Office review·March 8, 2023

On 3/8/2023 at 10:30 a.m. Licensing Program Manager (LPM), Renesha Askew and Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Joelle Redding, conducted an office meeting with Lucelyna Godwin, Association Program Specialist of Child & Youth Development Child and Youth Program Support (CaYPS); Ed Stanfield, Association Director of Child & Youth Development; and Karisa Riddle, Director for Magdalena Ecke YMCA Preschool. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss deficiencies cited as follows: 1/22/2021: Type B: Section 101229(a) Care and Supervision. A child was left behind in the hallway during a transition from the bathroom to the classroom. 2/3/2023: Type B: Section 101229(a) Care and Supervision. A child was left behind in the classroom during a transition to the playground. Licensee has completed all Plan of Corrections timely. Title 22 Regulation Section 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision was reviewed and discussed. Facility representatives were provided with the General Health & Safety Information – Safety of Children in Child Care Facilities Care and Supervision & a Best Practices How to Prevent Children from Leaving a Child Care Facility Due to a Lack of Supervision Handouts. The facility representatives discussed with the department the current procedures and policies they have put into place to ensure the health and safety of the children in care which include but are not limited to monthly and quarterly staff meetings which include a review of appropriate supervision and transitioning procedures, direct observation of transitions, and addition of staff as needed. New staff training also incorporates supervision and transition information. Facility representatives were also provided with the CDSS Child Care Licensing (CCL) Child Care Center Operators Resource link with instructional videos: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/ . It is recommended for Licensee and staff to review the videos including, but not limited to: Supervising Children in Child Care Centers. All parties agree to operate the facility in full compliance with Title 22 and Health and Safety Code requirements and are signed up for Quarterly Updates, Provider Information Notices (PIN’s) and Title 22 regulations. Technical Support Program (TSP) was offered today and declined. TSP brochure was provided. For questions related to TSP, email: Childcaretechnicalsupport@dss.ca.gov . A copy of this report, appeal rights, and above stated document(s) were emailed to the Facility representative(s) at the conclusion of this meeting. The facility representative(s) will confirm receipt of this report via e-mail and the reply of confirmation will serve as the signature acknowledging these rights .