complaint·January 29, 2026

While inside, a child, C3, who Licensee states has attempted to elope in the past, opened the front door and C3 as well as two other children, C1 and C4, went outside. When LS recognized that children were missing at approximately 11:36 AM, she went to the front door just as S1 was coming into the home with children. Licensee stated she observed an adult in front of the house holding C1. LPA spoke with the assistant, S1, who stated that she left the home at about 11:10 AM to go to a doctor's visit down the road to pick up glasses and returned between 11:20 AM and 11:30 AM where she saw 4 adults in the front of the facility with 2 children, C1 and C2. S1 stated she saw C3 and C4 standing in the doorway of the facility. S1 asked the adults for the children and they released them to her and went inside to inform LS of the children who were outside. During interviews with adults (A1, A2, and A3) on 1/28/26, A2 stated that at around 11:15-11:20 AM on 1/27/26, they were driving down Penny Lane when they observed a very young child in the road. A2 stopped their car and went to grab the child when they saw another adult who had also left the car to try and grab the child. A3 stated that at 11:17 AM, he saw a child outside in the road on Penny Lane and tried to find where the child came from when he saw two other adults with another child and tried to find where both children came from. A1 stated that they were driving down the road and when they saw A2's vehicle pulled over, they stopped to ask what had happened. A2 stated they searched for where the children came from for about 15 minutes when another adult drove to the facility driveway and asked about the children. A1 showed LPA a picture of the child that they had found and a video taken by A3 showing the child he found on the sidewalk of Penny Lane. LPA showed Licensee the video who confirmed that the child was C2. Based on available information and the licensee\342\200\231s own admission, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met; therefore, the allegation is found to be substantiated. California Code of Regulations, Title 22, is being cited on the attached LIC9099-D. A civil penalty of $500 is being assessed. An exit interview was conducted, and this report was read and discussed with the facility\342\200\231s licensee, Journey McCoy. Appeal rights were provided. The Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 days. Reports citing Type A violations are to be provided to parents/guardians of children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility for the next 12 months from the date of this report. Parents/guardians must sign Form LIC 9224 to be kept in each child's file.