Incident investigation·January 18, 2022

On 01/18/2021 at 11:45am Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Justin Giese conducted a subsequent visit to the facility to follow up on the submission of an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that was received by the Regional Office on 11/17/2021. LPA met with Site Teacher, Irma Celaya to discuss the purpose of the visit. On November 17, 2021 Facility staff self reported an incident that occurred at the facility on November 16, 2021. UIR stated that around 11:00am a parent/guardian of Child #1 arrived at the facility and claimed to have witnessed a staff member hit Child #1 on the hand through the front window of the facility. The parent/guardian's observations were immediately brought to the attention of the facility staff and the Administration for Early Education for the Rialto Unified School District. On, November 30, 2021 LPA made an unannounced visit to the facility and conducted interviews with Facility Staff and children in care. Statements from individuals Interviewed and information obtained during/after the visit do not corroborate or support the the information provided in the UIR. Based on LPA's observations, interviews and information obtained, there appeared to be no violation of Title 22 Regulations pertaining to the reported incident. An exit interview was conducted, LPA reviewed this report with Site Teacher, Irma Celaya. A copy of this report and notice of site visit were provided. Notice of site visit must be displayed in a prominent location for the next 30 days. No deficiencies were cited. A copy of this report must be made available for the next three years.