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2617 HOWARD RD., Madera CA 93637 · License #200406590 · Center · School Age Day Care Center
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101223(a)(3) · Personal Rights. (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from…intimidation…threat…or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living. Licensee will submit a written staff plan to a licesning program analyst (LPA) by POC due date.
information obtained from interviews. During interviews it was revealed that staff inappropriately speaks to children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
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101223(a)(3) · 101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or
Licensee stated that all staff will be part of a thorough training on how staff will engage with children in care. This training will consist on how staff are abiding by Title 22 Regulations and the center's parent/student's handbook. All staff will submit a statement on the steps/strategies they have all learned Per interviews LPA sustained substantial confirmation that school age staff mishandle and give inappropriate discipline to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. and will be putting into place to ensure they are all meeting all of the children's Personal Rights and needs. Licensee will submit proof of training material, sing-in sheets of all staff who attended, and all of the staff's statement's to the Department by POC due date of 08/22/2025.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(1) · 101223 Personal Rights (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.
Based on observation and Licensee stated that all staff will watch the "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care" video from the https://ccld.childcarevideos.org All staff will all write a complete and thorough statement on what they have learned and strategies on how they will communicate Per interviews LPA sustained substantial confirmation that school age staff speak inappropriately to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. to children in care in various situations to ensure that they are abiding by Title 22 Regulations. Licensee will submit a sign-in verification of staff watching video and all of staff's statement by POC due date of 08/22/2025.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101200(c)(1) · 101200 Inspection Authority of the Department (c)The Department has the authority to inspect, audit, and copy child or child care center records upon demand during normal business hours...Removal ... (1) The licensee shall ensure that provisions are made for the examination Director will review the Regulation 101200 Inspection Authority of the Department. The Director stated they will ensure to have all the required Licensing documents up to date and ready for all and any future inspections. LPA obtained the requested document/s on today's date. of all records relating to the operation of the child care center.
Director did not provide the Department with the requested documents. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
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Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
101238.2(d)(2) · 101238.2(d)(2) Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. Director stated that holes will be filled in and photos will be submitted to the Department by POC due date of 8/13/2025. Director stated that they will make area inaccessible and update the Department with any updates regarding the holes.
LPA observed various holes in the outdoor activity space that are a potential hazard to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care Joseph Pacheco NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Stephanie Vega-Gonzalez NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 08/07/2025 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101238.2(e)(1) · 101238.2(e)(1) Outdoor Activity Space (e) As a condition of licensure, the areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs falls. (1) Sand, woodchips and peagravel, or rubber mats Director stated that they will ensure that sand under all high outdoor play equipment will be raked before children are scheduled to go outside. Director stated that they will submit a written statement to the Department. commercially produced for the purposes of (e) above, are permitted.
LPA observed that the sand was hard and compacted under outdoor equipment. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care Joseph Pacheco NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Stephanie Vega-Gonzalez NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 08/07/2025 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a) · 3) 101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature.... Licensee stated that she will no longer allow dog to be accessible to children in care.
based on evidenced of records reviewed and interviews. LPA Rodriguez obtained information from corroborating interviews that revealed that staff do not adequately supervise pets in the facility resulting in a child being bitten, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights to children in care
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Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101538.3(b) · 101538.3 Indoor Activity Space for School-Age Children (b) In combination programs, indoor activity space provided for school-age child care center children shall be physically separated from space provided for infant care and child care center children. Licensee stated that she will submit a waiver request to the Department. Licensee stated she will write a statement stating that she will not comingle children.
Based on observation. LPA observed 15 school age and 5 preschool children in the school age classroom. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.