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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cindy Nguyen conducted an unannounced case management inspection in response to a self reported incident. LPA met with Director, Jennifer Irving who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. LPA observed 30 infant children with 10 staff members. During today's inspection staffing and capacity ratios were met. A review of staff criminal clearance records on this date indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions.
On 03/06/2020 an unusual Incident Report (UIR) was filed with the Licensing Office. The facility reported that on 03/06/2020, a parent reported they observed a staff member on the playground lifted a child waist high by the upper arm.
During the course of the inspection, LPA interviewed staff members, reviewed surveillance footage, reviewed a staff file and conducted a physical plant inspection. All staff interviewed denied ever observing the staff in question, or any other staff, lifting any child by the arm. All staff interviewed stated that the staff in question is very caring, loving and very dedicated to her job. LPA viewed the outside video surveillance at the facility for 03/06/2020. The video surveillance reviewed for 03/06/2020 did not show the teacher in question lifting the child in question by the arm but instead was guiding the child by the arm for the child to walk inside with the rest of the group.
Based on the staff interviewed, reviewed surveillance footage, reviewed staff file, and physical plant inspection, no deficiencies were observed of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 at the time of the inspection.
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