343610255-2-13-2024-03-CC-ABLI-D2GUGD-20240215143406

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343610255
Report Date: 02/13/2024
Date Signed: 02/13/2024 01:11:56 PM

Substantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
01/11/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Amanda Sutter

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20240111123746

FACILITY NAME:	CADENCE EDUCATION LLC - SKYLAND		FACILITY NUMBER:	343610255
ADMINISTRATOR:	MARY PATTEN		FACILITY TYPE:	830
ADDRESS:	4110 SKYLAND COURT		TELEPHONE:	(916) 725-0302
CITY:	ANTELOPE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95843
CAPACITY:	17	CENSUS: 8	DATE:	02/13/2024
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	11:15 AM
MET WITH:	Mary Patten		TIME COMPLETED:	01:30 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

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Staff are commingling children

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On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Amanda Sutter and Kyrsten Williams arrived at the facility to deliver findings regarding the above allegation. Upon arrival, LPAs observed 8 infants supervised by 3 staff. It was alleged that the facility staff are commingling children.

LPAs conducted interviews and learned that, occasionally, younger children from the the Barnyard classroom (toddler option on preschool license) will be moved to the Caterpillar and Butterfly classrooms (infants) during the last hour of the day due to staffing. Based on the above information, the allegation is substantiated.

CONTINUED ON LIC9099-C

Substantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Seychelle De Luca	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5719
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Amanda Sutter	TELEPHONE: (916) 261-8918
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/13/2024

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-20240111123746

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

FACILITY NAME: CADENCE EDUCATION LLC - SKYLAND	FACILITY NUMBER: 343610255
	VISIT DATE: 02/13/2024

NARRATIVE

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One Title 22 Deficiencies have been issued on the attached LIC 809-D. The licensee was informed that this report dated 2/13/2024 documents one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days. The licensee shall also provide a copy of this licensing report 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. Licensee has been provided with appeal rights. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director Mary Patten.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Seychelle De Luca	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5719
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Amanda Sutter	TELEPHONE: (916) 261-8918
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/13/2024

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 03-CC-20240111123746

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

FACILITY NAME: CADENCE EDUCATION LLC - SKYLAND	FACILITY NUMBER: 343610255
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 02/13/2024

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A 02/14/2024 Section Cited CCR 101216.4(a)(2)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Preschool Program with Toddler Component (2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children... This requirement is not met as evidenced by:	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Director will submit a waiver request to commingle children across licenses for the first and last hour of the day.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA learned that toddler option children commingled with infant children during the last hour of the day, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.	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: Seychelle De Luca	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5719
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Amanda Sutter	TELEPHONE: (916) 261-8918
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/13/2024

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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