Incident investigation·May 29, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sumayya Habeebulla arrived at the facility for the purpose of conducting a case management visit. The Department received an unusual incident report (UIR) dated 05/23/24 from the facility stating an incident that occurred in Room 6. LPA conducted interviews with pertaining parties, and it was found that on Monday, 05/13/24 S1 smashed the toy phones using a hammer in front of the children. During the morning session, as per Staff 1(S1) children were \342\200\230bickering and fighting\342\200\231 over the shared use of the toy phones. S1 retrieved a hammer from the drawer which is located in the classroom and smashed the toys. Child 1 (C1) shared this incident with their parent who reported it to the school administration. There were 18 students present in Room 6 on the day of the incident and 2 assistants. C1 does not attend the facility anymore due to the incident and the last day of attendance was of 05/13/24. From the information received by interviews with staff, and eyewitness, the facility is being cited for violation of the California Code of Regulations Title 22 Section 101223(a)(3) Personal Rights. See LIC 809D for deficiencies cited. An exit interview was conducted with the Facility Representative Ms. Andrea Rodich-Vitek, a Notice of Site Visit posted, and a copy of this report was provided to the facility on this date and time.