School of Imagination

CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type B

101223 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on the interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.

ALLEGATION(S): -Staff threw a shoe at a child in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.S. arrived unannounced to deliver the findings from a complaint investigation for the above allegation. LPA met with Director C.S. and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present during the inspection were the director and 13 staff members supervising 28 children in care. Based on interviews and record reviews the facility disclosed an incident that was also self reported to the Community Care Licensing Division. Furthermore, the interviews and record review did not identify any concrete evidence to support the allegation that the staff member threw the shoe at the child, which concludes that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is "Unsubstantiated". Notice of Site visit and appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the director, C.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type B

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: ...... aids to physical functioning. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. S1 withheld food from the C1, resulting in a violation of his/her personal rights, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.

CCR 101216.1(b)(1) · Type B

101216.1(b)(1)Teacher Qualifications and Duties b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units....... obtained a Child Development Assistance Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher C. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The RBTs who do not have teacher qualifications are left alone in the classrooms which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility is aware of incidents where the child(ren) were disciplined, roughly, violating the children's personal rights.

ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not adequately supervise day care children resulting in inappropriate interactions between children in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.S. arrived unannounced to deliver the findings from a complaint investigation for the above allegation. LPA met with Director C.S. and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present for today's visit were the director, 26 fingerprint-cleared and associated staff members, and 34 children in care. Based on the interview, observation, and record review, the LPA has determined that no one in the facility has witnessed inappropriate interactions. Furthermore, the interview also revealed that no such incident was brought directly to the facility representatives by the children, which concludes that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site visit and appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the Facility Representative, C.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

ALLEGATION(S): -Facility staff abused child in care -Staff did not prevent inappropriate interactions between day care children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.S. arrived unannounced to deliver the findings from a complaint investigation for the above allegation. LPA met with Director C.S. and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present for today's visit were the director and 27 fingerprint-cleared and associated staff members, and 86 children in care. During the course of investigation, the Investigation Branch (IB) and LPA interviewed the director, Staff, and guardian and received pertinent documents. Based on the interviews, the Facility denies that Staff abused the child in care. Staff Interviews reveal that no one has witnessed anyone abusing any child. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site visit and appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the Facility Representative, C.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.S. arrived unannounced to deliver the findings from a complaint investigation for the above allegation. LPA met with Director C.S. and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present for today's visit were the director and 27 fingerprint-cleared and associated staff members, and 86 children in care. During the course of the investigation, the Investigation Branch (IB) and LPA interviewed the director, Staff, and guardian and received pertinent documents. Based on the interviews, the Facility denies any inappropriate interactions between daycare children and the Staff. The Facility stated that no one has ever seen anyone touching a child inappropriately. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site visit and appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the Facility Representative, C.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101226(e)(2) · Type B

(2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation,record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above.C1, C2, C3 and C4's epipens/medications were found to be expired, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.