Hernandez, Maria Del Pilar

Section 102419 - Admission Procedures and Parental and Authorized Representative's Rights, (e) Upon presenting identification, the parent or authorized representative of a child in care has the right to enter and inspect the family child care home without advance notice during the family child care home's normal operating hours.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, based on the record review in the facility’s admission agreement, a statement under “open door policy” stated that “at this time and until further notice, families will not be allowed into the facility,” and on the LPA’s conducted interview, it confirmed that the children’s authorized representatives were not allowed to enter the home. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety, of the children in care.

Section 102423 Personal Rights, (4) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, including, but not limited to: interference with eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, based on the record review in the facility’s admission agreement, a statement under “rest period” (which means sleep period) stated that “all children will participate in a rest period, and on the LPA’s conducted interview, it confirmed that the children’s were “forced” to only stay in the “napping area” during sleep periods.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.