Noahs Ark Learning Center/Preschool

Buildings and grounds...(a)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. (1) The licensee shall take meaures to keep the center free of flies, other insects and rodents. 1 Director Jenny Hernandez stated she will clean areas with rodent droppings and submit photos to Department by

Buildings and grounds...(a)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. 1 Director Jenny Hernandez stated she will remove buckets of paint to an inaccessible clasroom and will not be painting during operating hours. Director will submit photos to Department of clean kitchen without paint buckets and Based on the observation, LPA observed buckets of paints and smelled paint fumes which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 photo of them in the inaccessible room by

Based on file review the director and 2 staff did not have a valid AB 1207 Mandated Reporter Training certificate on file. Which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on file review the director and 2 staff did not have valid CPR and First Aid on file. Which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

(d) All children's records shall be available to the Department to inspect, audit, and copy upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. Removal of records shall be subject to the following requirements: 1 Licensee has conducted an all staff training/meeting on procedures to provide parents and authorized representatives with incidents reports. The licensee plans to review Child’s Records Requirements and Reporting Requirements. She understands that she is to report any injury (D) Records of any current illness or injury as specified in Section 101221(a)(9). (9) Record of any illness or injury requiring treatment by a physician or dentist and for which the center provided assistance to the child in meeting his/her necessary medical or dental needs. This requirement was not met as evidence by interviews and records review. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 to a child that requires medical treatment to the department within the Department’s next working day. In addition, a written report containing the…

101219(b)(1) Admission agreements shall specify the following: (1)Basic services. This requirement was not met by records review as staff did not have a procedure to documenting incident reports and dispersing to children's representatives. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 1 Licensee will submit an updated parent handbook/Plan of Operation to CCL by plan of correction due date. (09/05/2024)

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

LPA's observations. Today, LPA observed Staff #2 and Staff #3 caring for a total of 21 children (Staff #2 is a teacher, Staff #3 is a teacher's aide). 1 Teacher Castillo stated the facility's Director, as well as an additional staff member, will return to the facility tomorrow; therefore, there will be adequate staffing to accommodate the number of children enrolled. Additionally, Teacher Castillo stated that additional children will not be accepted once the facility reaches the maximum amount of children allowed per the number of qualified staff present. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care. Futher, Teacher Castillo stated that the licensee will submit a plan detailing the methods to be utilized going forward to ensure the facility adheres to Title 22 Regulation 101216.3. This plan is to be submitted to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 4/15/22.

records review. 1 Teacher Brenda Castillo stated that she will ensure that Staff #3 is associated to the facility as required. Licensee to submit proof of fingerprint clearance association for Staff #3 to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Office by 4/15/22. During today's inspection it was found that although Staff #3 has obtained background clearance, she is not associated to the child care facility license as required. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.

Staff do not ensure that facililty is free of rodents.

Staff do not provide a safe enviroment for children in care.

Staff did not provide child's authorized representative with incident reports