Incident investigation·March 24, 2025

On 03/24/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Raymond Moorehead arrived at the facility to deliver the findings of the investigation regarding an Unusual Incident Report that was received by the Department on 12/09/2024. The reported incident took place on 12/05/2024. Findings are based on the Investigation Report of Community Care Licensing Investigations Branch (IB) Investigator Philippe Ryan Miles. During the course of the investigation, Investigator Philippe Ryan Miles conducted interviews, obtained information/documentation, and concluded the following: On 12/05/2024, the day of the incident, Licensee Naresh Bakshi was supervising five children on the opposite side of the outside playground. Bakshi observed that C1 was not making their rounds while riding the bicycle on the playground. Licensee Bakshi thought C1 was hiding in the playhouse, so he checked the playhouse and C1 was not there. Licensee Bakshi walked around the playground and observed C1 \342\200\234stuck\342\200\235 underneath the playground with their head wedged between the handlebars of the bike and the bottom of the playground. 911 was called and C1 was transported to the nearby Hospital. According to the Hospital\342\200\231s Medical Records, C1 was treated for trauma to the neck. Based on how Licensee Bakshi found C1 and how C1\342\200\231s injury occurred, which caused C1 to be asphyxiated between the playground apparatus and the bike causing neck trauma, there is sufficient evidence to support that there was an inadequate level of care and supervision; therefore, the finding is substantiated. Based on observations and interviews which were conducted, and a review of additional pertinent information obtained, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be Substantiated. Title 22 Regulation (102417) (a) (Operation of a Family Child Care Home) states that the licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. The Licensee failed to meet this regulation. An immediate Civil Penalty of $500.00 for Absence of Supervision has been assessed during this inspection. Payment is due when billed and the check(s) or money orders shall be made payable to the \342\200\234California Department of Social Services\342\200\235. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INVOICE IN THE MAIL. DO NOT SEND MONEY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR INVOICE. DO NOT SEND CASH. See LIC9099-D for cited deficiency. LPA informed licensee Licensee Naresh Bakshi that this report dated 03/24/2025 documents 1 Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there was an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Also, LPA informed the Licensee Naresh Bakshi to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 03/24/2025 that documents any Type A citation to parents/guardians 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. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee Naresh Bakshi.