Incident investigation·June 23, 2022

On June 23, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. Licensing Program Analyst, Leilani Curtis, conducted an unannounced inspection to follow up on a self-reported incident that occurred on 6/16/22, wherein the parents of a child enrolled in the facility engaged in a domestic dispute in the facility parking lot. LPA met with Director Pearce and proceeded to tour the facility. There were 55 children with 7 staff members present. Appropriate ratio/capacity were observed. LPA observed staff member Stephanie Hagerty (aka Stephanie Trent) supervising children. Ms. Hagerty is fingerprint cleared but is not associated to the facility. The director states that Ms. Hagerty has worked at the facility since 2/4/2022. LPA interviewed Director Pearce. On 6/16/22 at approximately 9:00 a.m., parent #2 (P2) of child #1 (C1) attacked and injured parent #1 (P1) of C1 in the facility parking lot. Facility staff administered first aid to the injured parent (P1). C1 was in the building at the time of the incident. The facility was placed on “lockdown” and the police and an ambulance were called. None of the staff or children were injured. Parents of all children enrolled were contacted to pick up their children. All children were removed from the facility by 1:00 p.m. The facility was closed for the remainder of the day and Friday, 6/17/22. The facility reopened on Monday, 6/20/22. At the time of the incident there were 41 children in the facility being supervised by 10 staff members. Appropriate ratio/supervision was in place. The staff members responded appropriately, and the parents were notified timely. Community Care Licensing was notified of the incident via fax on 6/21/22. The facility failed to notify the department within 24 hours of the incident or by the next business day. The director states that she completed the Unusual Incident Report, LIC624 on Monday, 6/20/22 but did not notify or submit the paperwork to department until 6/21/22 due to being busy with parents. See LIC809D for cited deficiencies. A civil penalty has been assessed. An exit interview was conducted with the director and appeal rights (LIC 9058 1/16) were discussed. The director’s signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights. LIC 9213 NOTICE OF SITE VISIT FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. LPA observed the director post notice of site visit.