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FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 103808401
Report Date: 04/02/2024
Date Signed: 04/02/2024 04:34:55 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 04/02/2024 04:34 PM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME:FRESNO EOC SEQUOIA HEAD STARTFACILITY NUMBER:
103808401
ADMINISTRATOR:HICKINGBOTTOM, RUTHFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:2121 N. VAN NESS BLVD.TELEPHONE:
(559) 263-1205
CITY:FRESNOSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93704
CAPACITY: 45TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 36CENSUS: 12DATE:
04/02/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - IncidentUNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
01:50 PM
MET WITH:Ruth HickingbottomTIME COMPLETED:
04:25 PM
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On April 2, 2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Miguel Herrera conducted an unannounced Case Management incident inspection. LPA met with Center Director, Ruth Hickingbottom, ECE Coordinator, Lao Cha, and ECE Specialist, Joyell Anda-Catone and toured the facility and took a census. LPA informed Director Hickingbottom that the purpose for today’s inspection was to follow-up on an incident that was self-reported via an unusual incident report to Community Care Licensing (CCL) on March 22, 2024, were a parent reported to the center that their child stated that they were allegedly hit in the head by teacher #1.

The facility investigated the incident and concluded child #1 was not hit by teacher #1. Furthermore, LPA Herrera interviewed staff, and reviewed facility records and based on the information obtained the allegation was not corroborated.

Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, of the California Code of Regulations, No deficiency is being cited: Center Director Ruth Hickingbottom was provided a copy of appeal rights. An exit interview was conducted with Director Ruth Hickingbottom.

This report shall be made available to the public upon request. LIC 9213 Notice of Site Visit is provided and required to be posted for 30 days.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Juvenal Moctezuma
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Miguel Herrera
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 04/02/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 04/02/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)
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