Stepping Stones Child Development Center

Based on observations and interviews, LPA witnessed children left without direct visual supervision on multiple occasions during outside play, therefore the licensee did not comply with the regulation cited and poses a health and safety risk to children in care.

101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children’s needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, This requirment has not been met as evidence by... 1 Director has since implented a new names to faces document ensuring adequate supervision to children in care. Multiple teachers are to sign off on document daily. Based on confidential interviews, interviews disclosed a gate was left open by parents and C1 was able to walk outside of the playground area and was found by a parent. 8

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.

101700.3 (b) (1) California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers...A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director Roxanne Walker advised when she received the results on 12/23/22, the faucet was immediately placed on 'Out of Service." On 01/12/23, the faucet in Preschool "C" Classroom was replaced. During the out of service period, the facility used a water pitcher with water from an approved water Water testing results taken on 11/17/2022 with an Action Level Exceedance of 12 which is higher than the allowable limit. The faucet is located in Preschool "C" Room. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 faucet in another room, and the children were washing their hands in the restroom. The new faucet was retested on 02/03/23, and the satisfactory results were received on 02/16/23, where report indicates faucet tested under action level exceedance. LPA received a coy of new report.

-Staff does not provide proper supervision to children while on the play area

Staff did not adequately supervise child while in care.