Incident investigation·October 19, 2023

On 10/19/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Erwin Tjhia met with the Center Director, Lauren Garcia for the purpose of an unannounced Case Management inspection. LPA observed 22 children supervised by 4 staff. On 10/13/2023, facility contacted CCLD regarding an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that stated that a child was found wandering outside the facility by a neighbor. LPA conducted interviews with staff and learned that the child was 22 feet and 4 inches away from the facility without the visual supervision of staff for 5 minutes on 10/13/2023. Based on the interviews and information obtained, one Title 22 Deficiency has been issued on the attached LIC 809-D. The facility was informed that this report dated 10/19/2023 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days. The facility shall also provide a copy of this licensing report 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. Because the citation involved an absence of supervision, an immediate civil penalty of $500 has been issued. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Facility has been provided with appeal rights. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Center Director, Lauren Garcia. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.