101229(a) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision.The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by... Based on the interviews and a video provided, the licensee did not provide the level of care and supervision to meet the needs of a child resulting in another child being harmed. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction / follow-up note
Based on the interviews and a video provided, the licensee did not provide the level of care and supervision to meet the needs of a child resulting in another child being harmed. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
1596.857(a) ...the responsible parent or guardian of a child receiving services... has the right to enter and inspect the facility without advance notice during the normal operating hours of the facility or at any time that the child is receiving services in the facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Interviews and documents provided revealed that two parents were not allowed to enter the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
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This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Interviews and documents provided revealed that two parents were not allowed to enter the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced... Based on interviews and video obtained, the licensee yelled in the presence of children. And yelled directly at a child during nap time in the presence of children and teachers. Which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 25, 2026
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
Official code
101223(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule...or other actions of a punitive nature...this requirement was not met, as evidenced by... Based on interviews it was found that staff members had pinched a child’s cheeks, lifted a child under their armpits above the ground, and had pulled a child’s hair and backpack. Which poses an immediate risk to the health safety or personal rights of children in care.
(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) 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..con't line 8 interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. Based on investigation interviews, staff made an inappropriate comment in the presence of a day-care child.
101229(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. This requirement was not met as evidenced by, the facility self-reported two absences of supervision. The first (C1) occurred at 10:00 AM and (C2) occurred at 11:00 AM. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
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the facility self-reported two absences of supervision. The first (C1) occurred at 10:00 AM and (C2) occurred at 11:00 AM. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Personal Rights-Child bullied by other children in care To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 29, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
Official code
101223(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
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this cition was amened from an A to B. See cition below
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 29, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
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CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
Higher concern: Supervision
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Neglect/Lack of Supervision-Facility failed to pick up child from school on time The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 29, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
Official code
101229(a)
Medium concern: Facility condition
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(a)(1) In child care centers providing meals to children, the following shall apply: (1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children.
Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). This requirement has not met as evidenced: Staff Andrea Perkiss and Cassandra Gonzales have not been associated with the facility as required. This is an immediate risk to the health and safery of children in care. A civil pentaly in the amount of $200.00 is assessed.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 23, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(i) - 101216(i)
Official code
101216(i)
Higher concern: Child guidance
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement has not met as evidenced: Staff #1 forcefully took a cup away from Child #1 while the child was still drinking, and Staff #1 took the child's cup, they forcefully grabbed and pulled Child #1's arm to join the group. Staff #1 said loudly and aggressively "The blanket is mine until you are settled down!", "Stop!", "Be quiet!" while the children were settling down on cots.This is an immediate risk to the health and safery of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 23, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a) - 101223(a)
Official code
101223(a)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
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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 has not met as evidenced: part of the fencing not being fully submerged into the ground leaving sharp wires protruding, and fence sections in a Junior Pre-School age component that have been repaired with wiring, some of the wiring is sharp to touch. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 22, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
Official code
101238(a)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
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Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement has not met as evidenced: the facility representatives were unable to provide a current facility roster to LPAs at the time of the inspection.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 31, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.841 - 1596.841
Official code
1596.841
Medium concern: Facility condition
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All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition. This requirement has not met as evidenced: LPAs observed water leaking urinal piping in two of children's bathrooms. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children.
101229(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. This requirement was not met as evidenced by multiple witness statements that a child (Child1) was left unattended on the playground for one to three minutes. This incident was self-reported by the facility. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
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by multiple witness statements that a child (Child1) was left unattended on the playground for one to three minutes. This incident was self-reported by the facility. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
101170 Criminal Record Clearance (b)(2)(B) The volunteer spends no more than 16 hours per week at the facility. This regulation was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, LPA learned that Volunteers work more than 16 hours per week, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on interview and record review, LPA learned that Volunteers work more than 16 hours per week, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 25, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101170(b)(2)(B) - 101170(b)(2)(B)
Official code
101170(b)(2)(B)
Higher concern: Background screening
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Health and Safety Code Section 1596.885(c) Conduct which is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility or the people of this state. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, LPA learned that the fire drill log was falsified, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
1596.866 Additional health and safety training; condition of licensure (b)Day care center directors...shall ensure that...one staff member who has a current...pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR...shall be present with the children when children are offsite. This regulation was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Staff 1, who provides transportation, does not have a current pediatric first aid or CPR certification, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Report comments
Based on record review, Staff 1, who provides transportation, does not have a current pediatric first aid or CPR certification, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
1596.857(a) ...the responsible parent or guardian of a child receiving services... has the right to enter and inspect the facility without advance notice during the normal operating hours of the facility or at any time that the child is receiving services in the facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not allow parents or authorized representatives to enter beyond the lobby, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Report comments
This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not allow parents or authorized representatives to enter beyond the lobby, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 7, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.857(a) - 1596.857(a)
Official code
1596.857(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
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101438.3 Indoor Activity Space for Infants (b) Indoor activity space for infants shall be physically separate from space used by children in the child care center and school-age child care center components. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed school-agers, infants, and preschoolers in the cafeteria together, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Inspector notes
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed school-agers, infants, and preschoolers in the cafeteria together, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101216.2 Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties (c) Verification that an aide who is less than 18 years old meets the qualifications required in (b)(1) or (b)(2) above shall be obtained and kept at the center. This regulation was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, a 17-year-old aide, who has not graduated high school and is not enrolled in a work program, was supervising children alone, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children's in care.
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Based on observation, a 17-year-old aide, who has not graduated high school and is not enrolled in a work program, was supervising children alone, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children's in care.
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results with ... (1) A ... values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, two faucets tested exceeded the allowed 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on record review, two faucets tested exceeded the allowed 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.