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101223 Personal Rights (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: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on investigation and interviews, there were incidents observed of a child being handled in a rough manner and children were restrained and swaddled to remain in sleeping blankets. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=2, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
101229: Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children’s needs (1) No child…shall be left without the supervision of a teacher…" This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, LPA observed a child (C1) walk into classroom #2 from outdoors and was crying at corner of classroom without the direct visual supervision of staff. During visit LPA observed staff walking from class to class leaving children without visual supervision. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility had a 37 month old(C2) child in the toddler program. Facility was also commingling preschool age children with toddler age children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101223 Personal Rights (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: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observations, Children were told to be still, this is not movement time, are you going to be still, are you moving, your going to be still, close your eyes, turn your head the other way and being force to be still and nap. This poses an potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
101216.4 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WITH TODDLER COMPONENT (a) Licensees serving preschool-age children may create a special program component for children who are between 18 months and 36 months of age. The provisions of Sections 101151 through 101239.2 shall apply for children over 24 months, in addition to those specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.955. The provisions of Sections 101351 through 101439.1 shall apply for children between the ages of 18 and 24 months participating in a preschool toddler component, in addition to those specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.955. (1) A child who is between 18 months and 36 months of age may participate in the toddler program with written permission from the child's authorized representative. No child in the toddler program shall be placed in the preschool program before the age of 30 months without written permission from the child's authorized representative. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility did not have written permission from child's (C3) authorized representative to participate in the toddler program, which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
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