North Hills Preschool · Preschool, Brea

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, facility was lead tested on 02/23/23 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, LPA observed 1 expired medication which poses/posed 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, 3 out of 3 staff do not have immunization records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on staff interviews, S2 and S3 stated Child 2 (C2) was left unattended without 1 Director stated the former teacher #1 (FT1) was fired on 10/10/22 shortly after the incident with C3 occured and was not aware of the other incidents. Director has since implemented a new "Head Counrt Policy" to ensure teachers keep track of students and maintain ratios. Director will email supervision in the hallway allowing the c2 to climb up the stairs. No supervision was provided. This poses an immediate health and safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 LPA Valdez Santana at dianna.valdezsantana@dss.ca.gov of her plan to ensure compliance by the

Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time.... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met by: 1 Director stated she will email her POC to LPA by due date. Another child, C3 was was left out in the playground. No supervision was provided. This poses an immediate health and safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8

Director stated she gave Emmy Gorge the paperwork to ger fingerprinted but she never returned it. Since LPA visited on 6/7/23, she sent Emmy home and did not have her return until she was cleared. Civil Penalty of $500.00 was assesed for uncleared staff Emmy Gorge. Staff Member Emmy Gorge was hired in March 28, 2022 and did not have background clearance until June 2023. 8 Director understands that all new staff must have fingerprint clearance prior to their start date.

Director will email LPA Valdez Santana the POC via email at dianna.valdezsantana@dss.ca.gov by due date. DIrector will give children's authorized representatives the LIC 9224 form. During staff interviews, Staff 2 and Staff 3 disclosed that teachers break each other often and combine classrooms, sometimes having up to 14-15 children with one staff supervising. 8 Director stated the facility has reduced numbers and teachers no longer need to break one another or be out of ratio. She has hired more staff since June 2023.

Director she will email LPA at dianna.valdezsantana@dss,ca.gov by

Staff left day care child unattended.