Kindercare - Carlsbad

(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. 1 THIS IS AN AMENDED REPORT DELIVERED ON 6/02/2026 Director states that the alleged staff member has been transferred as of March 9, 2026. The director states she will submit a written Plan of Correction outlining the facility’s procedures to prevent future personal rights violations. The plan will include at minimum: Implemented corrective measures, staff observations, detailed reason for S4 transfer any training to be provided to S4, location of reassignment for S4, and steps to monitor behavior of S4, as well as provide training on personal rights to all current and future staff and provide a copy of training outline and sign in sheet to Department by Due date of 6/17/2026. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a staff member was observed yelling and firmly holding a child which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to…

Based on staff interviews, staff S1 did not have visual supervision of child C1 for about 10 minute before staff S2 observed C1 alone in a classroom which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to child in care.

Based on information gather during investigation interviews it is determined that the Director and Assistant Director (AD) have worked on their laptop computers and used the center phone when they are in the classrooms covering breaks or filling in for absent staff.

Based on interviews and documentation reviewed records between October 2022 through February 2024 show child C1 received multiple incident reports documenting harm to other children. Behavioral interventions did not adequately reduce harmful behaviors. Staff Interviews confirmed incident reports, C1’s behaviors, and lack of consistent effectiveness of interventions.

Based on interviews and record review facility did not comply with the requirement above as staff failed to verbally report injury requiring medical care within 24 hours as required which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. Based on interviews and record review facility did not comply with the requirement above as staff failed to verbally report injury requiring medical care within 24 hours as required which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level on two handwashing sinks in the 2B and 2C rooms. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on information obtained though interviews and review of documentation, Child #1 was left behind in the classroom, without supervision, for a period of approximately 2-3 minutes before being found by a staff member and taken back outside. This is a potential hazard to children in care. 8 Director states that there will be another staff meeting on May 2nd where transitioning and supervision will be covered again. At that time she will show the CCLD "Supervising Children in Child Care Centers" to the staff from our website. An agenda of the April 5th agenda was provided today and the May 2nd will be provided by May 3rd with the roster.

Based on information obtained though interviews and review of documentation, Child #1 was left behind in the classroom, without supervision, while the class transitioned outdoors, for a period of approximately 18 minutes before being found and comforted by the Assistant Director Corrie Barrick. This is an immediate hazard to children in care. 8 Licensing by 2/23/22. Director states that the transition process currently in place involves a face to name to line up at the door, a face to name and count as the children transition thru the door and a final count before they close the door. Staff #1, did not follow that procedure, was immediately placed on leave., and is no longer with the Company.

Facility staff are not safeguarding day care children against injury