Kinderwood Preschool · Preschool, San Jose

(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (c)Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education...(A) The units specified in (c)(1) above shall include courses that cover the general areas... and program/curriculum. This requirement is not met as evidence by: By Plan of Correction Due date of 10/17/2025, Director will provide current teacher's schedule for Staff 1, and a letter of understanding that if a staff does not meet the requirements to be a qualified teacher, they must be supervised by a qualified teacher. Based on interviews, observation and records review, Staff 1 does not have required courses to be a qualified teacher, and was left supervising children without a qualified teacher, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8

(o)Playground equipment shall be securely anchored to the ground unless it is portable by design. (1) Equipment shall be maintained in a safe condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. This Evidence was not met by: 1 By Plan of Correction due date of 10/02/2025, Director shall make sure the play structure is maintained in a safe condition for children in care. Based on observation, and interviews, the preschool play structure has a slide that is not securley attached to the play structure which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8

Based on record review and interviews, the facility does not have current lead testing results which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

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LPAs observed broken play structures, metal screw not properly mounted on the wooden board, deteriorating wooden beam, and deep hole on the ground under the rock climbing structure located in the preschool play areas. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risks to children in care.

Licensee agreed to submit a self-certification letter on section 101161(a)- Limitations on Capacity, signed, dated and submitted to CCL by

(1) On or before March 30, 2018,... a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility ... shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years ... The director will send LPA the copy of the mandated reporter training certificate for S1. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the above regulation. One teacher S1 didn't have have current mandated reporter training certificate on file, which poses an potential Health [and/or], Safety [and/or], Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the regulations above. The facility did not maintain required teacher ratio, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation the facility did not comply with the section cited above. The drinking fountain was not mained in good condition, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on infromation obtained Director sent out a notice of increase child monthly rates to parents on February 8, 2024 effective March 4, 2024. Director failed to give a required 30 day written notice. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

Based on observation, record reviews and interviews, Licensee did not comply with section cited above. S1 who was providing care to children enrolled did not obtain criminal record and child abuse index clearances prior to working in the facility. This poses an immediate threat to health and safety of children in care. 8 The Licensee will submit a written statement to the Department by 06/30/23 indicating that they understand that all adult(s) must obtain the required criminal record and child abuse index clearances prior to working or residing in the home.

Qualification - Unqualified staff providing care to day care children

Physical Plant - Staff are allowing day-care children to play on a hazardous play structure.

Staff are commingling daycare children.

Staff are utilizing an unauthorized facility space.

Facility play area pose a hazard to daycare children.

Facility is operating out of ratio.

Staff did not ensure drinking fountain was working properly

Facility did not provide a 30-day notice regarding rate change