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25 | On January 16, 2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Taityana Benson and Raymond Moorehead arrived at the facility to conclude the investigation in a separate matter, a previous inspection was conducted on October 24, 2023. LPAs met with Ramona Salazar, Director,
and conducted a tour of the facility inside and outside.
During interviews, it was discovered that the facility is operating out of staff-infant ratio on an average during opening hour from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. There is one infant teacher present at opening and based on the facility policy, at no time is staff allowed to decline care to children at drop off. Often, when staff has met the teacher to child ratio of 1:4 (one staff to 4 infants) management is not present to assist to maintain ratio compliance until 7:00 a.m. Additional infant staff are not available to maintain staff-infant ratio until 7:30 a.m. Therefore, by default these actions result in the facility being in noncompliance of the teacher to child ratio.
During the previous visit, on October 24, 2023, it was discovered during record review (Name-to-Face-Checks) that the facility was operating out of ratio during the weeks of October 16, 2023, and October 23, 2023. During opening hours, it was revealed the teacher to child ratio for the infant classrooms was not within 1:4 (one staff to 4 infants) throughout the weeks of October 16, 2023, and October 23, 2023. Furthermore, it was noted that at least one day during the week of October 16, 2023, there has been one teacher to six infants at a given period. In addition, during the week of October 23, 2023, there has been one teacher to five infants at a given period. Lastly, the staff schedule for the weeks of October 16, 2023, and October 23, 2023, documented on an average there was one opening infant teacher.
LPA Taityana Benson informed Ramona Salazar, Director that this report dated 01/16/2024 document(s) 1 Type A citation, Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Report Continued on LIC80-C |