304270761-4-20-2022-06-CC-JHAN-CDTMA8-20220425092554

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 304270761
Report Date: 04/20/2022
Date Signed: 04/20/2022 10:52:00 AM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 750 THE CITY DRIVE, SUITE 250
ORANGE, CA 92868

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/30/2022 and conducted by Evaluator Dean Valencia

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 06-CC-20220330140659

FACILITY NAME:	CATALYST KIDS-LINDBERGH		FACILITY NUMBER:	304270761
ADMINISTRATOR:	SOTO, GERARDO		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	220 23RD STREET		TELEPHONE:	(949) 650-2506
CITY:	COSTA MESA	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	92627
CAPACITY:	256	CENSUS: 94	DATE:	04/20/2022
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	08:45 AM
MET WITH:	Gerardo Soto, Site Supervisor		TIME COMPLETED:	11:30 AM

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Staff did not provide adequate supervision when child was choked by another child.

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A complaint inspection was conducted on this date 4/20/22 by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Dean Valencia. LPA met with Site Supervisor Gerardo Soto to discuss the above allegation. During the inspection a physical plant inspection/walk-through was conducted, census was taken, and 1 additional child was interviewed. At the time of the physical plant inspection/walk-through, 94 children were in care being supervised by 14 staff. This is a continuation inspection initiated on 4/7/22. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted 2 seperate physical plant inspections, interviewed 6 staff and 5 children. During LPA's observations of the classrooms, LPA observed preschool staff supervise the children at all times, and remaining within complaince of at least 1 teacher to 12 children ratio. Staff were interviewed by LPA on 4/7/22 and during the interviews staff exhibited knowledge of supervision and reporting/observation regulations and stated they are always to be within complaince of these Title 22 Regulations. Staff also stated that neither they nor any of their fellow coworkers have ever left a child/ren unsupervised, or in a setting to which a child was injured due to a lack of supervision. Staff also stated that they alwasy notify parents by a written ouch report any time a child is injured and/or needs first aid. (continued on LIC9099C)

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Judy Hanson	TELEPHONE: (714) 703-2807
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Dean Valencia	TELEPHONE: (714) 215-6737
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 04/20/2022

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/20/2022

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 06-CC-20220330140659

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 750 THE CITY DRIVE, SUITE 250
ORANGE, CA 92868

FACILITY NAME: CATALYST KIDS-LINDBERGH	FACILITY NUMBER: 304270761
	VISIT DATE: 04/20/2022

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Children were interviewed during the inspection on 4/7/22 and 4/20/22, and these interviews did not provide any preponderance of evidence to support the allegation. It was determined by LPA that parent interviews were not to be conducted for information related to this specific incident/allegation. From these interviews with staff and children; observations of the classrooms, there was insufficient information to create a preponderance of evidence to support these allegations, in any way.

Based on all this information LPA gathered, the preponderance of evidence standard for the allegation was not met, therefore the above allegation is found to be unsubstantiated. From all of the available information obtained by LPA during the course of the investigation, that there is insufficient evidence indicating that Staff did not provide adequate supervision when child was choked by another child. Based on all of the information LPA gathered, LPA was not able to determine that this allegation was false or untrue. Therefore LPA cannot make the determination that this allegation is unfounded; and the most accurate findings would remain at unsubstantiated.

Although the allegation may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur; therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Exit interview was conducted, and report was reviewed and discussed. Notice of Site Visit was posted during the visit. The facility representative was informed that the Notice of Site Visit must be posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to post will result in civil penalties of $100 per day. The facility was provided a copy of their appeal rights (LIC 9058 12/15) and their signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Judy Hanson	TELEPHONE: (714) 703-2807
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Dean Valencia	TELEPHONE: (714) 215-6737
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 04/20/2022

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/20/2022

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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