Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center · Preschool, Bakersfield

Administration of Child Care Licensing…(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care as set forth in paragraph…this requirement was not met by: 1 Assistant Director stated that she shall provide a copy of the report from 12/23/2025 to all parents and have them complete the LIC 9224 form. In addition, all other files shall be reviewed to ensure the LIC 9224 form is on file for all other children in care. Copies of the LIC 9224 shall be sent the Fresno Regional Office by 1/29/2026. Based on interview and record review, LPA observed only 14 children files had completed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from the type A citation issued on 12/23/2025. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8

LPA Hernandez’s interviews and review of facility records it was revealed that daycare staff hit day care children and daycare staff handled day care children in a rough manner. This poses a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 and monitoring of staff interactions with children to ensure compliance. Ongoing monitoring to be documented available for review as needed. Documentation will be received by Fresno South Child Care Regional Office no later than December 30, 2025.

Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons, This requirement is not met as evidenced: by: Per Director she will conduct a staff training and review personal rights. Director will submit a training agenda and a sign in sheet POC date of 5/26/2025. Based on interviews conducted a non-employee adult of the facility spanked child in the presence of daycare children. . This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Training to include viewing of Community Care Licensing Video titled "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care"

Based on records reviewed, Licensee did not comply with the cited regulation, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.

Based on interviews conducted it was founded that staff including management speaks inappropriately in front of day care children. Which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 : ccld.childcarevideos.org. The Director will submit a copy of training agenda and a list of attendees to the Fresno Regional South office by 05/01/2025. Director has also requested to be signed up for the TSP program.

staff was in between the door of the classroom and playground at times, they were not readily available to assist, care and meet the children’s needs. 1 DIrector will be re-training staff on care and supervision and will submit proof of training meeting and staff signatures to LPA by 11/04/24.

licensee failed to ensure that 1 An immediate civil penalty of $ 500.00 is assessed as the plan of correction. In addition, the licensee is to seek training and resources on how to enage and serve children in care that exbit behavioral challenges. Licensee to submit written plan children in care were adequately supervised as child #1 exposed his genitalia on multiple occasions to staff and other children on or around June and July 2024. This poses an immediate health and safety risk in that the licensee shall ensure that children are afforded adequate supervision while in care 8 and consult with community resources by

the licensee continually allowed child #1 1 Licensee to submit a written statement and a plan that will ensure the personal health and safety and rights of children in care to CCL by

Assistant Director Candice Lujan said that she will have all corrections completed by 12/29/23. A follow-up inspection is required. LPAs observation and staff interviews noted on LIC9099 and LIC9099-C, poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Based on a record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3, who are present today, are fingerprint cleared, but are not associated to the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA's observed three 2-3inch screws protruding from the door jam that were at eye level to the children in care. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specified in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Staff reported that on 6/5/2023, during transition from Classroom #5 to the facilty's gymnasium, Child #1 was left unsupervised in Classoom #5 for approximately 15 minutes (see LIC809 for further details). 1 Director Curbow stated that she will submit a written plan of action, detailing how the licensee will ensure adequate care and supervision is provided to children at all times, to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 6/9/2023. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights to children in care. A civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed. Director stated that she will also review supervision requirements with staff, and require staff to sign an acknowledgment confirming their understanding of regulation 101229(a)(1), and their role in providing visual observation of children, also due by 6/9/2023.

1) Facility staff did not inform parents of a Type A citation.

Staff hit day care child

Staff handled day care children in a rough manner

Adult spanked child in the presence of daycare children.

Staff speaks inappropriately in front of day care children.

Staff left daycare children unattended for a period of time.

Facility staff did not prevent day care child from exposing himself in the classroom

Facility is not clean, safe, or sanitary.