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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 155601003
Report Date: 05/13/2025
Date Signed: 05/13/2025 03:56:09 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/12/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Denisia Jimenez
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 57-CC-20250512115814
FACILITY NAME:DISCOVERY DEPOT CHILD CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
155601003
ADMINISTRATOR:FERGUSON, DECONDIAFACILITY TYPE:
830
ADDRESS:1620 E TRUXTON AVETELEPHONE:
(661) 324-0984
CITY:BAKERSFIELDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93305
CAPACITY:8CENSUS: 1DATE:
05/13/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
12:45 PM
MET WITH:Sati Bachrun-Santillan, David Madding and Lauren SkidmoreTIME COMPLETED:
03:00 PM
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Licensee-Unenrolled children provided elements of care and supervision at facility for 1 day.
Licensee did not report unusual incident regarding child death near the facility that resulted in licensed staff accepting responsibility for providing care to children that were not enrolled at the facility.
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On 05/13/25 Licensing Program Manager Scott Herring and Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Denisia Jimenez arrived at the facility to conduct an unannounced 10-day complaint inspection. LPA met with Lead Teacher Sati Bachun-Santillan, David Madding, and Lauren Skidmore. LPA took a census. LPA informed the lead teacher of the purpose of today's inspection. During today's inspection LPA conducted interviews with staff. Based on the information obtained, it was determined that a child had died at the homeless shelter housing units, which is near the licensed facility on 5/9/2025. As a result of the child's death, facility staff on-site agreed to accept and provide elements of care and supervision to two children not enrolled at the facility on the same day. As of 5/13/2025, there has been no report of the child death that occurred and/or the that the death itself resulted in the facility providing elements of care and supervision to the unenrolled children. It is determined that the aforementioned complaint allegations are substantiated based on the information obtained during the investigation. Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, of the California Code of Regulations, the follwing deficiencies are cited during today's visit. An exit interview conducted with Sati Bachrun-Santillan A signed copy of this report along with appeal rights and Notice of site visit were provided.
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion: 1
SUPERVISORS NAME: Scott Herring
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Denisia Jimenez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/13/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/13/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 57-CC-20250512115814
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: DISCOVERY DEPOT CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 155601003
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 05/13/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B
05/20/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101212(d)
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Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care 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 and during its normal business hours. In addition.......
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Licensee states that they will submit a written unusual incident report to the Fresno South regional office on or prior to 5/20/2025.
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Death of any child from any cause. This requirement was not met as evidenced by that licensee did not report the death of an unenrolled child that died adjacent to the facility that resulted in 2 of the child's sibblings that were accepted and provided care at the licensed facility
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Type B
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Section Cited
CCR
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The licensee and the child's authorized representative shall jointly complete a current individual written admission agreement for the child. This documentation shall be maintained at the child care center and shall be available for review. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:
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Licensee states that exceptional and unforeseen circumstances related to the 2 children sibling's death near the licensed facility resulted in the admission without the agreement in place. Facility states that they are Aware and understand that no child shall
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Facility accepted and provided care to 2 children on 5/9/25 without an admissions agreement with the authorized representative. This is a potential health and safety risk in that there shall be prior written admission's agreement between the authorized representative and licensee
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be enrolled without an admissions agreement on file.
Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Scott Herring
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Denisia Jimenez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/13/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/13/2025
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