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25 | On May 1st, 2023 at 12:51PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rosie Breault made an unannounced visit for the purpose of conducting a Case Management - Incident inspection. LPA met with licensee Celina Coral and discussed the purpose of the visit. At the time of the inspection there were six (6) children and licensee.
On 4/21/2023, licensee contacted Community Care Licensing (CCL) to self-report an incident of a child, aged two and a half years, eloping while in care of licensee. Per licensee on 4/21/2023 at or around 11:45PM, licensee and licensee’s mother noticed a child absent from the lunch area to which other children were cleaning up. Licensee’s mother saw the side gate was open and child had wandered off, crossed a residential street, and was picked up by a man walking on the sidewalk. Licensee stated the gate was more than likely not closed properly due to a family touring the home, leaving the side entrance, and not closing it properly to lock.
The man who picked up child contact 911. Licensee stated she did not know the man and did not recognize him and the child “was happy, he had shoes on, he had not been hit or hurt.” Licensee did not obtain the man’s name or contact information. Licensee and the man waited for Santa Barbara Police to arrive and assess the situation. Licensee contacted child’s parents who indicated the child was going to be picked up by grandparents. At the time licensee contacted Community Care Licensing Department (CCLD), all children had been picked up and licensee provided an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) to CCLD within the regulatory time frame.
This poses an immediate risk to the child in care. Type A Violation and civil penalty of $500.00 has been cited.
Exit interview was conducted, report reviewed, and copy provided. LPA provided licensee Appeal Rights and LIC9224
THE NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WAS POSTED AS REQUIRED BY H&S CODE SEC. 1596.817. THE NOTICE OF SITE VISIT MUST REMAIN POSTED FOR 30 DAYS OR A CIVIL PENALTY OF $100.00 WILL APPLY.
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