Discovery Depot Child Care · Infant Center, Bakersfield

Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility is co-mingling preschool and infant children at the end of the day as the facility conducts their cleaning of the classrooms. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

that licensee did not report the death of an unenrolled child that died adjacent to the facility that resulted in 2 of the child's sibblings that were accepted and provided care at the licensed facility

Licensee states that exceptional and unforeseen circumstances related to the 2 children sibling's death near the licensed facility resulted in the admission without the agreement in place. Facility states that they are Aware and understand that no child shall Facility accepted and provided care to 2 children on 5/9/25 without an admissions agreement with the authorized representative. This is a potential health and safety risk in that there shall be prior written admission's agreement between the authorized representative and licensee 8 be enrolled without an admissions agreement on file.

David Madding functions as an administrator for the licensee and is not background cleared. Potential risk. 1 Licensee agrees to have David Madding fingerprinted and submit proof of fingerprints to the Fresno South Regional office by submitting completed livescan form by 5/20/2025.

that David Madding has not completed the Child Care Center Orientation Operations 1 Licensee agrees that David Madding will complete the operations and record keeping part 2 of the child care center orientation and submit proof of completion to the Fresno South Regional office by by 5/20/2025. and Record Keeping. This is a potential health and safety risk in that adminsitrators shall have successfully completed Center Orientation prior to operating in the role at the licensed facility.

Limitations on Capacity

Licensee-Unenrolled children provided elements of care and supervision at facility for 1 day.

Licensee did not report unusual incident regarding child death near the facility that resulted in licensed staff accepting responsibility for providing care to children that were not enrolled at the facility.