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(b)Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) Teacher Alana Salas stated she will work with the Director, Cheryl Burns, for the facility to work on the personnel requirement to hire staff with the minimum education/supervised field experience in a licensed day care center or comparable group child care program and inform LPA once completed before or on 09/25/26. Based upon staff interviews the requirement was not met by the center by hiring multiple staff without education requirements, or Child Development Assistance Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing who have/are providing care and supervision to children in care at the facility without the supervision of a fully qualified teacher who prior to employment have the education requirement and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. 8

(a) In addition to Section 101215, the following shall apply: (b) All child care centers shall have a director. (c) The child care center director shall be responsible for the operation of the center, for compliance with regulations, and for communications with the Department; and has the authority to acknowledge receipt of deficiency notices and to correct deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. 1 Director, Cheryl Burns, stated she will submit a complete Director packet for herself or of a possibly new hire of a designated Director to the Department on or before due date of 07/31/26. Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a completed designated Director packet to submit to the Department since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26. 8

Based on LPAs observation S1 sent C1 to use the restroom on opposite side of building unsupervised. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

(d) 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…. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident.…… Teacher, Gionna Kaster, stated the center will provide to the Department an unusual incident written report on form LIC 624 for the lice outbreak that occurred on date 02/18/26 by 06/03/2026. Based upon staff interviews the requirement was not met by the center by not submitting reports by telephone or fax by the next working day and by not submitting in writing within seven days following the occurrence of such events for the lice outbreak that occurred on 02/18/26 involving multiple children and the flood that occurred on 02/16/26 on the premises. 8 The center provided to the Department an unusual incident written report on form LIC 624 for the flood that occurred on…

(a) In addition to Section 101215, the following shall apply: (b) All child care centers shall have a director. (c) The child care center director shall be responsible for the operation of the center, for compliance with regulations, and for communications with the Department; and has the authority to acknowledge receipt of deficiency notices and to correct deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. 1 Teacher, Cheryl Burns, stated she was undecided about becoming the designated Director. If the decision from the Owner, Curtis Arnett, would designate her she would submit Director qualifications to the Department or of whomever he makes the decision to designate as Director by 06/07/26. Based upon staff interviews the center does not have a designated Director since the center’s previous Director, Allison Smith, who no longer works at the center effective 04/12/26. 8

Unqualified staff are providing care and supervision to children in care.

Facility did not report an unusual incident to the Department