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Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343617317
Report Date: 01/04/2024
Date Signed: 01/04/2024 03:08:15 PM

Unsubstantiated

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
11/09/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Josiah Gathing

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20231109082402

FACILITY NAME:	CADENCE EDUCATION LLC - EL CAMINO		FACILITY NUMBER:	343617317
ADMINISTRATOR:	CYNTHIA JONES		FACILITY TYPE:	830
ADDRESS:	5739 EL CAMINO AVENUE		TELEPHONE:	(916) 481-6144
CITY:	CARMICHAEL	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95608
CAPACITY:	28	CENSUS: 5	DATE:	01/04/2024
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	01:05 PM
MET WITH:	Cynthia Jones		TIME COMPLETED:	03:25 PM

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Infants are left to sleep in swings instead of cribs

Infants too young to hold bottles self-feed in boppy pillows

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at approximately 1:05 PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Josiah Gathing met with Director Cynthia Jones, for the purpose of a complaint investigation and to deliver findings. It was alleged that infants are left to sleep in swings instead of cribs and that infants self-feed in boppy pillows. Throughout the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, reviewed documents, and made observations. During the investigation, LPA did not observe children feeding with propped bottles or sleeping in swings. Staff stated in interview that infants who are too young to hold their own bottles are held by staff during feeding. Staff stated in interview that infants are immediately transferred to cribs when they fall asleep. Staff also stated in interview that swings are no longer used to help infants sleep. Parents stated in interview that the facility is communicative and has accomodated the feeding and sleeping needs of their infants in accordance with Licensing regulation. Although the alleged violations may have happened or are valid, the preponderance of evidence standard has not been met to fully prove or disprove that they did or did not occur, therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. An exit interview was conducted and a notice of site visit provided. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Seychelle De Luca	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5719
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Josiah Gathing	TELEPHONE: (916) 799-9668
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/04/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/04/2024

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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