Orchard Ave Baptist Preschool

ALLEGATION(S): Facility staff yells at children in care Facility staff handle day care children in a rough manner INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 12/11/24 a10:15am. Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) E.F. and K.D. conducted an unannounced complaint inspection and met with Director L.Z. to deliver complaint findings. It was alleged that facility staff yells at children in care, and that facility staff handles day care children in a rough manner; specifically, that staff (S1) picks up children and tosses them in rooms, and constantly yells at them. The director and 3 teachers were supervising 18 children and operating within license capacity and ratio requirements. On 10/30/24, S1 and 5 children were interviewed. S1 denied the allegations, stating that they have a loud voice in general and only raise their voice when children are unsafe or can't hear them. S1 also stated that when children have had kicking and screaming meltdowns, they have picked them up and put them in the office, but never in a manner that could cause harm or injure. All 5 children interviewed reported that all staff were nice to them, and that they were happy there. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.