Castle Head Start

Based on the record review and interviews conducted, it was determined that staff failed to ensure that C1’s personal rights were protected by not ensuring C1’s safety. C1 should not have been allowed to climb up from the bottom of the slide, which resulted in C1 losing balance, falling, and sustaining an injury. This failure poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Based on the record review and interviews conducted, it was confirmed that C1 was left unsupervised in the playground for seven minutes without adult supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Based on record review and interviews conducted, it was confirmed that due to the lack of supervision, Child #1 (C1) had access to the off-limits. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Site Supervisor stated that she will also continue to monitor all staff members and enforce these training materials in the classroom.

Based on record review and interviews conducted, it was confirmed that Staff #2 (S2) violated Child #1 (C1)’s Personal Rights by causing physical pain, intimidated, and threat C1. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Site Supervisor is to submit proof of attendance and children’s personal rights training materials to CCL-Fresno Office by 03/14/2025.

Based on record review and interviews conducted, C1 started having fever at 8:20 AM at 100.9, at 12:30 PM, C1’s fever was 102.4 and by 1:15 PM, C1 fever was at 103.2. During the interviews, staff were not aware of the protocol if a child involved is extremely ill and if the child’s parent is not able to be reached. Staff were also not able to identify the next appropriate protocol to take. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Based on record reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. As of today's date 03/02/2023 facility has not provided Community Care Licensing with evidence of testing the water used for drinking or food preparation for lead contamination as required, therefore facility is out of compliance which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.