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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 304370231
Report Date: 01/05/2022
Date Signed: 01/05/2022 01:10:21 PM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 750 THE CITY DRIVE, SUITE 250
ORANGE, CA 92868
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
10/29/2021 and conducted by Evaluator Dean Valencia
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 06-CC-20211029092258
FACILITY NAME:KIDDIE ACADEMY OF IRVINEFACILITY NUMBER:
304370231
ADMINISTRATOR:DUDLEY, MELISSAFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:16655 NOYES AVENUETELEPHONE:
(949) 660-0005
CITY:IRVINESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92606
CAPACITY:108CENSUS: 38DATE:
01/05/2022
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
08:00 AM
MET WITH:Sara Ortiz, DirectorTIME COMPLETED:
09:00 AM
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Staff hit day care child while in care.
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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Dean Valencia conducted an unannounced complaint inspection on today's date, 1/5/2022, to deliver findings of a complaint investigation. This is a continuation of an investigation initiated on 11/4/2021.

LPA met with director Sara Ortiz. At approximately 9am LPA conducted a tour of the facility and census of children was taken. At the time of the census LPA observed 38 preschoolers and 7 preschool staff. On 10/29/2021 a complaint was filed with the Department alleging a staff hit a day care child while in care. The reporting party alleged that a staff #3 had violated personal rights regulations. During the course of the investigation, LPA interviewed director, and 4 other staff, several parents, 5 children and conducted 2 separate physical plant inspections on different dates, and reviewed documentation provided by the facility regarding the allegation. During LPA's observations of children in the classrooms, LPA was able to observe that staff exhibited appropriate and compliant supervision and interactions with the children.
(continued on LIC9099C)
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Judy Hanson
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Dean Valencia
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/05/2022
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/05/2022
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 06-CC-20211029092258
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 750 THE CITY DRIVE, SUITE 250
ORANGE, CA 92868
FACILITY NAME: KIDDIE ACADEMY OF IRVINE
FACILITY NUMBER: 304370231
VISIT DATE: 01/05/2022
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Staff were interviewed by LPA on 11/4/21, and during the interviews staff exhibited knowledge of supervision, personal rights, and reporting requirement regulations and protocol; and stated they are always supervising all children at all times, and understand they are to report injuries needing attention to parents, accurately. IN addition, staff understood that personal rights regulations are to be followed and children in care are to be accorded safe, and healthy accommodations, treated with dignity and respect and never to be corporally punished.

Children were interviewed by LPA on 11/4/21. Children did not provide LPA with any information leading to a preponderance of evidence to support the reported allegation.

Parents were interviewed on 1/3/2022, and had generally positive feedback regarding the facility, and had no issues related to this reported allegation. From these interviews with staff, parents, observations of the classrooms, and review of facility documentation related to the allegation there was insufficient information to create a preponderance of evidence to support this allegation.

Based on all this information the preponderance of evidence standard for this allegation was not met, therefore the above allegation is found to be unsubstantiated. From all of the available information obtained by LPA during the course of the investigation, that there is insufficient evidence indicating that a staff hit a day care child in care. Based on all of the information LPA was able to obtain, LPA was not able to determine that this allegation was false or untrue. Therefore LPA cannot make the determination that this allegation is unfounded; and the most accurate finding would remain at unsubstantiated.

Although the allegation may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur; therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Exit interview was conducted, and report was reviewed and discussed. Notice of Site Visit was posted during the visit. The facility representative was informed that the Notice of Site Visit must be posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to post will result in civil penalties of $100 per day. The facility was provided a copy of their appeal rights (LIC 9058 12/15) and their signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Judy Hanson
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Dean Valencia
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/05/2022
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/05/2022
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