343603021-3-14-2023-03-CC-KPES-CQ5N7Q-20230321101308

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343603021
Report Date: 03/14/2023
Date Signed: 03/14/2023 03:48:42 PM

Substantiated

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
02/02/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Lea Habtom

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20230202082546

FACILITY NAME:	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - PURSLANE (INF)		FACILITY NUMBER:	343603021
ADMINISTRATOR:	DEETS, PAMELA		FACILITY TYPE:	830
ADDRESS:	6825 PURSLANE WAY		TELEPHONE:	(916) 723-9696
CITY:	CITRUS HEIGHTS	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95621
CAPACITY:	36	CENSUS: 20	DATE:	03/14/2023
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:30 AM
MET WITH:	Lucia Vargas		TIME COMPLETED:	04:30 PM

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Qualifications: Facility does not have qualified staff

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On March 14, 2023 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Lea Habtom and Amanda Blesi met with Assistant director, Lucia Vargas, to deliver the findings for a complaint that was opened on February 2, 2023. The census for today was 20 infants being supervised by 4 staff in the infant and toddlers classroom. The complaint alleges unqualified staff are caring for infants. During today's inspection, LPAs confirmed with staff in the infant room that staff #1 & staff #2 did not have 12 units in early childhood education and in infant units. Assistant director could not provide LPAs with transcripts to validate core classes and infant units were taken. Based on observation and the investigation, LPA Habtom gathered that the facility does not have qualified staff therefore the department has found to be SUBSTANTIATED: meaning that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met. Title 22 deficiencies were cited on today's inspection on 9099-D. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted with licensee.

Substantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Keven Peters	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5728
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom	TELEPHONE: (916) 208-2538
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/14/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/14/2023

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 03-CC-20230202082546

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

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

FACILITY NAME: KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - PURSLANE (INF)	FACILITY NUMBER: 343603021
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 03/14/2023

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A 03/15/2023 Section Cited CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Infant care teachers qualifications 101416.2(c)(1)(A) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university.	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Assistant director hired a fully qualified infant teacher and states she will review scheduling to determine that fully qualified staff are in the rooms with aides.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	(A)At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: 2 aides were in the infant classes with no transcripts or units in ECE & in infant units which posses an immediate risk to the health & safety of children in care if not corrected.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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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: Keven Peters	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5728
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom	TELEPHONE: (916) 208-2538
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/14/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/14/2023

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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