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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153808747
Report Date: 06/28/2023
Date Signed: 06/28/2023 12:01:57 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 06/28/2023 12:01 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, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME:GARDEN PATHWAYS DOWNTOWN EDUCATION CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
153808747
ADMINISTRATOR:LAURIE CURBOWFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:1130 17TH STREETTELEPHONE:
(661) 633-2302
CITY:BAKERSFIELDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93301
CAPACITY: 72TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 72CENSUS: 0DATE:
06/28/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:OfficeANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
10:50 AM
MET WITH:Laurie Curbow - DirectorTIME COMPLETED:
12:10 PM
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On 6/28/2023, an Informal Office Meeting was conducted at the Fresno Regional Child Care Office. In attendance at this meeting were Director Laurie Curbow, Assistant Director Candace Lujan, Licensing Program Analyst Jessika Thompson and Licensing Program Manager Susie Fanning. An Informal Office Meeting was previously conducted on 6/09/2020. The purpose of today's meeting was to discuss continued violations of Title 22 Regulations. The following issues/violations were discussed:

Type A Deficiencies:
  • 6/08/2023- Assistant Director Candace Lujan self reported that a child was left unsupervised inside of a classroom for roughly 15 minutes. The child was discovered alone within the classroom by front office staff. A civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed.
  • 5/20/2020 - It was substantiated that three individual incidents occurred at the facility where children in care were left without visual observation. One child was left in an adult bathroom without supervision. A second child was left in the outdoor play area without supervision. A third child was left on a play structure, in the outdoor play area, without supervision. A civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed.
  • 5/20/2020- It was substantiated that staff used excessive force when grabbing a child who was attempting to run around a classroom within the facility.
  • 2/27/2018- Director Curbow self reported that a child was left unsupervised in the outdoor play area for roughly twenty minutes. The child was discovered by a staff member who was taking another group of day-care children outside to play. A civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed.
Type B Deficiencies:
  • 2/26/2020- It was substantiated that a child ran out of a classroom within the facility, unbeknownst to the attending staff member. The child was caught exiting the classroom by a staff member who happened to be walking by. A repeat civil penalty of $250.00 was assessed.

(Continued on LIC809-C).
SUPERVISORS NAME: Susie Fanning
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jessika Thompson
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 06/28/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 06/28/2023
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, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME: GARDEN PATHWAYS DOWNTOWN EDUCATION CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 153808747
VISIT DATE: 06/28/2023
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  • 10/03/2019- LPA Thompson observed an unsupervised child in the restroom at the facility. There were two staff members present in classroom where the restroom was located; however, staff were not positioned in a manner allowing visual observation of the child.

Director Curbow was informed that childcare training videos are available on the Community Care Licensing Division's website at www.ccld.ca.gov.

Director Curbow indicated that she is interested in obtaining assistance from the Technical Support Program. LPA Thompson will ensure that a referral is made.

Director Curbow was reminded that facility staff are required to ensure that the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care remains protected at all times. It was discussed that continued violations of Title 22 Regulations may result in a Non-Compliance meeting or a possible referral of the child care facility to the Legal Division for possible Administrative Action. A copy of this signed report was provided to Director Laurie Curbow.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Susie Fanning
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jessika Thompson
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/28/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/28/2023
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