Incident investigation·September 11, 2023

On September 11, 2023 at 1:30 pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jessica Rubio arrived unannounced to the facility to conduct a case management visit due to an unusual incident report received for an incident that occurred on 8/3/2023, reporting child (C1) was left unsupervised while napping in a classroom. LPA met with Director Kendall Abud and conducted a tour and census of the facility. During the visit, LPA interviewed Director. The interview revealed C1 was left napping in a classroom by teacher (S1) and C1 was left alone in the classroom for approximately 20 minutes until another teacher (S2) walked in and saw the sleeping child. C1 was then escorted to join their class. The Director notified C1's parent and in response to the incident, the Director provided training to all staff on policies including the scanning and counting of children. S1 was also terminated as a result of the incident. LPA determined that the facility is in violation of Title 22 Regulation Section 101229 (a)(1). See LIC 809D for cited deficiency. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report, LIC 811 (Confidential Names List) and appeal rights were reviewed with and provided to Director Kendall Abud. A notice of site visit will be provided and must remain posted for 30 days.