Incident investigation·August 13, 2024

On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Tanya Washington and Janie Davis met with Facility Representative, Bhavneet Kaur for an unannouced case management inspection regarding a self-reported incident that occurred on July 26, 2024. Upon arrival, LPAs toured the facility and observed care and supervision of 51 children supervised by 13 staff in five different classrooms. Facility self reported that on July 26th, 2024 at 11:15 AM, Child #1 sustained a burn on their arm during a cooking activity in classroom #S. During today's inspection, LPAs reviewed records and interviewed staff. Staff interviews revealed that children were being assisted in a guided activity of cooking quesadillas on an electric stove in the classroom. Child #1 sustained a burn on their arm during the activity. LPAs advised staff to notify parents of unusual injuries as soon as they occur. LPAs also advised staff to adequately fill out (Ouch Report) being sent home to parents about injuries and be as descriptive as possible. Title 22 deficiency is cited on the subsequent page of this report. Facility Representative acknowledges, that for TYPE A DEFICIENCIES ONLY upon receipt, Facility Representative shall post LIC809D with Type A deficiencies for 30 days and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. LIC9224 must be signed by parents/guardians and kept with the children's forms as a receipt whenever any Type A documents are provided by the Facility Representative. LIC9224 and Appeal Rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted and a Notice of Site Visit posted.