Brella Playa Vista Preschool

Director will ensure 15 minutes transition times are being enforced when using shared space rooms. Director will complete a retraining with staff for the transitions of shared spaces and provide a copy of training completion to LPA for review. Per LPA observation on 10/14/25 in playground Green finished at 4:15pm and Lilac started at 4:25pm. On 10/16/25 in the art area green finished at 3:25pm and lilac started at 3:33pm.

Based on LPA observations green classroom had 18 children in attendance. LPA observed shared space log indicated 16 children in the playground, which was updated to show 18 children at one time which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Director and administrative to report incidents to the Regional Office within 24 hours. Director did not report incident made by Child (C1) the authorized representative regarding injury to child in March 2025.

Based on interviews and records reviews there was no report made to the Department by the facility regarding injury to child that required medical attention in February 2025. The fire department was called out to the faciltiy and a child was transported to the emergency room from the childcare facility.

Director will ensure staff are maintaining 15 minutes transition time incorporated into the daily play schedule of the art lab, garden area, and indoor gross motor room. Director will create a daily sign in/out sheet for above mentioned rooms and have staff to sign in/out daily as areas are utilized. LPA observed at 9:31am yellow classroom utilized the outdoor garden and art room. At 9:36am green classroom utilized the outdoor garden and art room. At 10:31am LPA observed one teacher and four children enter the art room. At 10:33am LPA observed two teachers and eighteen children transition into the garden area/art room.

Based on LPA record reviews and interviews which were conducted and recorded, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met for lack of supervision. CCC self reported the incident to ESCCRO as an UIR on 4/10/25. 8 Director will submit a written action plan regarding playground safety & supervision, i.e. head count, check off sheet of children on the yard when the kids go to the yard and when they are returning to the classroom.

Based on observation LPA observed at 1:28pm one teacher and 9 children line up and transition out of the garden area. At 1:29pm LPA observed one teacher and eight children transition into the garden area. At 1:30pm an additional teacher transitions into the garden area.

Director will ensure a teacher child ratio of 1:24 when children are napping (asleep) daily. Director will ensure a teacher child ratio of 1:12 visually observing and supervising is followed daily when children are in attendance daily. Director will provide staff for ratios daily when children are in attendance. At 1:02pm LPA observed 17 children supervised by one staff, during resting time in the green room. LPA observed two children to be awake. At 1:08pm LPA observed 13 children supervised by one staff, during resting time in the lilac room. LPA observed one child to be awake.

Based on LPA observations 21 children and 5 staff were in art lab at one time. LPA observed during transitions 24 (15 plus 9) children in art lab at one time which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation two staff left a child in the garden area without visual supervision for approximately two minutes.

Based on observation, Twelve children were observed in the outdoor garden which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 observations. Ten children were observed in the outdoor garden which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Reporting Requirements-Staff did not comply with reporting requirements.

Reporting Requirements- Staff did not properly report unusual incident(s)

Neglect/ Lack of Supervision- Staff did not prevent child(ren) from wandering away from facility