Discovery Isle Child Development Center · Carlsbad

... 1 Director stated she would provide a staff training regarding ratio requirements and have staff sign agenda sheet and send to LPA Lane via e-mail by 2/21/25. Based upon interviews conducted with reporting party, staff members and parents of enrolled children, about once a month since October 2024 there have been 13 children with one staff member which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

... 1 Director stated she would provide staff training regarding supervision and provide signed staff agenda by 2/21/25. Director also stated the admin team would do regular supervision of transitions from outside to inside and provide a summary of transitions observed by 2/21/25 both via e-mail to LPA Lane. Based upon Director statement and name to face documentation from the facility app, C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 1-3 minutes which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on interviews and documentation, it was determined on at least 3 separate occasions, staff S1 violated children’s personal rights by grabbing their arms and swinging them in another direction, yanking them, and exhibiting other rough behaviors toward children which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on interviews and documentation reviewed it is determined, staff S1 has spoken inappropriately, yelled at, or used an unnecessary forceful tone as well as grabbed, yanked or other rough behaviors with children in care as a means of discipline and/or redirection which posed an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 THIS IS AN AMENDED DOCUMENT DELIVERED ON 5/14/25.

Based on investigation interviews and documentation children in the 2’s classroom have been left unsupervised in situations when a single staff is using the diaper changing table and unproperly supervised using the bathroom while they are potty training. Also, documentation determined child C1 was left unsupervised in a classroom and discovered by a staff which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director will provide the department with sign-in sheet of all the staff that have reviewed the training and proof of repositioned table by 10/10/24.

Based on interviews and information gathered, child C1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 20 minutes after the child’s class returned to their classroom. This is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at a water fountain in Room 5 and 9 and a food prep sink faucet in the ktichen. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Repairs have been started and Director will keep Licensing informed of the progress.

Director states that she will ensure the pvc pipe is repaired and/covered safely by the plan of correction date and will provide proof of correction to licensing via email. Staff will use extra precaution to safeguard this area in the meantime. LPA observed two pieces of white pvc pipe sticking up from the sand area where children have access to run and play, creating a potential hazard to children in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to one staff member, Austin McKinney being present in the facility without an active criminal record clearance attached to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Facility is operating out of ratio

Child was not accorded dignity in their relationship with staff

Lack of supervision

THIS IS AN AMENDED DOCUMENT DELIVERED ON 5/14/25.