393615579-3-8-2022-53-CC-BENN-CCHLFC-20220314084252

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 393615579
Report Date: 03/08/2022
Date Signed: 03/08/2022 03:25:33 PM

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
12/17/2021 and conducted by Evaluator Stacey Williams

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 53-CC-20211217112552

FACILITY NAME:	MERRYHILL SCHOOL-TRINITY		FACILITY NUMBER:	393615579
ADMINISTRATOR:	TAMARA WELLS		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	10250 TRINITY PARKWAY		TELEPHONE:	(209) 474-0518
CITY:	STOCKTON	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95219
CAPACITY:	163	CENSUS: 69	DATE:	03/08/2022
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	02:03 PM
MET WITH:	Tamara Wells		TIME COMPLETED:	03:45 PM

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Staff did not prevent the spread of a communicable disease
Staff did not notify day care children's authorized representatives in a timely manner of incident

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Stacey Williams arrived at the facility for the purpose of delivering complaint findings for the allegations listed above. LPA met with Facility Representative. There were sixty nine (69) children supervised by fourteen (14) staff.
LPA conducted an investigation that included a facility inspection, the review of records, pertinent documentation and interviews with the reporting party, facility staff and parents. The Director acknowledged there was a period in early December of 2021 when a communicable virus surfaced in the Beginner classroom. Consistent statements revealed that parents were initially notified of the virus verbally and later informed of the virus via the facility’s messaging app. The facility is disinfected throughout the day and janitorial staff completes a deep cleaning at night. Based on the information received the allegations are determined to be unsubstantiated. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the finding is UNSUBSTANTIATED.
No Title 22 deficiencies have been cited for this complaint.
Exit interview was conducted. Appeal Rights and Notice of Site Visit were provided. Notice of Site Visit must remain posted for 30 days.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Bettina Engelman	TELEPHONE: (916) 263-5820
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Stacey Williams	TELEPHONE: (916) 216-7797
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/08/2022

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/08/2022

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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