Building Kidz Rancho Cordova

101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (a) A comfortable temperature for children shall be maintained at all times. This requirement was not met as evidenced by multiple witness statements that for a period of at least one day, the facility provided care despite the fact that the indoor temperature was uncomfortably high, causing the children discomfort. This constitutes a potential risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of children in care.

§1596.8595 Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of each child receiving services (4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child's file.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: based on record review, Licensee (L) did not comply with the section cited above, LPA reviewed sample of children's files on 10/09/24 visit. 6 out of 6 sample files, did not have signed LIC9224 for citation date 03/20/24 for verification, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

01216.1 Teacher Qualifications and Duties(b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below:... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: based on interviews, observations, and record reviews, Licensee (L) did not comply with the section cited above as staff present at the infant facility are aids and did not have direct supervision of a teacher, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

101238 Buildings and Grounds(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA interviews and documentation revealed that hazards accessible to children when disinfecting wipes are left on the table where the infants eat, and are stored where it is accessible to children.

101416.2 Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties(f) Teachers shall visually observe aides whenever aides are working with infants, except as provided for in Section 101416.5(d)(1). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 03/20/24 LPA visit, it was determined by observation, record review, and interviews that 2 out of 3 staff were aides and 1 fully qualified infant teacher. LPA observed both aides were left inside the facility with 7 awake infants and engaged in activities, and the fully qualified infant teacher was in the playground with 4 infants and did not have visual observation on the aides.

STAFF-INFANT RATIO

101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA arrived at facility at 7:55 AM and observed census of 7 infants and 2 staff; at 8:00 AM, 8th infant was in attendance, and at 8:12 AM, 9th infant was accepted. Staff messaged the other facility for help, but no one was available to step in until LPA observed Director walked in at the facility at 8:17 AM which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.