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398 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, Costa Mesa CA 92627 · License #304270541 · Day Care Center
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101229(a)(1) · 101229 (a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision...No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation.
FR will make staff schedule changes. FR will have a plan with appropriate alternatives to children who do not nap. Based on staff interviews and LPA observation, S2 admitted to not knowing C1 was in the outdoor playground alone. S2 & S5 witnessed C1 alone in the outdoor playground. This poses a potential risk to the safety of the children in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101216.3(a) · 101216.3Teacher-Child Ratio. (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children...
FR will adjust staff schedules. FR will update classroom plan. LPA observation: LPA observed on 04/17/26, S6 had 17 out of 21 children napping. This poses a potential risk to the safety of the children in care. Thuy Ho NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Susan Deschampe NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 04/17/2026 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Disposition: Substantiated
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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(3) · Personal Rights (a)(3) To be free from...humiliation,intimidation,ridicule, coercion,threat...other actions of a punitive nature...:interference w/...daily living including…sleeping...
FR to give the LIC9224 & complaint report to parents/authorized representatives FR to do in-service/training with staff by 04/20/2026 FR to adjust staff schedules Based on interview, S2 saw S1 hold C2’s wrists & use S1’s knees on C2’s legs to get C2 to sleep. A1 saw S1 hold down C1 w/both S1’s hands to get C1 to sleep. This poses an immediate danger to the health & safety of children in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101238(g) · Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Inside an unlocked cabinet in room #1 LPA observed EO Essential Oils that contains ethanol and reads "keep out of reach from children, Bath & Body Works Fine Fragrance that contains Alcohol Denat, Ethylhexl Methoxycinnamate and other ingredients that are flammable which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 11/15/2023
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.