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25 | ****AMENDED REPORT**** This is an amended report of page(s) LIC809 and LIC809D
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Blanca Ruiz arrived at the facility to conduct a Case Management Inspection for the purpose of addressing a separate matter discovered during a complaint investigation. LPA met with New Facility Director, Misha David, Licensee, Yanping Zhang (Ella) and licensee daughter, Yeran Zheng ( Alice) who translated this report in Chinese/Mandarin to provide the findings related to the above allegation. The facility was toured, and census was taken. Several unannounced inspections have been conducted on 08/09/23, 09/01/23 and 09/18/23. Per Title 22, licensee is required to provide sufficient staff in order to meet all children’s needs. On 09/01/23, LPA observed 13 children in care. Staff #1 was supervising two children at the entrance of the facility. 11 children were observed in a second classroom attempting to nap; 4 of them were fully awake and engaging in conversation and walking around the classroom.
No additional staff was in the classroom. Teacher to child ratio is 1:12. Staff #2 arrived later to assist with supervision. Then Staff #3 and Staff#4 arrived 30- 45 minutes later from an affiliated facility to assist children who required one-on-one attention. LPA was informed that facility director, Laura Perez is no longer working for the facility since the middle of 08/2023.
Information received throughout the investigation revealed that the licensee is aware of the out of ratio situations due to multiple staff changing schedule and/or lack of facility director present at the center. Closer supervision is also required to shadow multiple children(ren) with challenging behaviors. However, the facility failed to rearrange or add additional staff; as well as to work a plan to meet the needs of all the children in care.
See LIC 809C and LIC 809D for deficiency cited. |