Incident investigation·September 10, 2025

On 09/10/25, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Kelli Waters, conducted an unannounced Case Management visit to follow up on Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that was submitted to Licensing by the facility on 05/20/25, regarding an incident that took place on 05/16/25. LPA met with Center Director, Martha Ramirez to discuss the incident. The Director reported the following: on 05/16/25, after an offsite field trip, children left the center school bus and proceeded to their classrooms with staff. During the trip, Child 1 (C1) had fallen asleep, and was not accounted for as children transitioned into the center. Staff noticed C1 was not present, and Staff 1 returned to the bus to retrieve C1. The bus driver (S2) had not left the bus but was not aware that C1 was still present. S1 took C1 inside and parents were notified. During the investigation, LPA Waters interviewed staff, reviewed records, and gathered documents. Director confirmed that 18 children and 8 adults (5 staff including S2 and 3 parents) were present for the field trip while only 5 adults (4 staff and 1 parent volunteer) returned back to the facility on the school bus at approximately 1pm. Interviews revealed that C1 had fallen asleep during the trip back to the facility and was left on the bus for approximately one minute while the children transitioned into the center. During a face to name check upon entering, staff became aware that C1 was not present and returned to the bus to gather C1. S2 did not leave the bus and C1 was not left without supervision. S2 no longer works at the facility and LPA Waters was unable to interview S2 regarding their role. S1 stated that C1 was sleepy but remained calm. Staff notified parent of the incident and C1 remained at school and was transported back home on the school bus as usual. Based on the information obtained during the visit, LPA Waters determined that the facility did not ensure that a child was not left in a parked vehicle which violates Title 22 Code of Regulations Transportation 101225(e). A type B citation will be issued. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided. A copy of this report must be made available to the public, at the facility site, for 3 years.