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Home › CA › Bakersfield › Small Steps Child Development Center
4201 UNIVERSITY AVE, Bakersfield CA 93306 · License #155601000 · Center · Day Care Center
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101212(d)(1)(C)(f) · (d) Upon the occurrence… a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day... (1)Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident… that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. (f) The items specified… above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. The Site Supervisor agrees to watch the video titled "Child Care Reporting Requirements" available on ccld.childcarevideos.org and email LPA a summary of the video by 07/14/2025. LPA also provided the Site Supervisor with a copy of the Reporting Requirements regulations.
The Licensee did not report an incident of staff mishandling a child in care to the Department or the child’s authorized representative which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101173(d) · (d) The child care center shall operate in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation.
The plan of operation for the center states, “Small Steps offers a toddler component… following regulations The Licensee will no longer allow toddler program children and preschool children to comingle for any amount of time. … The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children…” however the Licensee allowed staff to comingle children from the toddler program with preschool children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
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101215.1(d)(m) · (d) The child care center director, or the substitute director as specified in (f) below, shall be on the premises during the hours the center is in operation. (m) A child care center director shall complete 16 hours of health and safety training if necessary pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866. The Site Supervisor stated they will complete the Health and Safety training, lead prevention training, and obtain pediatric First Aid/ CPR training from an approved vendor. LPA will send the Site Supervisor the link to the required trainings. Site Supervisor will send LPA the certificates by 07/31/2025.
The supervisor was not observed on site during the investigation and records review shows the supervisor has not completed lead prevention training and pediatric CPR/ first aid training from Red Cross, American Heart Association, or EMSA which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(1) · (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.
a child in care was mishandled by staff and staff are not The Licensee agrees to met with the staff to address any ongoing issues and take disciplinary action as needed. Training was provided to all staff. Site Supervisor will send LPA the write ups for the staff by email by 07/14/2025. respectful to each other in front of children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101225(a) · (a)Only drivers licensed for the type of vehicle operated shall be permitted to transport children.
the Licensee allowed Staff #3 to provide transportation to children with an unexpired drivers license on file which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care Staff #3 will no longer provide transportation to children in care without a current license on file. Per Program Director, the facility will keep a current drivers licenses on file for all staff and will update protocol for ensuring all licenses in staff files are updated by 07/14/2025.
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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101217(b) · (b) Personnel records shall be maintained for all volunteers and shall contain the following: (1) A health statement as specified in Section 101216(g). (2) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g)(3). (3) For volunteers that are required to be Program Director agrees to send LPA the files for the volunteers that were present at Small Steps by 07/14/2025. fingerprinted pursuant to Section 101170: (B) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by 101170(e).
The Licensee did not keep volunteer records available for Department review which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care
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Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.
101229(a)(1) · 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. The Director agrees provide an all-staff training regarding Title 22 Regulation 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. This training will include viewing Community Care Licensing (CCL) video "Supervising Children in Child Care Centers" This video can be viewed by
staff left a child unattended in the restroom which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care accessing the Departments website: ccld.childcarevideos.org. Licensee will submit a copy of training agenda and a list of attendees to the Fresno CCL office by 06/24/2025.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.