Next Generation Educational Center - Infant

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as an infant did not received direct visual supervision leading to injuries which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

… 1 Director will provide a written statement that she understands that she most notify parent immediately when a child sustains an injury more serious than a minor cut or scratch.. Director will email LPA at Annette.Sutherland@dss.ca.gov by 5/1/23. Based upon facility documents, photos and interviews with multiple parties, the Director did not immediately notify parent of forehead injury which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Director has provided correction on today's visit. She will ensure that in the future incidents are reported on the duty line (619)767-2248 and submit an incident report by email to SDIncidentReports@dss.ca.gov or by Fax at (619 767-2203 within 24 hours of occurring. Licensee will also provide written statement explaining that she will submit future reports per the required time frames. This requirement was not met as evidenced by the department did not receive an incident report within 24 hours. 8 CCR

Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance at 2 sinks that are in the infant rooms that were tested. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on interviews and observation, on 11/9/22, infants were exposed to a chemical smell from a recent repair done on the Discovery room, causing a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

Based on interviews, on 10/28, the facility experienced a power outage from noonish to closing that did not allow for the proper refrigeration of breast milk, causing a potential risk to the health and safety of infants in care.

Based on interviews and review of documentation, the facility accepted at least two infants, for drop in care, without the required immunization documentation. This is a potential hazard to the health and safety of children in care.

Based on interviews and file review, the facility did not report a power outage that occurred on 10/28/22, lasting from approximately noon to closing, posing a threat to the health and safety of children in care should the power outage cause the inability to meet the needs of the infants in care.

Based on interviews and file review, the facility did not report the relocation of infants due to a chemical smell in the DIscovery room that posed a potential threat to the health and safety of infants in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the grass/dirt area of the playground is spongy with several various sized holes, disguised by soft dirt and/or leaves, causing a tripping hazard. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Based on record review LIcensee did not comply with regulation above as staff #1 was fingerprint cleared but not associated to the facility as required.

Licensee did not immediately notify child's authorized representative of serious head injury child sustained on playground.

Pungent smell causing an unsafe environment in infant room

Infants are accepted without required documentation

Facility did not report power outage to Licensing

Power outage caused unsafe environment for infants