Children's Paradise Inc. - Melrose

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of six staff files reviewed. Where S5 transcripts did not reflect six core ECE units. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews and a review of records, it was confirmed that facility staff did not meet the child 1 (C1) individual needs, resulting in Child 2 (C2) sustaining a fracture. The facility failed to follow C1’s behavior plan, which required close supervision to prevent incidents like this from occurring. This lack of supervision poses a potential risk to the safety and well-being of children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision:The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews and record review, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground during a transition inside. Parent arrived in classroom to pick up child and child was found on the playground with complete absence of supervision. This poses a potential risk to children in care.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Upon the occurrence.. of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department...within...next working day. Events reported shall include...Any unusual incident ..that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:Based on interviews and record review there was a delay in CCC reporting the alleged inapproporiate incident between C1 and C2, which poses a potential, heath, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

101229(a)(1)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This was not met as evidenced by … Based on confidential interviews, child #1, child #2 were out of visual observation resulting in inappropriate behaviors between the two children. This poses a potential threat to children in care.

101223(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: This was not met as evidence by… Based on confidential interviews and record review, Child #2 engaged in inappropriate behaviors in the preschool playground tunnel. This poses an immediate health and safety concern for the children in care.

Reporting Requirements:

PERSONAL RIGHTS

Personal Rights (a) The Licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: On September 1, 2021, licensee did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to safe and healthful accommodations, in that 46 children, C1-C46, were observed not wearing face coverings or not encouraged to wear face coverings, as required by the CA Dept. of Public Health Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings issued on July 28, 2021, and an individual mask exception did not apply, which is a potential health & safety risk to children in care.