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3240 PALM AVENUE, San Diego CA 92154 · License #376600887 · Center · Day Care Center
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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 "... coercion, threat.. but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting...".
Based on interviews conducted and video Site Supervisor states that an all staff meeting will be held on11/26/25 and 12/19/25 where regulation 101223(a)(1) will be reviewed and discussed. Staff members will sign attendance sheet and sheet will be submitted to the Regional Office. Staff member involved in incident has been placed footage reviewed, the facility did not ensure that child in care was free from coercion where child was coerced to lay on the sleeping mat . Child was physically forced to remain on sleeping mat during nap time. This poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. on administrative leave pending investigation and will not return as an employee. Site Supervisor will remind staff that a child does not have to stay on the sleeping mat during nap time and other activities (reading, coloring, outdoor play) are available options.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Unsubstantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
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101216.3(a) · 101216.3 (a) Teacher-Child Ratio. There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance…
Director states that an all-staff training will be conducted that is to address staff bathroom breaks and teacher-child ratio. Director states she will submit a copy of topics to be covered in the training as well as the staff sign-in sheet for it to LPA by 07/26/2024. Based on interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it was determined that S2 was left alone supervising 14 children while S1 used the bathroom, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101239(i) · 101239 (i) Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies. There shall be one toilet…, separate from and in addition to the number of toilets…required in (h) above, designated for use by…staff, and for emergency use.
Director states that she will develop and submit a written plan to ensure sufficient staff coverage in order to provide the necessary breaks to staff while maintaining teacher child ratios during hours of operation. The plan is to be submitted to analyst by 06/27/2024. Based on LPA’s interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as it was determined that S1 used the children’s bathroom located inside classroom #6, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.