KinderCare Cuyamaca Center

Director states that they will add the information about signing in/out to the already provided communication/ training with staff regarding verifying the identity of authorized persons on file for pick-up. A signature of acknowledgment sheet will be provided to the department by the due date. Moving forward staff will adhere to sign-in procedures required. LPA Mendez discovered that at least one child's authorized person on file did not sign out when picking up/removing the child from center. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.

Director and Assistant director state that communicaion/ training with staff regarding verifying the identity of authorized persons on file upon enrollment and pick up time was provided. Sign in sheet will be submitted as proof to the department by the due date. And moving forward staff will follow the guidelines of the admissions agreement. LPA Mendez discovered that at least one identity of one child's autorized person on file was not verifed at pick up time as in the terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.

Ms. Pacheco, assistant director, stated that she will place barriers to windows (inside and outside of windows) – consulting with senior management or maintenance, as needed, and will send photo proof to LPA by 3/31/25. Email: Gerald.Poindexter@dss.ca.gov Based interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, nor with the center director’s written statement that preventative barriers would be put in place to make indoor and outdoor windows inaccessible to children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Building and Grounds: The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Center Director will provide a written remediation plan to address ongoing window safety. Until then, director agrees that physical barriers to all classroom windows (inside and outside) will be created. One window of a preschool classroom broke on 12/5/24 after a child made incidental contact with the window – the third known case of a broken window at the facility, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Written plan to be submitted to LPA Poindexter at Gerald.Poindexter@dss.ca.gv by 1/27/25.

...On 12/5/24 a classroom window was contacted by a child and observed to be cracked by facility staff. In September 2024, a window was cracked by a child throwing an object. The facility did not provide an Unusual Incident Report for either incident to the Department according to requirements above, which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in regard to keeping the facility clean, safe and sanitary. LPA observed stains on the floor, carpet and walls, black grime build up along the edge of classrooms, rust stains under children’s bathroom sink, open garbage container with dirty diapers, and boxes in the children’s bathroom (Discovery room only) in all classrooms used during facility inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on records review, staff S2 and S4 were missing there LIC 503 Health Screening reports which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.

Based on records review, staff S1 was present in the classroom and working at the faciltiy for the last 3 days without fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on records review, 3 staff were missing LIC 503 Health Screening or equivelent in their records with S5 also missing TB proof which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on records review staff S2 and S3 did not have full immunizations proof in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

... 1 Director stated she will have staff member S1 fingerprint cleared on 5/15/24 and submit completed LIC9163 Livescan document via e-mail to LPA Lane. S1 may not work at the facility until fingerprints have cleared. Based upon record review, staff member S1 did not have a fingerprint clearance on record which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

... 1 Director stated she will associate S2 to this facility by 5/15/24 and send printout of association in Guardian via e-mail to LPA Lane. Based upon record review, staff member S2 had fingerprint clearance but was not associated to the correct facility which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

LPAs Nancy Diaz and Sherlynn Banas observed the Preschool room with 23 children with one fully qualified teacher Victoria Cagney and Aide Larisa Pineda. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.

The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Per interviews conducted, the broken glasses were cleaned up immediately and the window was boarded up until it was replaced. The rest of the windows at the facility were assessed on 11/16/2023 by the window company. On 10/12/2023, one of the window in the Preschool B classroom broke after a child pushed the window. As a result of the incident the child sustained an injury that required medical treatment. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The above information was confirmed by LPA Siao with the window company.

Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. 1 Director will submit the unusual incident report to licensing and submit a written plan of correction to LPA no later than 2/05/2024. In addition, a written report containing the information specified ....shall be submitted to the Department within seven days ... (B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This requirement is not met: On 10/12/23, a day care child sustained an injury that requires medical treatment and facility did not report the incident to Licensing.

Based on LPA's observation and record review staff members Ashley Beauregard and Genet Boru have criminal record clearances but are not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

Based on LPA observation and staff interviews facility classrooms have been out of ratio on several occasions including 10/10/23 & 10/16/23. This poses a potential health, safey or personal rights risk to the children in care.

Based on interviews conducted by LPA, infant/toddlers are allowed to use the preschool activity space with the preschoolers 30 days prior to their second birthday. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 The director states that she will send LPA a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheet via email by 11/2/23.

Based on LPA's record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2:4 employees did not have current mandated reporter certificates on file which poses a potential health & safety risk to persons in care.

Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in regards to keeping the children's toilets and sinks clean, safe and sanitary and in one of the bathrooms there were cots stored that were stacked unevenly causing a safety hazard which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff members which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of eight staff members which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff members which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on LPAs review of staff files the following staff are not associated to the facility: Erin Markert (started employment 11/2021); Kim Walz (started 3/15/2022) & Shirley Demello (started employment 12/2021). 8 FAX # is (619) 767-2203. It is strongly recommended that facility print out a transmission sheet to verify that the document completed transmission.

Based on LPA's review of staff fingerprint clearance database, staff Wendy Ruiz' fingerprint clearance is not associated to the facility (Ms. Ruiz started employment on 10/18/21).

Staff did not verify a child's authorized persons on file.

Facility windows are in disrepair resulting in day care child breaking glass with hand while banging on the window

Facility is not clean and/or sanitary.

Classroom operating out of ratio.

Facility windows are in disrepair resulting in day care child sustaining an injury.

Facility did not report the incident to licensing.

Staff commingle day care children.

Facility is operating out of ratio