Follow-up·October 8, 2024

On 10/8/2024 at 10:30 am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Manel Estoesta conducted a Complaint Investigation. LPA met with the Director / Administrator Thao Tran and explained the nature of the visit. The facility operates from Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6 pm. The facility is a combination center with an infant component. The infant component operates in Waddler Room. The preschool component operates in Rooms 1, 2 and 3. Room 4 is currently not being in used. Present on this visit were 5 Staff and 26 preschool children in the preschool component rooms, and 2 Staff and 5 infants in the infant component room. As part of the Complaint Investigation Report dated 10/8/2024 which included a Type B Citation. The Licensee was in violation of Section 101416.3 Infant Care Aide Qualifications and Duties (b) an infant care aide shall work under the direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher. S2 was supervising the Waddler Room (Infant Room) without a direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher. S2 is an infant care aide and deficient on three of the units required related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. Due to S2 units required related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infant deficiency, the Waddler Room (Infant Room) was out of Ratio when S2 was supervising the Waddler Room (Infant Room) without a direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher. As per Section 101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: (A) There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants; and (B) Each aide is responsible for the direct care and supervision of a group of no more than four infants. LPA Estoesta informed the Director / Administrator Thao Tran, that this report dated 10/8/2024 included a Type B Citation which can be posted as there is a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. For Child Care Transparency Website (Licensing Facility Inspection Reports), please follow the links below; https://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/facility-search-welcome https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/ 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 Director / Administrator Thao Tran.