Friends to Parents, Inc.

CCR 101216.3(c) · Type A

101216.3: Teacher Child Ratio:(c) :Child development programs funded by the California Department of Education and operating under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations are not required to meet the teacher-child ratios specified in (a) and (b) above. Title 5 staffing ratios shall apply in such centers." This requirement is not met by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, Facility did not comply with this section cited above as LPAs observed 12 toddlers with 2 staff members, which poses an imediate heath, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101439(g) · Type B

101439: Infant Care Center Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies: (g) "Furniture shall be maintained in good repair and safe condition." This requirement is not met by: Based on observation and interview, Facility did not comply with this section cited above as LPA’s observed a larger crib in classroom 5 with an infant child inside of the crib with the latch lock faced forward and partially unlocked, which poses a potential Health, Safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR101439.1(f) · Type B

101439.1:Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment: (f) "Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows." This requirement is not met by: Based on observation and interview, Facility did not comply with this section cited above. At approximately 9:15am, in the back side of classroom 5/8 (sleeping room), LPAs observed a pink blanket in one of the infant cribs with no infants present, which poses a potential Health, Safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101429(a)(2)(C) · Type B

101429(a): Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants: (2) "Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed by sight and sound at all times...(C) Documentation shall be maintained... and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following:1. Date, 2. Infant’s name,.3. Time of each 15-minute check, 4. Initials of staff person who conducted each check." This requirement is not met by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, Facility did not comply with this section cited above as Sleep logs that were provided to LPA’s were from March 2024 and prior which poses a potential Health, Safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR101416.3(b) · Type B

101416.3(b): Infant Care Aide Qualifications and Duties: "An infant care aide shall work under the direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher, except as provided for in Section 101416.5(d)(1)." This requirement is not met by: Based on observation and interview, Facility did not comply with this section cited above. At approximately 9:35am, LPA’s observed an unqualified staff alone with a group of 3 infants leave the classroom which poses a potential Health, Safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type B

101223(a)(1): Personal Rights(a): "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 evidence by: Based on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as a child sustained bites by peer while in care, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights to Persons in care.

ALLEGATION(S): Staff do not provide adequate supervision to daycare children in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 9/25/24 at approximately at 8:45am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) A. and T. conducted an unannounced subsequent site visit to the facility to deliver investigation findings in response to the above allegation that was made to the Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD) on 7/9/24. LPAs A. and T. met with Site Director, K.C.L. and discussed the purpose of the visit. During today’s visit, LPA conducted a health and safety inspection. Present during the inspection was Site Director and ten staff supervising twenty-seven children (9 infants and 18 toddlers). All adults present have fingerprint clearance and are associated to the facility. During the course of the investigation, LPAs conducted observations, gathered documents, and interviewed staff. Based on the information gathered it was determined that there is not sufficient evidence to say that staff did not provide adequate supervision to the children in care. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. No deficiencies are being cited today under California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Appeal rights and a notice of site visit were discussed and provided to Director, K.C.L. Director was reminded that a Notice of Site visit (LIC 9213) must be posted for 30 consecutive days during the hours of operation after each site visit by a licensing representative F. to maintain posting as required will result in a civil penalty of $100.00. Exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to the Director, K.C.L. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

ALLEGATION(S): Lack of supervision Staff handled a child inappropriately INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A.M. met with facility representative for this closing complaint investigation. Purpose of visit explained. Information gathered and obtained; staff interviews conducted. No children's interviews conducted due to allegations happening in infant program and too young to be interviewed. Interviews conducted revealed that staff either have no knowledge of any child being left without supervision or have heard "rumors" of an incident in another classroom but could not provide any further details making the information "rumors." Staff also either had no knowledge of any child being treated in a rough manner or only stated there were rumors of an incident but had no direct observation or knowledge of it. It is unknown specifically which classroom/child/staff the allegation is in reference to, so there is not enough information. Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are unsubstantiated. This report is reviewed with facility representative and a copy of this report must be made available for public review upon request. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

ALLEGATION(S): Staff yelled at day care children INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A.M. met with facility representative for this closing complaint investigation. Purpose of visit explained. Information gathered and obtained; staff interviews conducted. No children's interviews conducted due to the alleged violations happened in the infant program and infants are too young to be interviewed. Interviews conducted revealed that staff do not yell at infants. If a baby is crying for an extended period of time, staff will check to see what may be wrong including if a diaper change is needed, if baby is hurt/in pain, hungry, etc. The infant will then be consoled and addressed and some times taken outside with a staff person for fresh air. Staff denied any other method of disciplinary nature is used on infants. There are occasions where an infant may sit on a staff persons lap for example during circle time etc. Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are unsubstantiated. This report is reviewed with facility representative and a copy of this report must be made available for public review upon request. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: