HAPPY HEARTS CHILDREN'S CENTER

interviews, observations conducted during today’s complaint investigation. LPA observed that masks were not being worn by staff and/or children inside the center during today's complaint inspection. This poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.

interviews and records review conducted during today’s complaint investigation. Licensee failed to notify Fresno Regional Office of outbreak of a communicable disease. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.

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

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

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed one staff member supervising 29 children napping which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

records review conducted during complaint investigation. LPA observed video indicating staff physically placed their hand on child's wrist and leg to hold child down. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met when Director allowed staff to sound a loud alarm to frighten children in care as a form of punishment.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed one staff member supervising 29 children napping which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Type A citation from complaint investigation - immediate risk

Type B citation from complaint investigation - potential risk if not corrected

Type B citation from complaint investigation - potential risk if not corrected

Type B citation from complaint investigation - potential risk if not corrected

(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out.

(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: (3) Infants up to 12 months of age who are sleeping in a position other than on their back. (a) If the infant’s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, staff shall return the infant to their back for sleeping.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants.

(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: (3) Infants up to 12 months of age who are sleeping in a position other than on their back. (a) If the infant’s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, staff shall return the infant to their back for sleeping.

(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out.

(1) The center shall give each authorized representative a copy of the Personal Rights form (LIC 613A [9/96]).

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants.

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

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

(1) The center shall give each authorized representative a copy of the Personal Rights form (LIC 613A [9/96]).