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Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376626370
Report Date: 05/14/2019
Date Signed: 05/29/2019 11:51:27 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/05/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Luigi Gargaro

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 20-CC-20190305095636

FACILITY NAME:	RAMIREZ, MARGARITA FAMILY CHILD CARE		FACILITY NUMBER:	376626370
ADMINISTRATOR:	MARGARITA RAMIREZ		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(619) 564-8982
CITY:	SAN DIEGO	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	92105
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS:	DATE:	05/14/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	02:30 PM
MET WITH:	Margarita Ramirez		TIME COMPLETED:	03:15 PM

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Day care children left unattended in vehicle

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LPA, Luigi Gargaro, conducted an unannounced complaint visit to the facility today to deliver a finding regarding the above allegation. During the course of the investigation, analyst conducted interviews with the reporting party, the licensee and children in care and reviewed documentation related to the allegation.

Analyst determined that during a 03/04/19 school pick up of day care children the licensee left four children in her vehicle near the school entrance for two to three minutes while she attempted to set up a meeting with a school administrator.

Based on LPA’s observations and interviews which were conducted and record review(s) the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation(s) is found to be SUBSTANTIATED, California Code of Regulations, (Title 22, Division & 102417(k)(1)) are being cited on the attached LIC 9099D.

Upon receipt of a type A violation, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. Analyst printed a copy of the Notice Of Site Visit today and had licensee place it in her facility notice area before he left the home. Licensee was provided appeal rights during today's visit. This is an amended version of the original report created on 05/14/19.

Substantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Jason Garay	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2250
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Luigi Gargaro	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2229
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/29/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/29/2019

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 20-CC-20190305095636

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

FACILITY NAME: RAMIREZ, MARGARITA FAMILY CHILD CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 376626370
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 05/14/2019

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Request Denied Type A 05/14/2019 Section Cited CCR 102417(k)(1)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Operation Of A Family Child Care Home. Children shall not be left in parked vehicles. This requirement was not met when during a 03/04/19 school pick up of day care children, the licensee was found to have left four children in her vehicle	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Licensee understands that she is never to leave day care children unsupervised in a vehicle for any amount of time and, going forward, must either bring them with her or leave them under the care of an
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	while she went to the school office for a few minutes to schedule a meeting with the school administrator. Leaving children unsupervised in a vehicle is an immediate risk to them.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	adult who is cleared and associated to the facility. Analyst will review the finding with manager and advise whether licensee will need to meet any other requirements. Licensee disagrees as she states she only had one child being picked up that day. This is an amended version of the original citation created on 05/14/19.
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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: Jason Garay	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2250
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Luigi Gargaro	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2229
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/29/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/29/2019

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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