complaint·November 2, 2022

Staff reported that in the short time class was in session, many of the children were acclimating to being in classroom for the first time due to the Covid 19 pandemic many of the children had not been around other children before. C1 was enrolled in the program from 8/15/2022 - 9/2/2022 during that time the child behaviors had continued and escalated. Center staff wanted to help the child acclimate to the classroom environment. Center staff stated they did everything they could to try and help C1. Director stated the center did not enroll any more children in to the class in order to provide extra care to C1. Director shadowed the class, scheduled a meeting with the parents and provided a resource for Calm services and a counselor started visiting the child at home. Child dis-enrolled prior to meeting with center staff or receiving any assistance. Staff provided documentation of incident reports and a log of the child exhibiting behaviors. Several Incident reports provided confirmed that C1 had many incidents with C2 including being hit on the head with toy, hit on the ear and scratches to the face by C2. Parent interviews and incident reports also confirmed that the C1 had aggressive incidents with other children in the class. Based on LPA interviews and record reviews, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met. Therefore, the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. A Type B deficiency for Personal Rights is cited on the attached LIC 9099-D. (California Code of Regulation, Title 22 Division 12 101223 (a)(2)) Site Supervisor and LPA discussed Plan of Correction (POC) and facility will provide a written statement of how the facility will meet the needs of children in care and submit to LPA via email rona.chavez@dss.ca.gov. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Site Supervisor Rose Gonzalez Brady.