Palomar Community College District Ece Lab School

PERSONAL RIGHTS

101223 Personal Rights(a)(2) - The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on file review, staff interviews, and parent interviews there are children biting, hitting, and exposing themselves to others repeatedly. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

101212(d) Reporting Requirements - (d)...during the operation of the child care center...a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax...submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met by: Based on file review, the licensee did not call or fax the Department to report the unusual incident that occured on 7/15/24. The Department was notified on 7/19/24 and therefore posed a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision... Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews the facility failed to provide visual supervision resulting in a child was left alone in the storage closet of classroom #3. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

PERSONAL RIGHTS

101223(a)(3) Personal Rights:(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) 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...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted by LPA, S1 picked up a child (C1) by one arm and one leg to move the child while upset with the child and S2 grabbed/pulled another child (C2) by the arm/wrist to move the child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

OBSERVATION OF THE CHILD

101226.3 Observation of the Child: (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, on 6/29/23 a daycare child (C1) had an allergic reaction to a bee sting and was transported to the hospital emergency room. A record of this incident is not recorded in the child's record which is kept at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.

HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

101226 Health-Related Services: (a) The licensee shall immediately notify the child's authorized representative if the child becomes ill or sustains an injury more serious than a minor cut or scratch. The licensee shall obtain specific instructions from the authorized representative regarding action to be taken. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted by LPA, on 1/18/23 the parent/guardian of a daycare child (C1) was not immediately notified that the child was ill & vomiting in a classroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

OBSERVATION OF THE CHILD

101226.3 Observation of the Child: (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, on 1/18/23 a daycare child (C1) was ill and vomiting in a classroom. A record of this incident is not recorded in the child's record which is kept at the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

Based on record review and the director's statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The director states that an infant needs and services plan is not kept for children under 24 months enrolled in the toddler program. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. One child (C1) has an expired Epi-Pen at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

SIGN IN AND SIGN OUT

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 66 children were either not signed in or signed out. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review and the director's statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility does not maintain sleep documentation for the six infant's enrolled in the toddler program. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CRIMINAL RECORD CLEARANCE

101170(e)(2) Criminal Record Clearance:(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility:(2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f)...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, staff member Martha Cortes Rodriguez is fingerprint cleared but is not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.