197419189-10-23-2020-30-CC-SJSN-BUS2S6-20201026173836

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197419189
Report Date: 10/23/2020
Date Signed: 10/23/2020 03:30:59 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
07/01/2020 and conducted by Evaluator Angelica Ramirez

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20200701154127

FACILITY NAME:	PRUITT FAMILY CHILD CARE		FACILITY NUMBER:	197419189
ADMINISTRATOR:	PRUITT, DEBORAH		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(310) 806-1963
CITY:	LOS ANGELES	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	90043
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS: 7	DATE:	10/23/2020
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	03:10 PM
MET WITH:	Deborah Pruitt		TIME COMPLETED:	03:45 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

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Lack of supervision resulted in day care children touching each other inappropriately

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On 10/23/2020 at 3:10 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angelica Ramirez conducted a tele-inspection call (due to COVID-19 Safer at Home Order) with licensee, Deborah Pruitt. The reason for the tele-inspection call was to provide the findings of the complaint received by the El Segundo Child Care Regional Office on 7/1/2020 regarding the allegation referenced above. Per licensee there are seven day care children and two staff present today.

LPA Ramirez conducted interviews with licensee Pruitt, Child #1 and Child #2 and parents. LPA Ramirez also obtained a copy of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Incident Report #200706002250 taken by Detective Hadeen and Martinez as well as childrens forms for Child #1 and #2 obtained from licensee Pruitt.

Continued on LIC9099-C.

Substantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Karren Starks	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3069
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Angelica Ramirez	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3071
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/23/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/23/2020

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-20200701154127

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: PRUITT FAMILY CHILD CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 197419189
	VISIT DATE: 10/23/2020

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Based on interviews conducted and the Incident Report obtained from LAPD, there is sufficient evidence to prove that Child #1 and Child #2 were involved in inappropriate touching while at the day care due to a lack of supervision.

Based on those findings, the allegation referenced above is determined Substantiated, meaning that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.

Type A citation was issued during this tele-visit. (See LIC9099-D for deficiencies cited).
An immediate civil penalty was also issued, (see LIC421IM for details).

The Director was advised that the Notice of Site Visit must be posted at the entrance of the facility for a period of 30 days. If these requirements are not met, civil penalties in the amount of $100 per violation will be assessed.

In addition, a copy of this report must be provided to the authorized representatives of all currently enrolled children and any newly enrolled child for the following 12 months. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF LICENSING REPORTS (LIC9224) shall be signed and kept in each of the children’s records. The report shall be provided no later than the next business day or the next day the child is in care.

An exit interview was conducted with licensee Pruitt. A copy of this report and appeal rights are being emailed to Ms. Pruitt and it has been explained that a reply to the email shall be considered a substitute for the hard-copy signature.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Karren Starks	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3069
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Angelica Ramirez	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3071
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/23/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/23/2020

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 30-CC-20200701154127

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: PRUITT FAMILY CHILD CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 197419189
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 10/23/2020

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A 10/26/2020 Section Cited CCR 102417(a)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	102417 (a) Operation of a Family Child Care Home (FCCH). (a) The licensee shall be present in the home and shall ensure that children in care are supervised at all times. This requirement was not met as	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Licensee agrees to limit overnight care to one child per night temporarily. Licensee shall attend the FCCH online orientation and provide proof via a certificate, licensee shall also watch the Child Care Videos on Supervision and Personal Rights via link listed below:
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	evidenced by: based on statements and reports obtained, licensee did not provide supervision resulting in Child #1 and #2 involved in inappropriate touching. This poses and immediate health and safety risk to children in care.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/family-child-care-providers/ Licensee shall certify dates videos watched and what she learned from them. Lastly, licensee shall provide written outline for supervision during overnight care.
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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: Karren Starks	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3069
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Angelica Ramirez	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3071
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/23/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/23/2020

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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