Office review·August 27, 2024

On August 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM, Licensing Program Manager, Renesha Askew and Licensing Program Analyst, Patrick Ma conducted a virtual office meeting with Licensee/Director, Cindy Quintana Roo via MS Teams. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss recent citations and regulatory requirements for daycare centers. On 5/23/24, the Department made a complaint site inspection and found an infant alone in an unlicensed room and cited a Type A deficiency for Limitation on Capacity, Section 101161(a). Seconds after LPA observed the infant in the room a staff member (not working at the time) came in the room and took the child off campus. This facility is not licensed to care for infants. During the same inspection, records review found 5 out of 5 staff transcripts were missing or did not meet regulation requirements as proof of qualified teaching credentials and cited a Type A deficiency for Teacher-Child Ratio, 101216.3(a) due to a lack of proof that fully qualified teachers were supervising children in the classroom. All deficiencies have been cleared as of meeting date. The following Regulations were reviewed and a copy of each listed were provided to Licensee electronically: 101161(a) Limitation on Capacity, 101216.3(a) Teacher-Child ratio, 101229 Children Supervision, and 101216.1 Teacher Qualifications. LPM/LPA also discussed ensuring staffing is sufficient to meet the children's needs and the need for the Director to be available to cover Director duties versus working in a teacher capacity. Licensee was also provided with the CDSS Child Care Licensing (CCL) Center Child Care Providers Resource link with instructional videos: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/ . It is recommended for Licensee to review the videos including, but not limited to: Supervising Children in Child Care Centers and Teacher-to-Child Ratios. (Continue on page 2) Licensee has a pending single license (376105179) due to a request to add infant component . Facility representative states she will ensure that staff files are complete and valid transcripts are on file prior to all staff first day of employment. Facility representative states she understands the need to abide by Health and Safety Code and Title 22 Regulations in the operation of her child care facility. Technical Support Program (TSP) was offered and accepted by Licensee/Director, Cindy Quintana Roo. Licensee was advised to regularly visit the Community Care Licensing WEB SITE: www.ccld.ca.gov for quarterly updates and regulations. Licensee stated she is signed up to receive New PIN's and updates. A copy of this report, appeal rights, and above stated documents were provided to the Licensee, Cindy Quintana Roo, by email at the conclusion of the meeting. The Licensee will confirm receipt of this report via email and the reply of confirmation will serve as the signature acknowledging these rights.