La Petite Academy

101216(g)(1) · Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff #1 has not provided LIC 503/TB which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/29/2025

101215.1(f) · Child Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties (f) When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher as specified in Section 101216.1(c) to act as substitute. This substitute child care center director shall be aware of center operations, including total enrollment; shall be trained in program operation; and shall be designated as an authorized person to correct operational deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not having an updated LIC 308 Designation of Facility Responsibilit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/29/2025

101419.3(a) · Modifications to Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not having needs and service plans for child #1 and for child #2 not being updated subsequently (last date 5/15/24) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/29/2025

101212(b) · Reporting Requirements (b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s).

Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not notifying Palmdale Regional Office and Licensing Program Analyst Rivera about director change which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/29/2025

101416.2(c)(1)(A) · Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants.

Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #2, staff #4 and staff #5 in not providing proof of infant/toddler units completion which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 07/18/2024