a. 101229 (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (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. This was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and interviews, on 3/11/2026 staff did not have visual supervision of C1 and C2 resulting in C2 pushing over a bookshelf on to C1 which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 2, 2026
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
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CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
Official code
101229(a)
Medium concern: Child guidance
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101223 (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Which was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA interview, facility did not ensure bookshelfs (31”high x 12”wide x 48”long) were properly secured resulting in one bookshelf falling onto C1 which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of persons in care.
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Based on LPA interview, facility did not ensure bookshelfs (31”high x 12”wide x 48”long) were properly secured resulting in one bookshelf falling onto C1 which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of persons in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews C1 was left without staff supervision for 5 minutes while leaving their classroom alone, walking through the courtyard and into another classroom on 02/13/2024 which posed an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the child in care.
101229(a)(1) 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision....(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews it was revealed that C1 did leave the classroom unnoticed and wandered into the parking lot.
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Based on interviews it was revealed that C1 did leave the classroom unnoticed and wandered into the parking lot.
Personal rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on corroborating information from staff members interviewed and staff S2's own admission on 02/14/23, S2 violated C1's personal rights by speaking to C1 inappropriately and yelling at the child . This poses a potential health and safety risk for the children in care.
Buildings and Grounds 101238(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had two faucets "Site C" and "Site E" that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water (54 ppb and 7.1ppb, respectively). This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.