Incident investigation·August 17, 2023

On August 17, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Licensing Program Analyst, Leilani Curtis, conducted an unannounced inspection to follow up on a self-reported incident that occurred on 08/10/2023. Upon arrival LPA met with Director Letisia Ford and proceeded to tour the facility. There were 80 napping children with 9 staff members present. Appropriate ratio/capacity was observed. Staff members have the required background clearances and are associated to the facility. LPA interviewed the director, staff #1 (S1), staff #2 (S2) and staff #3 (S3). Facility staff state that on 08/10/23 at approximately 10:00 a.m. a 3-year-old daycare child (C1) was left unattended on the playground. After outside playtime, S1 and S2 transitioned their class from the playground into the classroom. Once the classroom door was closed and the children were inside of the classroom, S1 noticed that one child, C1, was not in the classroom. S1 went back outside to the playground and found C1 hiding behind a tree. Staff members state that C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately one minute. Staff state that C1 was not in distress and was not injured. At the time of the incident there were 10 children with two staff members present. Proper ratio was in place at the time of the incident. The parent of C1 was notified of the incident the same day and Community Care Licensing was notified timely. The director states that the two staff members involved were interviewed, proper supervision was discussed, and the Child Supervision Record was reviewed. See LIC809D for cited deficiency. This is a repeat violation. A civil penalty has been assessed. LPA Curtis informed Director Ford that this report dated 8/17/23 documents one Type A citation. Type A citations shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risks to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Curtis informed Director Ford to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 8/17/23 that documents any Type A citation to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. An exit interview was conducted with Director Ford and Appeal Rights (LIC 9058) 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.