197418978-10-2-2019-30-CC-SJSN-BHNSFE-20191106125011

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197418978
Report Date: 10/02/2019
Date Signed: 10/02/2019 12:49:12 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
09/24/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Sophia Lord-Richard

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20190924165553

FACILITY NAME:	BAKER-STEWART FCCH		FACILITY NUMBER:	197418978
ADMINISTRATOR:	BAKER-STEWART, SHARON		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(323) 532-8764
CITY:	LOS ANGELES	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	90008
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS: 7	DATE:	10/02/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	08:20 AM
MET WITH:	Sharon Baker-Stewart, Licensee		TIME COMPLETED:	01:20 PM

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Personal Rights -Licensee restraining day-care children to high chair.
Ratio-Licensee operated beyond the terms of the license.

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Sophia Lord-Richard conducted an unannounced complaint visit and met with Sharon Baker-Stewart, Licensee to conduct an investigation regarding Personal Rights and License allegations. Upon arrival, LPA observed 7 children being supervised by 2 adults the Licensee and an Assistant.

LPA observed the facility, inspected the home, obtained documents and conducted interviews. On 10/2/2019 at 8:50 AM, #C8 was observed in a Highchair and no food present. Later #C3 and #C4 was observed in High chairs with no food present. Upon visit a head count of all children present, determined the Family Child Care Home was over Ratio, by having 6 Infants present out of a total of 11children. Based upon the weight of evidence obtained during the course of this investigation, the above allegations have been determined Substantiated. Substantiated – A finding that the complaint is substantiated means that the allegations is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.

Substantiated

Estimated Days of Completion: 0

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3054
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Sophia Lord-Richard	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3060
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/02/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/02/2019

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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Control Number 30-CC-20190924165553

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

FACILITY NAME: BAKER-STEWART FCCH	FACILITY NUMBER: 197418978
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 10/02/2019

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A 10/02/2019 Section Cited CCR 102416.5(d)(1)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Staffing Ratio and Capacity- For a Large Family Child Care Home, the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time when there is an assistant provider in the home, including children under age 10 who reside at the licensee's home and the assistant provider's children under age	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	LPA request the Licensee to complete a Declarations stating the Home will stay in Ratio. Licensee will remove two Infants from the Home. This is to be completed by 10/2/2019.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	10, shall be either:(1) Twelve children, no more than four of whom may be infants; This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation 6 Infants were in the Large FCCH, this poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to children in care.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Type A 10/02/2019 Section Cited CCR 102423(a)(2)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Personal Rights- Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following:To receive safe, healthful,	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	LPA request the Licnesee and the assistant to complete a Declaration, that children will not be restrained in the Highchairs at any time. This is to be completed by 10/2/2019.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment. LPA observed children being restrained in Highchairs,which poses a potential Health and safety risk to children in care.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3054
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Sophia Lord-Richard	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3060
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/02/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/02/2019

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 30-CC-20190924165553

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

FACILITY NAME: BAKER-STEWART FCCH	FACILITY NUMBER: 197418978
	VISIT DATE: 10/02/2019

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Upon receipt of the Type A Violation(s), licensee shall post the report for 30 days in addition to the Notice of Site Visit, provide copies of the licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and obtain a signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from parent/guardian & place it in each child's file by the close of business the following day or the next day child returns to the facility. The same report must be provided to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months & licensee will obtain a signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from parent/guardian & place it in each child's file.

A copy of this report was explained and issued to Sharon Baker-Stewart on 10/2/2019.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3054
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Sophia Lord-Richard	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3060
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/02/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/02/2019

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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