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25 | On 10/16/2020 at 1:00 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elise Read conducted an announced virtual case management inspection for the purpose of following up on an incident that was reported on 09/25/20. The original follow up was conducted via telephone call on 09/30/2020. LPA met with Director Karen Garcia. Due to COVID-19, this inspection was conducted virtually using Zoom. At the time of inspection, there were 25 children with 6 staff in 3 classrooms.
The incident occurred on 09/25/2020 when Staff #1 (S1) took a group of 9 children to the bathroom. S1 returned with the group to the classroom and was sent on break by S2. Child #1 (C1) entered the classroom approximately 4 minutes later. C1 was upset and stated that they were left alone in the bathroom. S2 informed the Director of the incident. The parents of C1 were informed and Director met with S1 and S2.
The Department reviewed the incident. It was determined that citations were needed in response to this incident due to the lack of supervision.
Director stated that since the incident, she has created a new form called the "Break Documentation and Count" form that is used between staff to document their break time, who is giving them their break, and how many children they have at that time. Director has also updated the staff handbook to include more specific expectations on supervision and child counts. She has created "count minimums" for her staff that include the minimum times and places they should be counting their children. She conducted a staff meeting on 10/15/20 where she reviewed the updates to the staff handbook with all of her staff and has conducted ongoing check in meetings with S1, who was involved in the incident.
Please see LIC 809D for cited deficiencies.
An exit interview was conducted with the Director. Director will receive a copy of their appeal rights, this report, and a Notice of Site Visit via email. Director will reply to the email confirming receipt of these documents. Notice of Site Visit will remain posted for 30 days. |