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Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 093617580
Report Date: 07/10/2019
Date Signed: 07/11/2019 07:58:08 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 2525 NATOMAS PARK DR. STE.250
SACRAMENTO, CA 95833

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/15/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Elvira Sierra

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20190515094351

FACILITY NAME:	PRAISELAND ACADEMY OF EL DORADO HILLS (PS)		FACILITY NUMBER:	093617580
ADMINISTRATOR:	HESTER, LISA JANELL		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	5003 WINDPLAY, SUITE 3		TELEPHONE:	(530) 781-3556
CITY:	EL DORADO HILLS	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95762
CAPACITY:	97	CENSUS: 58	DATE:	07/10/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	11:40 AM
MET WITH:	Lisa Janell Hester		TIME COMPLETED:	01:45 PM

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Personal Rights-Staff forcefully restraining child onto napping equipment.
Personal Rights-Staff brought child into dark room as form of punishment.

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elvira Sierra met with Director Lisa Hester to conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to deliver findings for the above complaint allegations. During the visit the toddler and preschool programs were toured. Upon arrival, present in the facility were Assistant Director and 7 staff supervising (55 preschool, 3 toddlers) children.
It was alleged that staff was taking a daycare child to a dark room out of sight from anyone else and restrained her to a cot forcing child to take a nap.
Throughout the investigation LPA observed the care of supervision of children, conducted interviews with staff, children and parents. Day care children who were interviewed did not disclose any physical abuse by staff or being forced to nap. Parents interviewed also did not disclose any information of evidence to support the above allegations. Based on the information obtained; LPA was unable to make a determination if the allegations are valid. Based on the investigation there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur; therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. No Title 22 Deficiencies cited in regards to these allegations.
Director was provided with appeals rights and an exit interview was conducted.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Bettina Engelman	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5820
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Elvira Sierra	TELEPHONE: (916) 216-8826
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 07/10/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/10/2019

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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