Infant Care Center Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (h) Infant changing tables shall: (1) Have a padded surface no less than one-inch thick and be covered with washable vinyl or plastic. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Changing tables observed today did not have a padded surface. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 6, 2024
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101439(h)(1) - 101439(h)(1)
Official code
101439(h)(1)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not maintain 15-minute nap logs. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personnel Requirements- Child care center personnel shall be competent to provide the services necessary to meet the individual needs of children in care and shall at all times be employed in numbers sufficient to meet those needs. This requirement is not met as evidence by: On 11/10/2023, staff fed the wrong bottle of formula milk to infant #1. Infant #1 did not sustain any allergic reaction from drinking infant #2's formula milk. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. This is a repeat violation that also happened on 04/05/2023.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 19, 2023
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.1(a) - 101216.1(a)
Official code
101216.1(a)
Higher concern: Supervision
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants- Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. This requirement is not met as evidence by: On 11/16/2023 around 10:51am, a day care child walked from the playground door towards his class without visual supervision for about a minute during the outdoor to indoor transition in the toddler 1 class. A staff brought the child back to his teachers at the playground that were trying to transfer the kids inside. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children.
(g) A photocopy of the teacher's Child Development Permit as specified in (c)(3) above, or a photocopy of the teacher's transcript(s) documenting successful completion of course work, shall be maintained at the center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff's file does not have a transcript available for review as the staff's credential had expired two months ago. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personnel Requirements- Child care center personnel shall be competent to provide the services necessary to meet the individual needs of children in care and shall at all times be employed in numbers sufficient to meet those needs. This requirement is not met as evidence by: On 03/16/2023, staff #1 fed the wrong bottle of milk to infant #1 because she did not clearly verify the bottle information prior to feeding. Infant#1 did not sustain any allergic reaction to the wrong bottle of breast milk. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care if not corrected.