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POC Due Date /
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Request Denied
Type A
02/14/2024
Section Cited
CCR
102417(a)
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7 | 102417 Operation of a Family Child Care Home (a) - The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times.
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7 | Licensee was advised that a child wandering from a day care home is not acceptable and a serious violation of Child Care regulations as well as a serious risk to the health and safety of a child. |
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14 | Based on interviews and record reviews, it was determined that a four year old child in care wandered from the facility on 10/19/23 before being found by his father at a neighbor's several houses down from the provider. Having a child elude the supervision of a day care provider without their notice is an immediate risk to their health and safety. | 8
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14 | Licensee submitted a previous written plan of correction to prevent such future incidents that included installation of preventative equipment such as locks and alarms, home cameras and an increased supervision plan. |
Request Denied
Type A
02/15/2024
Section Cited
HSC1596.885(c)
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7 | 1596.885(c) The department may…revoke any license…issued under this act upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this act: (c) Conduct which is inimical to the health, morals… welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility…This requirement was not met as evidenced by: | 1
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7 | Analyst and licensee discussed the Licensee's obligation to be truthful with the Department in all her interactions with them and her relation of all incidents that affect the day care. Licensee states she will submit a written statement to that effect to analyst to comfirm this and address the deficiency by 02/15/24. |
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14 | Based on confidential interviews and reviewed reports, it was determined that the Licensee was untruthful with the Department about two separate incidents in which the same four year old child wandered from her facility. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. | 8
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14 | LPA also informed licensee that this information will be forwarded to the Department’s Legal Division for further review for an ongoing administrative action. |
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
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Request Denied
Type B
02/19/2024
Section Cited
CCR
102416.2(d)
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7 | 102416.2 Reporting Requirements (d) – The licensee shall report to the Department as provided by Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.467(b)(1) and (2) (which) provides in part: A report shall be made to the department by telephone or fax during the department's normal business hours before the close of the next working day following the occurrence during the operation of family day care home of…the…events."... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: | 1
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7 | Licensee states she will submit a written statement to analyst that demonstrates her understanding of her reporting responsibilities to the Department for any event that may affect the health and safety of children in care and also complete and submit an LIC 624B Unusual Incident report detailing the 10/19/23 incident by 02/19/24 to complete the correction. |
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14 | Based on LPA’s interviews and reviewed reports, the provider did not report a 10/19/23 child wandering incident to the Department which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. | 8
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