045401661-3-29-2021-13-CC-EVIA-BZTSZQ-20210406141928

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 045401661
Report Date: 03/11/2021
Date Signed: 03/29/2021 04:19:03 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
10/06/2020 and conducted by Evaluator Bianca Mendez

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 13-CC-20201006121428

FACILITY NAME:	LITTLE DISCOVERIES DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL		FACILITY NUMBER:	045401661
ADMINISTRATOR:	FOURNIER, KERRI		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	460 W. EAST AVENUE, SUITE 210		TELEPHONE:	(530) 570-4424
CITY:	CHICO	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95926
CAPACITY:	60	CENSUS: 45	DATE:	03/11/2021
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	03:30 PM
MET WITH:	Morgan Callison and Ronda Gambone		TIME COMPLETED:	03:45 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

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Staff force daycare children to sleep.
Staff inappropriately restrain children.
Facility has a hazardous napping environment.
Lack of supervison resulting in children engaging in inappropriate activity.

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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On 3/11/21 st 3:30pm Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mendez conducted a follow up complaint investigation meeting with Licensee Ronda Gambone and Director Morgan Callison to discuss report tele-inspection conducted via Zoom due to the current state of emergency regarding COVID-19 outbreak.
The licensee was interviewed on 10/09/2020 at 2:00pm. Licensee denied the following allegations: Staff force daycare children to sleep, staff inappropriately restrain children, Facility has a hazardous napping environment and lack of supervision resulting in children engaging in inappropriate activity.
Licensee mentioned that children are not forced nor are they restrained to sleep in their mats. Children have quiet resting time; they get books or a toy for being quiet for at least 20 minutes lying on their mat. Licensee did acknowledge that a child was disenrolled due to disruptive behavior.
LPA Mendez interviewed staff on 3/11/21 (See LIC 812) regarding if they had witnessed a staff member restraining a child. At the time there was no staff in the classroom that had witnessed the restraining of a child and the incident occurred once and that there was no physical restraint. The employee involved in the video footage currently no longer works there based on a personal choice that she left, she left on January 19, 2021.
LPA Mendez observed from the observations that the facility is clean, there are no hazardous materials in the napping area since children are spread out. LPA Mendez had also observed in the video that there was no physical restraining of a child during nap time.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Erin Virrueta	TELEPHONE: (530) 895-4325
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez	TELEPHONE: (530) 895-4357
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/11/2021

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/11/2021

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 13-CC-20201006121428

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926

FACILITY NAME: LITTLE DISCOVERIES DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL	FACILITY NUMBER: 045401661
	VISIT DATE: 03/11/2021

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The allegation of the lack of supervision resulting in children engaging in inappropriate activity was addressed. LPA Mendez had observed in the video that children were supervised during nap and did not observe any inappropriate activity when children were lying on their mats during nap time. The teacher had remained in the classroom during the time children were napping.
Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred, and the findings are unsubstantiated. An exit interview was conducted. The Notice of Site Visit must be posted for 30 days.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Erin Virrueta	TELEPHONE: (530) 895-4325
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez	TELEPHONE: (530) 895-4357
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/11/2021

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/11/2021

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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