Incident investigation·October 30, 2025

A case management visit is being conducted in response to the receipt of an unusual incident report (UIR) from the facility. The UIR was received by the licensing agency on 10/16/2025. It indicates that a child (Child 1 [C1]) walked outside of the exterior gate during dismissal time without any staff noticing C1. C1 then walked back inside the exterior gate where staff noticed C1 and began supervising C1 again. Pertinent parties were interviewed and facility records, including video footage, were reviewed. Based on the information gathered, the following violations have been identified: none of the 3 facility staff members were supervising C1 for a total of about 30 seconds. During that time C1 walked away from one staff member, behind another staff member, and past another staff member at the exterior gate, and then exited the facility. 30 seconds passed and then C1 walked back to the exterior gate where the staff member at the gate started supervising C1 and took C1 back inside the facility. Per California Code of Regulations 101229(a)(1), Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision, "No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation". Based on information obtained during the investigation, it has been determined that this incident is a case of absence of supervision and is a violation of Title 22 regulations. See LIC809D for cited deficie ncies of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Div. 12. LPA Atherton informed facility representative Scott Russ that this report dated 10/30/2025 document(s) 1 Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. SEE LIC809C for a continuation of this report... Also, LPA Atherton informed the facility representative Scott Russ to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 10/30/2025 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. A notice of site visit was given to the facility representative Scott Russ and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. An exit interview was conducted, appeal rights discussed, and a copy of this report was provided to facility representative Scott Russ.