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Latest inspectionJune 27, 2024
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 27, 2024
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for LITTLE SCHOLARS ACADEMY from April 13, 2021 through June 27, 2024.
Three inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on December 21, 2023 and involved child guidance, with a due date of January 22, 2024.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Two later inspections, from March 6, 2024 through June 27, 2024, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
Total inspections
9
0 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
4
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
2
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
0
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 90043
Compared to 15 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.44
Local median
0.5
0.44This provider
0.5Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
22%
Local median
19%
22%This provider
19%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
33%
Local median
50%
33%This provider
50%Local median
Repeated topics
This provider
0
Local average
0.27
0This provider
0.27Local average
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
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Teacher Qualifications and Duties. To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. The units specified in (c)(1) above shall include courses that cover the general areas of child growth and development, or human growth and development; child, family and community, or child and family; and program/curriculum. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: After careful review of the transcripts by Community Care Licensing, it was determined that Staff 1 does not have the required units to be a teacher at the facility. Staff 1 is missing 3 units of Curriculum and 3 units of Child, Family, and Community. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
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Teacher Qualifications and Duties. To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. The units specified in (c)(1) above shall include courses that cover the general areas of child growth and development, or human growth and development; child, family and community, or child and family; and program/curriculum. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: After careful review of the transcripts by Community Care Licensing, it was determined that Staff 1 does not have the required units to be a teacher at the facility. Staff 1 is missing 3 units of Curriculum and 3 units of Child, Family, and Community. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal ri...
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 22, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)(A) - 101216.1(c)(1)(A)
Official code
101216.1(c)(1)(A)
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Personal Rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the interview of Staff 2, Staff 2 admitted not changing the diaper of Child 1. It was disclosed that during one occasion, Child 1’s diaper was not changed all day and when the mother of Child 1 picked up Child 1 from the facility, it was discovered that Child 1 was wearing the same diaper that Child 1 arrived in that morning. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision licensee shall provide care and supervision...No child.. shall be left without the supervision of a teacher...This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed C#1 in the front play yard of the facility alone, unsupervised and unable to enter into the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status. A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: On 04/13/2021, LPA Martinez observed 2 school-age The licensee shall immediately ensure that at no time will any school age children be allowed entry into the preschool for any reason. The school age children must not use the preschool restroom, nor the preschool playground. The licensee shall submit a written declaration to acknowledge children commingled with the preschool children in the preschool classroom. This is a Type A citation and poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. understanding that commingling of school age children on the preschool premises is prohibited and will cease immediately. The declaration is to be mailed/emailed to the Department no later than close of business on 04/14/2021.