Giving Tree Academy · Preschool, Watsonville

LPA observed members of the staff (MV and EN)not fully qualified as teachers, were providing care and supervision this poses a potential risk health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.

(e) The failure of an applicant for licensure or a licensee to pay all applicable and accrued fees and civil penalties shall constitute grounds for denial or forfeiture of a license. Site Director was informed that she has until December 26, 2024 to pay the outstanding balance as of today $1064.00 Ms. Sosa understands that not paying the outstanding balance constitutes grounds for forfeiture the license. LIS report dated 12/10/24 shows an outstanding balance of $1064.00 8

Site Director was unable to produce a children's roster, this poses a potential risk health, safety, personal rights risk to children in care

Site Director states she will meet with the Pastor and the Board to discuss the remediation of the grass area and cement cracking. Plan should be submitted to the Department by 7/12/2024. The site director did not maintain the outdoor activity space as there were holes, dry grass, cracked cement and protruding rusty nails which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Everything will be addressed and corrected by 7/26/2024. A follow up plan of correction visit will be conducted to observe the repairs to the outdoor actiivty space.

Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility has not completed water lead testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the grass area currently has holes from animals, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is not sufficient tanbark in the playground area, the dirt surface underneath is visible throughout the area, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as four staff members are missing proof of current Mandated Reporter training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff members are missing proof of immunity to measles, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for both room 1 & 2 in Building A, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for multiple floor mats used for napping, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for Building C, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for tanbark around the preschool playground, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 1 out of 5 staff present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Qualifications - current staff do not meet qualifications to be teachers.

Staff do not maintain a safe playground