San Anselmo Preschool

ALLEGATION(S): Facility staff uses inappropriate discipline practices with day care children INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 11/15/2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) L. and Naves conducted an unannounced complaint visit and met with the Director, K.N. The purpose of the visit was to deliver the findings and to close out the complaint. LPAs explained the purpose of the visit to the director. Sixty-four preschool-aged children and eleven staff members were present during today’s visit. All relevant information was collected and analyzed during the LPA investigation, and all parties involved were contacted and interviewed. Based on the information obtained from the LPA investigation, the allegation listed above was unsubstantiated, meaning it may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the violations did or did not occur. See Page 2 Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision...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). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

ALLEGATION(S): -Staff poses a threat to the safety of children. -Staff took photos of children without permission. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 9/9/2022, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs), H.L. and N.G., made an unannounced visit to the San Anselmo Preschool in response to a complaint. The LPAs were granted entry by the Director, K.N. The LPAs explained the purpose of the visit to the director. Guardian, the department's system for conducting background checks, has confirmed that all the individuals listed on the facility’s roster have been granted permission to work or be present in a childcare facility. The LPAs observed seven teachers supervising sixty-seven children inside the facility. Children's capacity and ratio requirements were observed to be in compliance, During the investigation, all the pertinent information was gathered and examined, and all the parties involved were contacted and interviewed. The LPA was unable to identify whether the complaint that staff posing a threat to the safety of the children took place at the facility based on the interviews that were conducted with the staff. According to the interviews conducted with a member of the staff, the staff member admits to taking photos of the parent and the child. The director handed over the Photo Authorization and Waiver form, which all of the parents, including the one of the child belonging to the Reporting Party, had to fill out before the facility was allowed to take photographs of the children. Based on LPA interviews and record reviews, the allegations, staff poses a threat to the safety of children and staff taking photos of children without permission, may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the violation did or did not occur; therefore, the above allegation is found to be unsubstantiated Appeal rights was discussed with the director “The Notice of Site Visit” shall be posted for 30 days. Failure to maintain postings as required, will result in an immediate $100 civil penalty. A copy of this report and the “Notice of Site Visit” and their “Appeal Rights” were given to the director, E. interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director, K.N. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: