Incident investigation·October 25, 2022

On 10/25/2022, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Aman Sharma and Destinee Hogue arrived at the facility to conclude a case management inspection from 09/01/2022. A case management inspection is being conducted in receipt of two Unusual Incident Reports (UIRs) received. The two UIRs were received by the licensing agency on 08/29/2022. During this inspection, LPAs toured the facility, census of children present was taken, along with facility associations. LPAs Sharma and Hogue discussed the following with assistant director, Ruth DeAnda: The facility reported on or about August 29, 20 22, that there was a teacher handling the children in a rough manner on two different occasio ns. LPAs attempted to interview the subject children, however, were unable to interview them all, as some of the children were not available. According to reported information and interviews with children as well as staff, the teacher has ended their employ ment with the facility and has not returned since the day of the inciden t. Based on information gathered, there appears to be no violations of Title 22 Regulations found at this time. No deficiencies were cited for this inspection. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the assistant Director, Ruth DeAnda.