Incident investigation·September 30, 2022

On 9/30/2022 at 8:30 am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Patricia Berry conducted a subsequent case management- incident inspection to deliver final report. LPA was granted access into the facility. LPA met with director, toured facility and took a census. On 08/26/22, an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) was submitted by the facility to the Riverside Child Care Regional Office (RRO) alleging a child sustained marks under their arm, which were not present when the child was dropped off in the morning. LPA conducted interviews with all pertinent parties, including staff. While interviewing staff, staff stated, while transitioning from outside to inside the classroom, the child was held by a staff member due to the child refusing and resisting to go inside. Although it cannot be determined if the child sustained the marks due to being held by staff; a child being held due to their refusal for going inside is considered a form of restraint and is a violation of the child’s personal rights. See 809D for deficiency Exit interview conducted with director. report, appeal rights, acknowledgement of receipt and Notice of Site Visit issued. Notice of Site Visit must be posted for 30 days.