Incident investigation·August 15, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Carol Heath conducted a case management incident inspection in response to an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) received via email on August 12, 2024. When LPA arrived, the licensee, Cortney Childress, was not present, so LPA spoke with the assistant, Heather Rose. LPA toured the facility, took a census of the children, and reviewed a video clip. At the time of arrival, there were two preschool children (ages 3 and 4) in the care of the assistant. Incident Description: On August 9, 2024, an incident occurred where Child #1 (C1) fell and hit her eye on a shelf, resulting in a laceration. The child was taken to the Desert Valley Emergency Room. The Palmdale Regional Office Officer of the Day (OD) received an email from the licensee reporting the UIR. LPA reviewed the files of Child #1 and Assistant #1, examined the video clip, and obtained a copy of the roster. Based on the information provided and the interviews conducted, the incident does not appear to have violated Title 22 regulations; therefore, no deficiencies were cited. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of the report was read and provided to the assistant, Heather Rose.