153808556-12-5-2023-57-CC-KMWS-CY8PTL-20231205103609

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153808556
Report Date: 12/05/2023
Date Signed: 12/05/2023 10:36:48 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 12/05/2023 10:36 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME:	SMALL WONDERS PRESCHOOL/THE ROCK		FACILITY NUMBER:	153808556
ADMINISTRATOR:	ROGOWSKI, LORI		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	4800-C FRUITVALE AVENUE		TELEPHONE:	(661) 387-6363
CITY:	BAKERSFIELD	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	93308
CAPACITY:	280	CENSUS: 0	DATE:	12/05/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:	Office	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	10:00 AM
MET WITH:	Lori Rogowski		TIME COMPLETED:	10:45 AM

NARRATIVE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	On December 5, 2023, an Informal Office Meeting was conducted at the Fresno South Regional Child Care Office. In attendance at the meeting were Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Luisa Gavoutian, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kari McWilliams, and facility Director Lori Rogowski. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss a recent violation of Title 22 regulations. The following issue/violation was discussed: Type A Deficiency: 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. On November 1, 2023, Director, Lori Rogowski called into the Fresno South Regional Office to report an incident that occurred on October 31, 2023. Director Rogowski reported that Child #1 (C1) was left unattended in the outside play area for “at least ten minutes”. It was reported that a parent notified staff of the child outside and staff immediately brought the child into a classroom. Parent of C1 was immediately notified of the incident. C1’s teacher was immediately let go from the facility. It was reported that C1 was hiding behind a play kitchen and that is why the child was not seen when the children were brought back into the classroom. Director Rogowski has since removed all play kitchens from the outside play area and Director Rogowski also trained staff on the facility’s policies for transitioning from inside to outside and back into the classrooms as well as having an updated list of the students present. Director Rogowski also implemented a new procedure for designated staff to complete another visual sweep of the outside play area after the children have lined up to go inside as an extra precaution. Continued on 809-c

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Luisa Gavoutian	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7879
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kari McWilliams	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-4724
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 12/05/2023

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/05/2023

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: SMALL WONDERS PRESCHOOL/THE ROCK	FACILITY NUMBER: 153808556
	VISIT DATE: 12/05/2023

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On November 3, 2023 LPA McWilliams conducted an unannounced case management inspection and met with Director Rogowski, the facility was cited a Type A deficiency and issued an immediate civil penalty for violation of 101229(a)(1).

Today, Director Rogowski and LPM Gavoutian discussed the steps the facility has taken to prevent this situation from occurring again which includes training existing staff and newly hired staff on supervision and transitioning periods.

Director Rogowski was reminded that facility staff are required to ensure that the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care remain protected at all times. It was discussed that continued violations of Title 22 Regulations may result in a Non-Compliance meeting or a possible referral of the childcare facility to the Legal Division for possible Administrative Action.

Exit interview conducted with Director Rogowski. Per Title 22 Division 12 Chapter 1 of the California Regulations no deficiencies are being cited today. A copy of this signed report was provided to Director Rogowski.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Luisa Gavoutian	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7879
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kari McWilliams	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-4724
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 12/05/2023

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/05/2023

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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