Palomar Community College District Ece Lab School

Based on file review, staff interviews, and parent interviews there are children biting, hitting, and exposing themselves to others repeatedly. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

101212(d) Reporting Requirements - (d)...during the operation of the child care center...a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax...submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met by: 1 The Director states that she will conduct a staff training to discuss reporting requirements for licensing and submit proof to the Dept by 11/15/24. Based on file review, the licensee did not call or fax the Department to report the unusual incident that occured on 7/15/24. The Department was notified on 7/19/24 and therefore posed a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8

Based on staff interviews the facility failed to provide visual supervision resulting in a child was left alone in the storage closet of classroom #3. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care.

Based on interviews conducted by LPA, S1 picked up a child (C1) by one arm and one leg to move the child while upset with the child and S2 grabbed/pulled another child (C2) by the arm/wrist to move the child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 Ms. Holthaus states that she will send LPA a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheet via email by 01/26/24.

Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, on 6/29/23 a daycare child (C1) had an allergic reaction to a bee sting and was transported to the hospital emergency room. A record of this incident is not recorded in the child's record which is kept at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.

Based on interviews conducted by LPA, on 1/18/23 the parent/guardian of a daycare child (C1) was not immediately notified that the child was ill & vomiting in a classroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, on 1/18/23 a daycare child (C1) was ill and vomiting in a classroom. A record of this incident is not recorded in the child's record which is kept at the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. One child (C1) has an expired Epi-Pen at the facility. This poses 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 in 3 out of 66 children were either not signed in or signed out. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review and the director's statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility does not maintain sleep documentation for the six infant's enrolled in the toddler program. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review and the director's statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The director states that an infant needs and services plan is not kept for children under 24 months enrolled in the toddler program. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review, staff member Martha Cortes Rodriguez is fingerprint cleared but is not associated to the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

Personal Rights

Health Related Services: Staff did not notify child's authorized representative immediately when the child becomes ill.