372000408-5-17-2021-10-CC-AROS-C38W5L-20210521165919

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 372000408
Report Date: 05/13/2021
Date Signed: 05/17/2021 02:52:24 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
02/26/2021 and conducted by Evaluator Lakesha Edwards

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 10-CC-20210226161247

FACILITY NAME:	NOAH'S ARK		FACILITY NUMBER:	372000408
ADMINISTRATOR:	HUGHES, PEGGY		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	1410 FOOTHILL DRIVE		TELEPHONE:	(760) 724-5445
CITY:	VISTA	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	92084
CAPACITY:	58	CENSUS: 27	DATE:	05/13/2021
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:05 AM
MET WITH:	Cristina German-Torres- Director		TIME COMPLETED:	09:55 AM

ALLEGATION(S):

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Daycare child was inappropriately touched while in care

Daycare children are engaging in inappropriate behaviors while in care

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) LaKesha Edwards conducted an unannounced Tele-visit to the facility with the Director Cristina German-Torres to deliver the findings of the complaint allegations based on the investigations report of Annette Renquist, Community Care Licensing Investigations Branch Investigator.

LPA toured the facility virtually and took census. An initial 10-day visit was conducted on March 4, 2021.

On February 26, 2021 Community Care Licensing received allegations that a daycare child was inappropriately touched while in care and daycare children are engaging in inappropriate behaviors while in care.

(Continued on 9099-C) **** This is an Amended report***

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn Parker	TELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lakesha Edwards	TELEPHONE: (951) 970-4412
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/17/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/17/2021

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 10-CC-20210226161247

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

FACILITY NAME: NOAH'S ARK	FACILITY NUMBER: 372000408
	VISIT DATE: 05/13/2021

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Parents and staff members were also interviewed by investigator Annette Renquist. Parents have stated their children enjoy attending the facility and none of the parents has ever seen children touch or grab each other inappropriately and has never been told by their child that they were touched inappropriately while in care. Information obtained during this investigation reveals that there is no proof that preschool children are touching each other inappropriately.

Based on the information gathered during the investigation, the lack of disclosure during a forensic interview, and no evidence to corroborate or support the allegations, there is not enough evidence to support the allegations of daycare child was inappropriately touched while in care and daycare children are engaging in inappropriate behaviors while in care. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED.

An exit interview was conducted. LPA will email the Director Cristina German Torres a copy of this report and appeal rights.

A return email acknowledging the receipt of this report will be used in lieu of a signature.

Due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, this report was completed via Tele-Inspections Report Delivery.

A copy of this report must be made available to the public, upon their request for the period of 3 years.

**** This is an Amended report***

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn Parker	TELEPHONE: (951) 320-2101
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lakesha Edwards	TELEPHONE: (951) 970-4412
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/17/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/17/2021

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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