Lil' Blue Heartwood Preschool

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This was not met as evidenced by: The individual who has been appointed as the site director is not fully qualified. Furthermore, there are items missing from the directors packet which are essential to becoming a director. This poses a potential health/safety risk to children in care.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

(2) Each person specified in(g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by person performing the screening. This req was not met as evidenced by: Based on a 2nd record reveiw for S1 and S4, S4 is still missing health screening. This poses a potential health/safety risk to persons in care

CHILD'S MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS

(a) Prior to/ w/in 30 calendar days following enrollment of a child, licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of child. This enables licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. A second review of C5's file still does not have the above on file.

DISASTER AND MASS CASUALTY PLAN

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SPACE

During a tour of the outdoor area, LPA observed a large hole in the ground where a tree used to be. This hole is approximately 3'8" in width in size, and approximately 1 foot deep, if not a little more. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

During a tour of the center, LPA noted the following items in an unlocked cabinet, accessible on the most bottom shelf: 1 bag of "Pure Epsom Salt", 1 bag of "Epsom Salt", 8fl Oz bottle of Tide detergent, 2 cans of shaving cream, and 1 64 fl Oz bottle of "Sta-Flo, concentrated liquid starch". This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

FIXTURES, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

During the tour, LPA observed the trash can without a lid having food waste in it. A child was observed with their hand in the trash can. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

ARTICLE 2. Administration of Child Day Care Licensing

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

During a previous visit, LPA discovered there was a change in director for the center. This change had taken place well over the 10 days allotted, and was never communicated to LPA. LPA had requested the new appointed director submit a directors packet, which has still not been received. LPA reviewed what was available, and left the center with a list of missing items. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

CHILD'S MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to H&S Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) or Request & be approved for a transfer of criminal record exemption as specified in Section 101170.1(r), unless, upon request for a transfer, the Department permits the individual to be employed, reside/be present at facility. This was not met as evidenced by: 2 staff present did not show up on the facility roster. S1 and S2.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was no LIC503 for S4 on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Based on [(observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed dirt and debris on toilets, sinks, tables, trash cans, door/walls; detached wall siding with peeling paint, dirty carts holding water bottles, air filters with layered dirt/debris, exposed ceiling tile, in operable sinks/ one toilet and ceiling water stains which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

ARTICLE 2. Licensure Requirements

Based on [(observation) and (interview) , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed no operable carbon monoxide detector for preschool program which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

PERSONAL RIGHTS

To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Per interviews conducted at the facility with staff and children in care, LPA was able to confirm that Child N.1 was spitting (saliva and phlegm) to children and staff in their faces, neck and arms due to health concerns, It was decided by staff to cover child's mouth with a mask to prevent child from spreading germs. Child refused to wear the mask: screamed, cried and run around the classroom making other children scared, sadden and extremely concerned. "This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to the children in care"