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25 | On August 1st, 2024 at approximately 10:30am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) April Wright met with Center Director Guadalupe Lara-Ceja for a Case Management visit. Present were 17 infant/toddler age children and 5 fingerprint cleared staff personnel. The purpose of the visit was to follow up on 2 unusual incident reports received and submitted by the facility regarding a child being left unsupervised.
On 7/17/2024, C1 was left unattended on the playground unsupervised during the lunch time transition to the classroom. S2, S3 and S4 noticed the child was not in the classroom seated at the lunch table. S2 retuned to the yard to see C1 laying down in the bungalow area. C1 was brought back to the classroom by S2 and parents were notified of the incident. Center Director was attending an Directors meeting and was offsite when this incident occurred, was notified the following day.
On 7/30/2024 during the transition from the play yard to the classroom for lunch, C1 was again left in play yard in the bungalow area. S2, S3 and S5 noticed the child was not present at the table after the transition. Per incident report,"the teachers noticed during this transition after getting settling in for lunch, that a child had been left behind."S2 found the C1 again in the bungalow laying down and brought C1 back to the classroom. Regional Director was notified of the incident due to S1 being on vacation at the time when the incident occurred. Parents were notified of the incident and teachers were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation from Human Resources.
Due to the lack of supervision during these incidents, the facility is being issued a Type A Violation and a $500.00 immediate civil penalty is also being assessed. LPA informed Center Director that this report dated 8/1/2024, which documents the Type A citation shall be posted for 30 consecutive days. This violation posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
See LIC 809C for continuance. |