Faith Lutheran Day Care Center · Infant Center, Yucaipa

Interim Director provided LPA with a updated employee handbook policy that includes and enforces Hygiene and a Drug-Free Workplace. The new policy includes a Hygiene and a Drug-Free Workplace, Personal Hygiene, Prohibited Items, and Reporting Suspicious Activity. Staff reports and interviews indicating the subject teacher carried a strong odor of marijuana and had allegedly smoked on-site during break times. LPA collected a disciplinary write-up confirming the teacher was sent home and later terminated due to the incident. 8 Plan of correction was received and cleared on 07/10/2025.

Facility agrees to conduct a staff training with all infant teachers to review appropriate methods for calming and soothing infants when they are distressed at nap time. The training will be completed by July 17, 2025. This requirement was not met as evidenced by reports that the subject teacher yelled at the child and patted their back with excessive force, causing the child distress. Despite no visible injuries, staff intervention to modify the teacher’s behavior indicates the child’s comfort and well-being were compromised. 8 The interim director agrees to submit proof of training completion by providing a training agenda along with a sign-in sheet that includes all current infant teachers, including the subject teacher.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in count of 1 staff member (S3) which poses a potential health and safety to persons in care. S3 did not have documentation of a completed LIC 503 on file.

Based on records review and observation, the sink in the One Year Old classroom has tested with a lead exceedance higher than 5 ppb. According to Director, the sink in the classroom is only used for handwashing, and water jugs and personalized water bottles are available in each classroom which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk. 8 During this inspection, LPA Hogue received a copy of service invoice for faucet/sink replacement. Director agrees to submit pictures, once the new faucet/sink is installed. Deficiency cleared during this inspection.