Just Kid'n Around Childcare · Preschool, Salida

interview findings reflecting that not all parents were informed of children having a communicable disease. This is an 1 Licensee, Melissa Pershall, will attend Non Compliance Conference (NCC) in the North Fresno Regional office. A letter will be sent to licensee confirming date of NCC. Regional Manager and Licensing Program Manager will be present. Licensee has already attended an informal meeting with Regional Manger A Juarez and LPM Iglesias on 3/29/22, immediate risk of personal rights, health and safety to children in care. 8 via Zoom meeting.

interviews reflecting that licensee, Melissa Pershall, used unbecoming language in 1 Licensee, Melissa Pershall, will attend Non Compliance Conference (NCC) in the North Fresno Regional office. A letter will be sent to licensee confirming date of NCC. Regional Manager and Licensing Program Manager will be present. Licensee has already attended an informal meeting with Regional Manger A Juarez and LPM Iglesias on 3/29/22, front of children in care, when addressing staff. Licensee was previously cited on 2/23/22 for the same citation. A civil penalty has been issued. This evidence was not met as evidenced by interview findings. This is an immediate personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 8 via Zoom meeting. A civil penalty has been assessed for repeat violation previously cited on 2/23/22.

interviews conducted reflecting that licensee, Melissa Pershall, 1 Licensee, Melissa Pershall, will attend Non Compliance Conference (NCC) in the North Fresno Regional office. A letter will be sent to licensee confirming date of NCC. Regional Manager and Licensing Program Manager will be present during. Licensee has already attended an informal meeting with Regional Manger A Juarez and LPM Iglesias on 3/29/22, via Zoom meeting was informed that one food group with water does not meet Title 22 requirements, however, licensee continued to serve snacks with one food group with water. Licensee informed staff to provide another food group when Licensing was present in facility. This is an immediate personal, health and safety risk to children in care.

interviews conducted reflecting that licensee, Melissa Pershall, did pull a child’s hair and used threatening, humiliation tactics on a child who wet/dirtied their clothing. This is an immediate personal, health and safety risk to children in care. via Zoom meeting. A previous citation for the same deficiency was issued on 6/10/22. A civil penalty has been assessed for repeat violation previously cited.

Personal Rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature. This requirement was not meet as evidence by LPA's observation of 1 Per Jessica Ramsey, she is the new director, she will provide a copy of detailed training agenda and attendance to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 6/17/22. This is the second same citation issued to licensee. A civil penalty of $250.00 has been assessed. Licensee is to pay the bill upon receipt. licensee using an aggressive communication style when raising her voice to be heard across the classroom when speaking to day care children. This is an immediate personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. This is the second incident that LPA observed in facility. 8

LPA's observation of licensee leaving 12 napping 1 Per Jessica Ramsey, staff training will be provided. A copy of the detailed training agenda with attendence will be provided to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 6/17/22. younger preschool children alone while licensee went into the kitchen to get her lunch. This is an immediate personal rights, health and safety to the children in care. This is an immediate civil lpenalty of $500 and $100 per day until corrected.

Personal Rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature. This requirement was not meet as evidence by 1 Per Jessica Ramsey, she is the new director, she will provide a copy of detailed training agenda and attendance to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 6/17/22. interviews conducted with staff, and LPA's observation of staff raising their voice and using an aggressive tone to get the children's attention to stop their activity during outside play time. This took place while LPA was outside, and walking up to the facility. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 8

LPA's observation that sign in/out forms were not completed as requested. This is potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 1 Per director, Ms. Ramsey, due to current staff issues, she will have each classroom with their own sign in/out binders. Parents will have to bring their children into the classroom and sign the sign in/out binder before leaving the classroom. Licensee will send photographs of binders to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 6/24/22.

LPA did not receive notification of licensee closing her facilty for two days due to two staff members having the flu. This is potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care.

LPAs observation, licensee's interview and child's file review, during today's inspection there were three children present at 1 Per director, licensee will be notified. The facility can no longer provide day care services to the infant. This infant is to be picked up by parents immediately. The infant cannot return to center. Licensee shall provide proof of infant no longer attending facility. Licensee shall provide documentation on how she will no longer bring children, facility, receiving care and supervision by facility staff. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 8 who are not enrolled, do not meet license conditions and limitations as stated on facility license. Documenation is to be provided to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 6/14/22.

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as per LPA's observation of S1 sitting in the classroom with S1's back facing to at least 6 preschool children. The front door and 1 Per director, all staff will attend training that reviews Care and Supervison to children in care; and what that entails. A copy of detailed training and attendance will be sent to Fresno Community Care Licensing office no later than 5/23/22. classroom door have alarms to alert staff of the doors being opened. Staff did not turn around to see who entered or left classroom. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 8

During today's visit, Licensee provided LPA with a written statement, indicating she will not use foul language when addressing issues with staff and will be more conscious of words used to describe staff/ an individual. Additionally, a "Zoom" meeting will be scheduled with Licensee, LPA's Supervisor, and LPA to address complaint(s). On 12/7/21, LPA interviewed Ms. Pershall and during the interview, she admitted to using inappropriate language while addressing an issue with a staff. Also, during the interview Ms. Pershall used language that can be offensive to describe an employee. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care.

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Per Administrator, an all staff meeting/training will be scheduled to address the following topic: Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. Administrator will be providing LPA with a detail agenda of the topic discussed, along with a sign in/sing out sheet of those in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Administrator admiting that staff were not monotring children at all times, resulting in a child sratching another child, and staff not having knowledge of the incident until the following day. 8 Administrator is to mail out the agenda and sign in/ sing out sheet to CCL by 10/13/2021.

Staff yelled at day care children

Staff was verbally aggressive and intimidating towards staff

Staff pulled daycare child’s hair.

Staff does not treat daycare child with dignity and respect.

Facility does not meet daycare children's dietary needs

Staff did not prevent the spread of a communicable disease

Staff yelled at day care children

Staff yelled at day care children

Licensee was verbally aggressive and intimidating towards staff