complaint·July 27, 2022

children on time out for the amount of minutes per year in age. It was learned in interviews with children that Licensee has hit children in care, with 6 out of 8 children stating that Licensee has hit children in care. Most of the children mentioned a wooden spoon. Interviews with children also mentioned alternate forms of discipline including time out. The preponderance of evidence standard has been met, and the allegation is substantiated. Title 22 deficiencies are cited on the subsequent pages of this report. Licensee acknowledges, that FOR TYPE A DEFICIENCIES ONLY upon receipt, licensee shall post LIC 809D 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. LIC 9224 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 licensee. LIC 9224 and Appeal Rights were provided. Licensee's signature on this report acknowledges receipt of these rights. This report was reviewed with the Licensee. An exit interview was conducted. A Notice of Site Visit was provided and shall remain posted for a period of 30 days for parental review.