Incident investigation·November 4, 2024

On 11/4/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) German Negrete made an unannounced visit for the purpose of conducting a Case Management - Incident inspection. LPA met with Center Director Misbah Saad, and discussed the purpose of the visit. During today’s inspection, LPA did a walk through of the Child Care Center(CCC) with Director. At the time of the inspection LPA observed 44 children and 5 staff providing care and supervision. On 07/30/2024, Director contacted Community Care Licensing (CCL) to self-report the following unusual incident : at approximately 9:15 AM during transition from indoors to outdoors, C#1 followed children to the playground and then was left alone outside. C#1 was between the preschool play ground gate entrance and the class room #2 door- entrance(see LIC812.) Another teacher noticed that a child was left unattended for allegedly 1-2 minutes. Afterwards, the teacher brought C#1 inside their own classroom and then took C#1 to the playground. According to director the ratio at the time of the incident was 19 children with 4 teachers providing care and supervision. The Unusual Incident Report (LIC624) was received on 08/04/2024 via email, therefore the CCC followed the appropriate time frame for submitting a written LIC624, as outlined in Title 22 California Code of Regulations. Continued on LIC809-C During the course of the investigation LPA conducted staff interviews, and parent interviews. LPA also reviewed records such as children’s roster, staff roster. Also LPA reviewed face recognition document(see LIC812), a copy of the policy memo document, and the CCC staff hand book(see LIC812). The aforementioned memo references Title 22 California Code of Regulations section 101229. Finally LPA received a employee expectation review document that was signed by the three staff members who were involved in the 07/30/2024 incident. The staff interview revealed, how S#1 was organizing eight children in a line inside classroom#2. S#1 was walking/transitioning the children from the classroom to the outside preschool playground. C#1 was not intended to walk outside with the other eight children. S#1 was unaware C#1 walking outside classroom#2 during transition. As S#1 walked eight children out side, S#1 was focused on C#2. According to S#1, C#2 has a habit of running off and not waiting for staff’s instructions. S#1 asked S#3 to please get C#2’s attention and ask the child to return to the line. S#1 left the door to classroom#2 open and once C#2 returned to the line with the rest of the children, S#1 proceeded to take eight children to preschool playground. S#1 stated she was in close proximity of C#1 but was unaware C#1 was outside. Additionally staff interviews revealed, S#3 was in room#1 providing care and supervision to other children. S#3 confirmed she heard a noise outside Classroom#1’s door. Then S#3 saw the door knob turn, S#3 opened the door(classroom#1) and saw C#1 outside alone with no supervision from staff (see LIC812). Continued on LIC809-C The parent interview revealed, how director contacted/notified the parent(P#1) of C#1 via telephone. According to P#1, director informed P#1, that C#1 went into the wrong classroom and C#1 got “misplaced”. According to P#1 director did not provide a written incident report to the parents of C#1. The department has determined the child was left without supervision for approximately 1 minute there for the facility did not follow Title 22 California Code of Regulations section 101229 (a)(1) facility will receive a type B citation (see LIC809-D). Appeals rights were provided. Exit interview conducted, report was read to director. Notice of site visit was provided.