complaint·January 12, 2022

Allegation of staff do not encourage day care children to wear a mask is substantiated based on the following facts and findings: -Phone interviews conducted with 8 parents at the center, 4 parents out of 8 stated that staff do not encourage children to wear a mask. Parents stated that when dropping off most children have on a mask but at the end of the day almost all children do not have a mask on. -When arriving at the facility on 10/28/2022, LPA Yip observed 5 out of 44 children wearing a mask. LPAs Yip and Nelson arrived at the facility on 1/12/2022 and observed 3 out of 47 children wearing a mask. LPAs did not hear any teachers encouraging children to wear a mask while at the facility. All children at the facility are over the age of 2 and are required to wear a mask in indoor settings. -When interviewing staff, they state that children wear a mask when they arrive to the center but that it is difficult to encourage the children to keep on the mask. Staff did not go into specifics about the methods of encouragement or strategies for mask wearing. Deficiencies have been cited as a result of this investigation. See 9099D for details of citation. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee, Regina Molina. 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.