Incident investigation·March 5, 2026

An unannounced case management inspection was conducted today at 8:11am by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Sydney Sims. LPA met with Site Supervisor Maria Marin. In response to an unusual incident report received by the department on 03/04/26 where on 03/03/26 child C1 was left alone on the play ground for 3 minutes without the supervision of a staff. The Site Supervisor was interviewed on 03/05/26 at 8:51am and stated that on 03/03/26 at 12:10pm staff S1 - S4 were transitioning the children from the play ground outside to inside for lunch and that the Staff's count was not conducted properly resulting in child C1 being left on the play ground for 3 minutes from 12:10pm to 12:13pm. Site Supervisor stated that child C1 was not upset when found on the play ground by staff. 3 Staff (S1 -S3) were interviewed on 03/05/26 and stated that child C1 was left on the playground without supervision after the transition from outside to inside during lunch time. S1 - S3 stated that the count was not done properly. S1 - S3 stated that C1 was not upset when C1 was found on the play ground. LPA Sims reviewed camera footage of the incident on 03/03/25 at 12:10pm and LPA observed that the staff transitioned inside at 12:10pm and that C1 was left on the play ground and was not found on the play ground until 12:13pm. C1 did not appear to be upset or crying. During today\342\200\231s inspection, the facility was toured, interviews were conducted with staff, and video footage was reviewed. LPA observed that the facility staff did not provide proper supervision to child C1. Based on interview and video footage review the following deficiency is being cited on the LIC809-D: 101299(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. LPA Sims informed Site Supervisor Maria Marin that this report dated 03/05/26 documents one Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. LPA Sims informed the Site Supervisor Maria Marin to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 03/05/26 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Site Supervisor Maria Marin . Appeal Rights were provided. 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.