Susanna Wesley Children's Ctr/Infant

101227 Food Services (a) In child care centers (22) Equipment necessary for the storage,... of food or snacks ... shall be well-maintained. Necessary equipment shall include, but not be limited to: (C) Refrigeration. This requirements not met evidenced by: Director stated replacement refrigerator will be moved from 3rd floor to an infant room ASAP. Per Director she will ensure it is working properly. Per staff memebers, refrigerator does not keep cold temperature.LPA observed children`s food (milk, yougurts) stored in the refrigerator and freezer at degrees above 45F. Temperature in the freezer measured at 60.62 F(15.9C) and refrigerator at 61.8 F(16.6 C). 8

Based on observations, interview and records review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the tour, LPA observed 8 cribs in the indoor activity area, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file revew LPA observed 3 out of 5 were missing immunizations records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observations and records review, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Duirng the file review 2 out of 5 were missing Mandated Reporter Training certificates, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on staff#1 interview on 07/15/24, on 06/10/24 child#1’s parent observed child#1’s Epi-Pen was stored in the infant classroom refrigerator. Epi-Pen can not be stored in the refrigerator. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal right risk to the children in care. 8 A written declaration will be submitted to LPA by 08/06/24.

Based on staff interviews and LPA’s observation on 05/14/24, from 11:40 AM to 1:00PM, LPA observed two infants were napping in nap room, alone with nap room door closed. Staff did not have auditory supervision to napping infants. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal right risk to the children in care. 8 classroom to have one staff in nap room when an infant is napping and meet the teacher child ratio requirements. A written plan will be submitted to LPA by 06/12/24.

Based on staff#6 interview on 05/14/24, due to street transformer malfunction and spark on 03/01/24, infant playground shade and some part of turf caught on fire and facility did not report this incident to the department. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.

When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher as specified in Section 101216.1(c) etc... This requirement was not met as evidence by... 1 Per Pastor Galanis-Price they will have a fully qualified teacher to act as a director effective tomorrow and by 04/22/24 will have an inter director. A written plan will be submitted to LPA by 04/22/24. Per staff#1, facility director, staff#3 has been suspended as of 03/20/24. Parents and staff were informed. Per staff#1, they did not have a designated teacher to act as director since director absence. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care. 8

The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This requirement was not met as evidence by... 1 Per Pastor Angela Galanis an unusual incident report will be submitted to the Department by 04/03/24. A written plan will be submitted by 04/12/24 regarding facility director. Per staff#1, facility director has been suspended as of 03/20/24 and it was not reported to the licensing and facility did not have a designated teacher to act as child care director in director's absence. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care. 8

Based on staff#1 and staff#4 interviews, on 07/20/23 from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM, staff#4, teacher assistant supervised 2 infants alone. Per staff#3, on 07/10/23, she supervised 5 infants alone. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.

Based on LPA Eivazian observation, on 07/20/23 an infant was napping in the crib room from 9:45 AM to 10:10 AM with door closed, none of the staff check on the napping infant in person in the crib room. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.

Based on LPAs observation and director statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and facility does not provide AM/PM snack to children and menus were not available to review during this inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on staff interviews on 12/20/2021, infants and toddlers commingle together in the morning from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in infant classrooms. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 A written declaration will be submitted to LPA by plan of correction due date, 01/19/2022.

... 1 Per director, Per director, two infant teacher assistants who had teacher qualifications on file were promoted to teacher effective 12/27/2021 and one fully qualified teacher was hired on 12/27/21. Per director, effective 12/27/21 Infant and preschoolers children have not commingle together anymore in the mornings or operate out of ratio. LPA Eivazian sign in/out sheets from 11/01/21 to 12/20/21 and observed in different days there were about 13 to 25 children (infants and preschoolers) present in the facility between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. with one teacher and two teacher assistant. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 A written declaration will be submitted to LPA by plan of correction due date, 01/19/2022.

Based on the staff interviews and LPA Eivazian observation on 12/20/21, there is a leak in the ceiling tile in the facility entrance hallway which children only transpass to go to their classrooms. (Pictures were taken) This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.

Licensee is not ensuring that the facility refrigerator is in good repair.

Licensee is not ensuring that staff follow proper food safety protocols.

Facility does not have a director.

Day care is out of ratio

Staff leave napping infants unattened

Facility is in disrepair

Staff commingle day care children

Facility is operating out of ratio