Incident investigation·May 10, 2024

On this date and time, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Laura Mejorado and Tiffanie Diep, arrived at the facility to conduct a case management visit in response to the receipt of an unusual incident report (UIR). The UIR was received by the Riverside Child Care Regional office, on 04/29/24. The UIR documented an incident regarding supervision. Upon arrival, LPAs met with the Lead Teacher Lourdes Butman and stated the purpose of the visit. Records were reviewed and interviews were conducted. On 4/29/24 at 9:30am, while the children were transitioning from outside to inside the classroom, a child was left outside unattended. At 9:31am the child knocked on the door, and staff realized the child had been left outside. There was a total of 20 children and three staff present the date of the incident. UIR stated the Child's Parent/Guardian was immediately contacted about this incident. Along with the submitted UIR, Facility Administration included written statements from staff involved as well as a plan of action to correct and prevent this type of incident from occurring again in the future. The facility was found to be in violation of the following Title 22 regulation: 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. See LIC809D for cited Type A deficiency Upon receipt of this report, the Licensee shall post the Notice of Site Visit and any Licensing report documenting a type \342\200\234A\342\200\235 deficiency. The report and the Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to maintain posting as required, will result in an immediate $100 civil penalty. A copy of this report shall be provided to the parent/guardian of children currently enrolled by the next business day or immediately upon return. A copy of this report shall also be provided to the parent/guardian of any newly enrolled children for the next 12 months (1 year). The Acknowledgement of Receipt (LIC 9224 form must be maintained in each child\342\200\231s file immediately upon receipt from parent. Licensee was provided with a copy of the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224). A copy of this report and Appeal Rights (LIC9058) were provided during this inspection. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with lead teacher Lourdes Butman. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.