Ortega Trail Youth Centers, Inc

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision — Based on confidential interviews several children were left without direct supervision resulting in a child exposing self, a child’s clothing being spit on soaking wet and another child being which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.

Child's Records — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five student files did not have completed Identification and Emergency information forms (C1 and C3) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

School-Age Child Care Center Teacher Qualifications and Duties — Based on records review S2 and S3 did not have certificates for the trainings to substitute units or, Early Childhood Education or Child Development units. Director had a letter from Sycamore Academy stating S2 and S3 had completed the substitute trainings.

Mandated reporter training — S2 and S3 did not complete the required Mandated Reporter Training and first aid/CPR for childcare providers which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care.

Personnel Requirements — On June 26, 2024, LPA Hamilton observed a staff without Pediatric First-Aid/CPR certification providing care and supervision for 13 children which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to 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 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. Based on confidential interviews and records review a child was sent home in wet clothing.