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CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

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 requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the Licensee’s own admission on 09/04/2025 child C1 was left without staff supervision on the play yard by the garden gate. This posed an immediate health and safety risk to the child(ren) in care.

Request Denied

ALLEGATION(S): Day care child sustained an unexplained bruise while in care Staff did not prevent day care child from physically harming other children resulting in injuries Staff did not notify children’s authorized representatives of children’s injuries INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Manager (LPM) M.M. and Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.P. made an unannounced complaint investigation visit today, and met with Director, E.S. (D1), for the purpose of delivering findings of the above allegations. LPA/LPM previously met with D1 on 08/11/2025 to open the complaint. During the course of the investigation, LPA and LPM conducted interviews, received documents and made observations. From 08/11/2025 through 09/12/2025, interviews were conducted with Licensee (L1), Director (D1), one staff (S1) and five adults (A1-A5). Additional adult interviews were attempted. Licensee denied the allegations, stating children act out fast in front of staff, which can be hard to stop at times and parents are always notified of their child’s injuries via the Brightwheel application. L1 further stated children arrive at school with bruises and will get bruises and cuts while at school. If a child is injured while at school a staff member will notify the parent via Brightwheel and will follow up with the parent at pick-up. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

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: Based on interviews with current and former staff conducted between 05/02/23 and 07/25/23, it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate care and supervision to a group of children playing both indoors and outdoors on more than one occasion when a group was let inside or outside without a teacher present, resulting in a lack of supervision which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101238(a) · Type B

(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 interviews conducted between 05/02/23 and 07/25/23 there were uncovered electrical outlets located in two locations in the middle classroom on more than one occasion, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.