St. Nicholas Day Care and Preschool-Infant

ALLEGATION(S): Staff are operating out of ratio. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On July 24, 2026 at approximately 11:20am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Quimbo conducted an unannounced, complaint visit to St. Nicholas Day Care and Preschool Infant. LPA met with director, N.A., and explained the purpose of the visit. Infant program operates as the “Caterpillars”. Infants are separate in the classroom between younger infants and older infants (mobile infants). Present during today’s visit included 21 infant children with 10 teaching staff (including director): 12 older infants with 4 teaching staff and 9 younger infants (4 sleeping and 5 awake) with 6 teaching staff. Teaching staff present have fingerprint clearance on file. Throughout the investigation, LPA conducted classroom observations, reviewed facility records and interviewed staff. (Continue report on 9099C...) Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(B) · Type B

101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when...(B)Each aide is responsible for...a group of no more than four infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, Caterpillars’ classroom was operating with a total of 30 infants and 13 staff (2 qualified teachers and 3 qualified aides). The 5 qualified staff present would allow for a ratio of 20 infants only. Remainder of staff present in Caterpillars’ classroom did not have ECE units and are not counted towards ratio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to children in care.

CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B

(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 staffs's records were missing a completed health screening report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101427(c) · Type B

101427 Infant Care Food Service (c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, C1 was fed an incorrect bottle that did not belong to C1. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) · Type B

(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not maintain a daily sleeping log for all napping infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101229.1(a)(1) · Type B

(a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in no enrolled children were properly signed into facility with authorized representatives' written signatures, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

WD 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B

California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one water fixture tested for lead exceeded 5.5 ppb threshold, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101220.1(g) · Type B

(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations and shall maintain such documentation in the center for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. 3 out of 10 children's (whom have attended program for at least 7 months) files did not have immunization records, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.