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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 200406590
Report Date: 06/19/2025
Date Signed: 06/19/2025 04:02:08 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/07/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Julio Rodriguez
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 04-CC-20250507165603
FACILITY NAME:GREAT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
200406590
ADMINISTRATOR:LOGSDEN, PATRICIA A.FACILITY TYPE:
840
ADDRESS:2617 HOWARD RD.TELEPHONE:
(559) 675-3930
CITY:MADERASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93637
CAPACITY:24CENSUS: 16DATE:
06/19/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
02:40 PM
MET WITH:Patricia LogsdenTIME COMPLETED:
04:20 PM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Staff do not adequately supervise pets in the facility resulting in children being chased / biten
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On 06/19/25, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA’s) Julio Rodriguez and Meche Rosales, conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to provide findings regarding the above allegations. LPA’s met with Director Patricia Logsden, toured the facility, and took a census. LPA’s explained and discussed the allegation and findings with Director Patricia Logsden.

LPA investigated the above allegations and conducted interviews with staff, parents, and children and conducted facility observations, and reviewed and obtained facility records.

During interviews conducted, it was revealed that a staff member’s dog who is regularly present at the facility during operating hours, bit children during two separate incidents, resulting a violation of the children’s personal rights. Based on this information obtained, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met. Therefore, the allegation that staff do not adequately supervise pets in the facility resulting in children being chased or bitten is SUBSTANTIATED. Continued on 9099-C.


Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Juvenal MoctezumaTELEPHONE: (559) 650-7869
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Julio RodriguezTELEPHONE: 559-727-1114
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 04-CC-20250507165603
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME: GREAT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 200406590
VISIT DATE: 06/19/2025
NARRATIVE
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Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations, the following deficiencies are being cited during today’s inspection. (See next page, LIC809-D).

LPA Julio Rodriguez informed Director Patricia Logsden that this report dated 06/19/2025 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there are immediate risks to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Julio Rodriguez informed Director to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 06/19/2025 that documents any Type A citations to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. A copy of the Fact Sheet - Child Care Parent Notification Requirements and a copy of LIC 9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports was given to Director Patricia Logdsen.

Licensee was provided a copy of appeal rights. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with Director Patrica Logsden.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Juvenal MoctezumaTELEPHONE: (559) 650-7869
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Julio RodriguezTELEPHONE: 559-727-1114
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/07/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Julio Rodriguez
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 04-CC-20250507165603

FACILITY NAME:GREAT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
200406590
ADMINISTRATOR:LOGSDEN, PATRICIA A.FACILITY TYPE:
840
ADDRESS:2617 HOWARD RD.TELEPHONE:
(559) 675-3930
CITY:MADERASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93637
CAPACITY:24CENSUS: 16DATE:
06/19/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
02:40 PM
MET WITH:Patricia LogsdenTIME COMPLETED:
04:20 PM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Staff yell at the children
Staff do not supervise children while using the restroom
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On 06/19/25, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA’s) Julio Rodriguez and Meche Rosales, conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to provide findings regarding the above allegations. LPA’s met with Director Patricia Logsden, toured the facility, and took a census. LPA’s explained and discussed the allegation and findings with Director Patricia Logsden.

LPA investigated the above allegations and conducted interviews with staff, parents, and children and conducted facility observations, and reviewed and obtained facility records.

Information obtained throughout the investigation did not produce sufficient information to meet the preponderance of evidence standard to support that staff yell at the children and staff do not supervise the children while using the restroom. Continued on 9099-C
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Juvenal MoctezumaTELEPHONE: (559) 650-7869
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Julio RodriguezTELEPHONE: 559-727-1114
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 04-CC-20250507165603
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME: GREAT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 200406590
VISIT DATE: 06/19/2025
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Information obtained throughout the investigation did not produce sufficient information to meet the preponderance of evidence standard to support that staff yell at the children and staff do not supervise the children while using the restroom.

Although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations occurred, therefore the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED.

Per California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, no deficiency cited. Exit interview conducted with Director Patricia Logsden. A copy of this report and appeal rights were provided and discussed with Director Patricia Logsden.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Juvenal MoctezumaTELEPHONE: (559) 650-7869
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Julio RodriguezTELEPHONE: 559-727-1114
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
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Control Number 04-CC-20250507165603
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: GREAT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 200406590
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 06/19/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
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06/20/0101
Section Cited
CCR
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101223 Personal Rights (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....
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This requirement was not met based on evidenced of records reviewed and interviews. LPA Rodriguez obtained information from corroborating interviews that revealed that staff do not adequately supervise pets in the facility resulting in a child being bitten, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights to children in 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: Juvenal MoctezumaTELEPHONE: (559) 650-7869
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Julio RodriguezTELEPHONE: 559-727-1114
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/19/2025
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