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25 | On December 14, 2023, Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Bettina Engelman and Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elvira Sierra met with Licensee, Ganesh Lakshmanan and Facility Director, Unnamalai Algappan for the purpose of an Informal Office Meeting. LPM Engelman defined the difference between a Non-Compliance and an Informal Meeting. LPM advised the purpose of today’s meeting is to help facility gain compliance.
Today's informal meeting was to discuss the Type A citation issued on 12/06/23 for absence of supervision when a child was able to leave the facility without staffs’ knowledge or supervision.
The Licensee stated that they have taken the following steps to maintain compliance:
1. Physical plant: 2 gates were installed; one child gate was installed in the kindergarten classroom and the second child gate was installed by the hallway leading to the teacher door and the office
2. Physical plant: Consider in adding bells to all doors to alert staff when the door is opened.
3. Class schedules were adjusted so there will always be teacher in opening classroom #2.
LPA and LPM reviewed regulations on Supervision. LPM and LPA provided information regarding training videos on Supervision and the Technical Support Program (TSP), which is a non-enforcement arm of the Community Care Licensing Division offering onsite support to licensees and providers. LPA will follow-up with Licensees for TSP services. LPA discussed using the Department website (ccld.ca.gov) for childcare updates, legislations, forms and regulation information. LPM suggested viewing information videos at www.ccld.childcarevideos.org.
This report was reviewed by Facility Representatives, Unnamalai Algappan and Ganesh Lakshmanan. |