ROCKRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25On 10/1/25, at 1:00pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Catherine Fernandes arrived unannounced on a case management inspection and met with Director Kathy Saetern. Present in care are 42 preschooler with an additional eight staff members. An incident was self reported by the center on 9/19/25 regarding a child being left without supervision. On 9/19/25 around 3pm the children were with the soccer coach from a 3rd party vendor and a child observed their caregiver standing on the other side of the fence waiting for the class to be over. The child then opened the lower gate and walked out of the center's yard to the caregiver. The child was then brought back to the center by the caregiver, unharmed. Then the center reported the incident to the child's guardian and to Licensing. The soccer coach from a 3rd party vendor has been fingerprinted through the Unified School District, however any adults working or providing care must be finger print cleared through Guardian which is a separate finger printing system than the Unified School Districts. LPA informed the Director that this report dated 10/1/25 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA informed the Director to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 10/1/25 that documents any Type A citations to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Exit interview conducted. Report, Appeal Rights, Notice of Site visit, LIC 9224 and civil penalty provided. See 809D for citations. NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Mayla Mendoza NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Catherine Fernandes LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/01/2025 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received. FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/01/2025 This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years. LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)Page: 1 of 3 FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT California law requires a public report of each licensing visit/inspection. This report is a record for the facility and the licensing agency. This report is available for public review; therefore, care is taken not to disclose personal or confidential information. Inquiries concerning the location, maintenance, and contents of these reports may be directed to the Licensing Program Analyst or Regional Office whose address and telephone number are listed on the front of this form. DEFICIENCIES A deficiency is an instance of noncompliance with licensing requirements, including applicable statutes, regulations, interim licensing standards, operating standards, and written directives. Applicants/ licensees must be notified in writing of all licensing deficiencies. Deficiencies are listed on the left side of this form, and the applicable licensing requirement upon which the deficiency is identified. There are two types of deficiencies: Type A deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care. Type B deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care, a recordkeeping violation that could impact the care of said persons and/or protection of their resources, or a violation that could impact those services required to meet the needs of persons in care. PLANS OF CORRECTION (POCs) The licensing agency is required to establish a reasonable length of time to correct a deficiency. In order to set the time, the licensing agency must take into consideration the seriousness of the violation, the number of persons in care involved, and the availability of equipment and personnel necessary to correct the violation. Applicants/licensees are requested to provide a specific plan for each violation on the right side of the form across from each deficiency. The more specific the plan, the less chance exists for any misunderstanding in setting time limits and reviewing corrections. The applicant/licensee who encounters problems beyond their control in completing the corrections within the specified time frame may request and may be granted an extension of the correction due date by the licensing agency. CORRECTION NOTIFICATION The applicant/licensee is responsible for completing all corrections and promptly notifying the licensing agency of

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25On 10/1/25, at 1:00pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Catherine Fernandes arrived unannounced on a case management inspection and met with Director Kathy Saetern. Present in care are 42 preschooler with an additional eight staff members. An incident was self reported by the center on 9/19/25 regarding a child being left without supervision. On 9/19/25 around 3pm the children were with the soccer coach from a 3rd party vendor and a child observed their caregiver standing on the other side of the fence waiting for the class to be over. The child then opened the lower gate and walked out of the center's yard to the caregiver. The child was then brought back to the center by the caregiver, unharmed. Then the center reported the incident to the child's guardian and to Licensing. The soccer coach from a 3rd party vendor has been fingerprinted through the Unified School District, however any adults working or providing care must be finger print cleared through Guardian which is a separate finger printing system than the Unified School Districts. LPA informed the Director that this report dated 10/1/25 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA informed the Director to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 10/1/25 that documents any Type A citations to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Exit interview conducted. Report, Appeal Rights, Notice of Site visit, LIC 9224 and civil penalty provided. See 809D for citations. NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Mayla Mendoza NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Catherine Fernandes LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/01/2025 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received. FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/01/2025 This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years. LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)Page: 1 of 3 FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT California law requires a public report of each licensing visit/inspection. This report is a record for the facility and the licensing agency. This report is available for public review; therefore, care is taken not to disclose personal or confidential information. Inquiries concerning the location, maintenance, and contents of these reports may be directed to the Licensing Program Analyst or Regional Office whose address and telephone number are listed on the front of this form. DEFICIENCIES A deficiency is an instance of noncompliance with licensing requirements, including applicable statutes, regulations, interim licensing standards, operating standards, and written directives. Applicants/ licensees must be notified in writing of all licensing deficiencies. Deficiencies are listed on the left side of this form, and the applicable licensing requirement upon which the deficiency is identified. There are two types of deficiencies: Type A deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care. Type B deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care, a recordkeeping violation that could impact the care of said persons and/or protection of their resources, or a violation that could impact those services required to meet the needs of persons in care. PLANS OF CORRECTION (POCs) The licensing agency is required to establish a reasonable length of time to correct a deficiency. In order to set the time, the licensing agency must take into consideration the seriousness of the violation, the number of persons in care involved, and the availability of equipment and personnel necessary to correct the violation. Applicants/licensees are requested to provide a specific plan for each violation on the right side of the form across from each deficiency. The more specific the plan, the less chance exists for any misunderstanding in setting time limits and reviewing corrections. The applicant/licensee who encounters problems beyond their control in completing the corrections within the specified time frame may request and may be granted an extension of the correction due date by the licensing agency. CORRECTION NOTIFICATION The applicant/licensee is responsible for completing all corrections and promptly notifying the licensing agency of

Type A citation - immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

Type A citation from complaint investigation - immediate risk