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Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 150406087
Report Date: 08/13/2024
Date Signed: 08/13/2024 12:05:47 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 08/13/2024 12:05 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 SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME:	CANYON HILLS PRESCHOOL		FACILITY NUMBER:	150406087
ADMINISTRATOR:	SARAH VINSON		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	7001 AUBURN STREET		TELEPHONE:	(661) 871-0880
CITY:	BAKERSFIELD	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	93306
CAPACITY:	146	CENSUS: 0	DATE:	08/13/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Deficiencies	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	07:30 AM
MET WITH:	Crystal Mallard		TIME COMPLETED:	08:45 AM

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On August 13, 2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Paul Garcia conducted a case management inspection to issue deficiencies. LPA Garcia met with Assistant Director Crystal Mallard.

Interviews with staff and witnesses and records collected during a Complaint Report Investigation received on June 13, 2024, revealed the following:

Canyon Hills Preschool failed to report numerous Unusual Incident Reports to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Division as required per a condition of their license [101212 (d)(1)(C) Reporting Requirements]. This failure poses as a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Canyon Hills Preschool failed to follow their own Plan of Operation 101173(d) specifically “Discontinuation of Services” when the facility’s Administration did not terminate Child #1 (C1) services which allowed his/her repeated, unprovoked, over an unreasonable length of time, to intentionally hurt the community’s children in care based on over sixty-four (64) documented facility Opportunity for Improvement reports authored by Canyon Hills Staff which were all acknowledged by signature from an administrator. Canyon Hills Preschool’s Discontinuation of Services policy states in part: Canyon Hills Director may dismiss the child(ren) upon three (3) days of written notice (of intent to dismiss), a two-week termination notice (of intent to dismiss), or an immediate dismissal upon finding good cause. Good cause exists if the child(ren) or parent/authorized representative are engaged in behavior which threatens the mental and/or physical health and safety of himself/herself or others in the facility.” This failure poses as a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Continued on LIC809-C

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Gloria Reyes	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7855
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-5116
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 08/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/13/2024

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: CANYON HILLS PRESCHOOL	FACILITY NUMBER: 150406087
	VISIT DATE: 08/13/2024

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Per 101216(b)(1) – (l) Personnel Requirements states in part:

The Department has the authority to require any licensee to provide additional staff whenever the Department determines and documents that additional staff are required for the provision of services necessary to meet the needs of children in care.

The licensee shall be informed in writing of the reasons for the Department's determination. The following factors shall be taken into consideration in determining the need for additional staff:

(1) Needs of the children.

Based on the Substantiated findings during a Complaint Report Investigation received on June 13, 2024, revealed a systemic failure to protect children when it pertains to child-on-child aggression that increases the negative impact on a child’s mental health, self-esteem, and ability to thrive in education. As a result, Canyon Hills Preschool Shall be required to provide an additional staff member that shall not be included in the center's staffing plan to solely supervise child #1 (C1) at all times and Canyon Hills Preschool shall also provide an additional staff member to solely supervise any child exhibiting reasonable similarities of child-on-child aggression with similar frequencies remotely resembling C1s documented conduct.

Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, of the California Code of Regulations, the following deficiencies are being cited. (see next page, LIC809-D).

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Gloria Reyes	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7855
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-5116
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 08/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/13/2024

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: CANYON HILLS PRESCHOOL	FACILITY NUMBER: 150406087
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:	VISIT DATE: 08/13/2024

Deficiency Type POC Due Date / Section Number	DEFICIENCIES		PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B 08/13/2024 Section Cited CCR 101212(d)(1)(C)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day... Any unusual incident... Based on interviews and documents obtained the licensee	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Licensee agrees to review the reporting requirements training on the CCL website and submit a full two (2) page hand written statement of what those requirements are and provide relevant examples of occurrences that must be reported. Written statement shall be mailed to CCLD office
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	did not report numerous Unusual Incident Reports to the Fresno Community Care Licensing Division as required per a condition of the license which poses a potential Health and Safety and/or, Personal Rights risk to persons in care.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	no later than August 29, 2024. The Administrator agrees to implement a plan and training for all staff that shall write a detailed declaration for all Unusual Incident Reports and Opportunity for Improvement Reports for children demonstrating extreme behavioral issues.
Type B 08/13/2024 Section Cited CCR101173(d)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The child care center shall operate in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation. Based on interviews and documents obtained the licensee failed to follow their own Discontinuation of Services policy in their Plan of Operation pertaining to protecting children or persons at the facility	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	The administrator agrees to provide a handwritten declaration to the Fresno Regional Office pertaining to how the administrator shall implement their Plan of Operation specifically how Discontinuation of Services will be implemented. The Declaration shall be received by CCLD by August 29, 2024.
	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	which poses a potential Health and Safety and/or, Personal Rights risk to persons in care.	8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Licensee was informed by LPA and letter that she and the entire Board of Directors shall attend an informal meeting on August 30, 2024, at the Fresno Regional Child Care Office. This facility will also be referred to our Technical Support Program (TSP). A copy of a TSP brochure was provided.

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: Gloria Reyes	TELEPHONE: (559) 650-7855
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia	TELEPHONE: (559) 341-5116
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 08/13/2024

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/13/2024

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