capacity by 8. Facility received their fire clearance for the room changes and capacity changes on 8/27/2025. Facility has also submitted a waiver request to use their two Infant Play Yards on an alternate schedule amongst their infant classes. Facility states that they will ensure that infants will not be co-mingling with children from other age groups at any time during facility hours. Facility stated that they will ensure that there is sufficient staff available at all times during facility hours to meet the needs of the facility. (Go to Page 2) (Page 2) During today's inspection, LPAs and LPM inspected and measured classroom Infant 7 and the two Infant play yards. Infant 7 had sufficient space for 8 infants and nap equipment. Director stated that the infants enrolled in Infant 7 will be napping on cots. LPAs and LPM observed 1 toilet and 3 sinks and 1 changing table in Infant 7 which is sufficient for the requested number of infants for this room. Based on today’s inspection, LPAs and LPM have determined that the infant rooms and infant play yards are equipped with age-appropriate equipment and sufficient for use. No deficiencies cited. Report was reviewed with the Director, Stephanie Strand, and a Notice of Site Visit was given which must remain posted for 30 days. (End of report)